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14:10 Lingfield Park

Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap (Class F)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 13.31s
  • 13 Ran
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1
Silk -

Prince Aaron (IRE)

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    A Teen

    9/1

      3
      Silk -

      Hout Bay

      11/2

        1(11)
        Silk - White, Black stars, Black and White diabolo on sleeves, White cap, Black star

        Prince Aaron (IRE)

        15
        9/4
        • Form P0062-1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-12

        raced wide, held up towards rear, headway halfway, effort going easily 2f out, shaken up to lead over 1f out, soon cleared

        2(10)
        Silk - Black and white stripes, yellow cap

        Hout Bay

        6
        11/2
        • Form 06500-1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-11

        raced wide, in touch, not quickened 2f out, ran on final furlong

        4(12)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Royal Blue and Beige striped sleeves, hooped cap

        Tamarella (IRE)

        53
        16/1
        • Form 000500-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-8

        chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

        5(7)
        Silk - BROWN, ORANGE hoop and sleeves

        Soaked

        4 b
        14/1
        • Form 0350-26
        • Age 11
        • Weight 9-7

        held up in mid-division, ran on same pace final furlong

        6(1)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap

        Lord Melbourne (IRE)

        6
        7/2
        • Form 6035-21
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5

        in mid-division, effort 2f out, ran on same pace final furlong

        7(9)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Beige hoop, hooped sleeves,dark Blue cap

        Italian Mist (FR)

        9 e
        25/1
        • Form 0050-13
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-4

        soon pressed leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong

        8(5)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PURPLE armlets

        Illustrious Duke

        159
        25/1
        • Form 401200-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-3

        led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out

        9(13)
        Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE stars, chevrons on sleeves and star on cap

        A Teen

        14
        9/1
        • Form 61000-5
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-3

        held up in rear, effort on wide outside 2f out, driven and looked reluctant entering final furlong, kept on to take 2nd well inside final furlong

        10(8)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE stripe, striped sleeves, YELLOW cap

        Tripti (IRE)

        14
        11/1
        • Form 60406-2
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2

        in touch, until ridden and outpaced final 2f

        11(14)
        Silk - YELLOW, BLACK seams, BLACK cap

        Patandon Girl (IRE)

        15
        25/1
        • Form 05300-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2

        raced wide and always in rear

        12(4)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE sash and armlets, quartered cap

        Heathyardsblessing (IRE)

        33
        33/1
        • Form 000623-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-0

        held up in touch, not clear run over 2f out, staying on one pace when not much room approaching final furlong

        13(2)
        Silk - Light Green, Maroon chevron, Maroon cap

        Long Weekend (IRE)

        7 v
        25/1
        • Form 01460-0
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-13

        held up in rear, staying on one pace under pressure when hampered inside final furlong, ran on

        14(3)
        Silk - Dark Blue and White (quartered), Pink sleeves, Blue cap, White hoop

        Lydia's Look (IRE)

        168
        20/1
        • Form 005000-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-13

        pressed leader to halfway, weakened final furlong

        3(6)
        NR

        Caustic Wit (IRE)

        9
        • Form 03030-1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-10

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Doubts can be raised about a number of these and a confident selection is not easy to pin down. However, Prince Aaron showed plenty of dash over course and distance last time and makes plenty of appeal as one of the least exposed runner in the field. Hout Bay, Lord Melbourne and Caustic Wit all come into the race on the back of wins and will not make it easy for the selection, while Soaked has gone well here in the past and is always dangerous to rule out, despite his tendency to run out of steam near the finish. This fast track will help him get home today, but he has never been at his best over six furlongs and is passed over today. In contrast, Prince Aaron has really started to come into himself of late and should make a bold bid to land the hat-trick today. Conrad Allen has already said that the four-year-old has strengthened up nicely over the last six months and he is the one to beat in division two of this tricky affair. Hout Bay is better than his record would suggest and he could be the one to prevail if Prince Aaron's old habit of starting slowly resurfaces for some reason.