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11:30 Lingfield Park

BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Hands And Heels Apprentice Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 169y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £7,400 added
  • Winner: £3,873
  • 2nd: £1,817
  • 3rd: £908
  • 4th: £454
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 25.28s
  • Off Time: 11:30:57
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Western Stars (FR)

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Tamaris (IRE)

    3/1

      1(4)
      Silk - Red and black check, pink sleeves, black armlets, hooped cap

      Western Stars (FR)

      30
      9/4
      • Form 311658
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-2
      • Official Rating 75

      took keen hold early, held up in touch, ridden 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on strongly to lead towards finish

      2(3)
      Silk - Red and white diamonds, striped sleeves, red cap, white diamond

      Alpine Stroll

      67 D
      50/1
      • Form 248639
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-13
      • Official Rating 72

      tracked leaders, lost place 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, never a threat

      3(1)
      Silk - Light Blue, Pink chevrons, Light Blue sleeves, Light Blue cap, Pink star

      Dark Mystery (IRE)

      179 ht
      9/1
      • Form 154-054
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 68

      led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      4(6)
      Silk - Light blue, orange sleeves, dark blue diamonds, quartered cap

      Anisoptera (IRE)

      184 DCD
      20/1
      • Form 621825
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 67

      held up in last, pushed along over 2f out, never in contention

      5(2)
      Silk - Red, Black epaulets, Red sleeves, Grey armlets, White cap

      Smith (IRE)

      15 v CD
      16/1
      • Form 315068
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 66

      tracked leader on inside, asked for effort 2f out, never a danger

      6(7)
      Silk - Beige, brown chevron, beige sleeves, brown stars and cap

      Artisan Dancer (FR)

      15 BFCD
      9/5
      • Form 163222
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 71

      tracked leaders, driven on inside 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, headed towards finish

      7(5)
      Silk - Black, red triple diamond, chevrons on sleeves

      Tamaris (IRE)

      7 t
      3/1
      • Form 5065/73
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 57

      tracked leaders, smooth headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on without matching winner

      Previous results

      2022
      (2)
      Silk -

      Smith (IRE)

      15/2
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-8

      In depth

      Verdict

      Last year’s winner SMITH has won back here subsequently and will be sharper for a recent outing behind runner-up Artisan Dancer. The latter has returned a beaten favourite in all five starts since winning over track and trip in September and the winning chaser Tamaris is preferred back over a longer distance having placed over 1m4f here a week ago. Dark Mystery has a bit to prove over this far while Anisoptera hasn’t raced since June.

      Formwatch

      Western Stars (FR) 22-1 (9-4) In rear, pushed along 2f out, kept on, 8th of 14, 3 1/4l behind Duke Of Oxford (9-3) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Nov.

      Alpine Stroll 12-1 (8-6) Led 2f, chased leader, lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 13 3/4l behind Punctuation (9-1) at York 2m hcp (3) sft in Oct.

      Dark Mystery (IRE) 17-2 (9-3) Led, pushed along well over 2f out, headed 2f out, no extra 1f out, 4th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Fulfilled (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Jun.

      Anisoptera (IRE) 5-2 (9-11) Off the pace in last trio, dropped to rear 4f out, no chance after, 5th of 7, 12l behind Bird For Life (8-12) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Jun.

      Smith (IRE) 66-1 (9-9) In touch, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, 8th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Sea Me Dance (9-8) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Dec.

      Artisan Dancer (FR) 5-2fav (9-5) Raced wide, keen tracked leaders after 1f, tracked leader 12f out, led 6f out, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Sea Me Dance (9-8) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Dec.

      Tamaris (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Dwelt, in rear, pushed along 3f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 11, 3 3/4l behind Hill Station (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.