Racecards
15:10 Lingfield Park
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- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- Form 406-773
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 51
made all, kicked on 2f out, pushed 3 lengths clear 1f out, hard ridden final furlong, held on
- Form 3440-79
- Age 8
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer P G Murphy
- Jockey A Quinn
reared start, in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
Panshir (FR)
14- Form 90007-5
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer Julian Poulton
- Jockey N Callan
in touch, pushed along halfway, weakened inside final 2f
- Form 55-7839
- Age 7
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Michael Hills
chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 222448
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey S W Kelly
slowly into stride, held up well in rear, wide straight, ran on final furlong, never reached challenging position
- Form 690/7-77
- Age 5
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey J D Walsh
raced wide, pulled hard, chased leaders 4f out, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 613-933
- Age 9
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey J Fanning
behind, pushed along 3f out, headway on inside over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, closing finish, just held
- Form 5/84-975
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 43
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey M Halford
disputing 2nd place, chased clear winner over 1f out to inside final furlong, not pace of first 2
- Form 00804-0
- Age 6
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey Hayley Turner
in touch, pushed along 3f out, no impression on leader final 2f
- Form 195-459
- Age 5
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 55
keen hold, steadied mid-division, hampered over 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders
- Form 060-507
- Age 4
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 41
- Trainer J M P Eustace
- Jockey R Thomas
disputed 2nd place to over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 3083-33
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 54
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Kitchen Sink has shown some consistency of late and Peter Makin's gelding has to be respected but he may have too much weight and preference is for Soft Focus, who gets the vote ahead of Hadath. The last mentioned won a handicap here over seven furlongs in December but despite running well has failed to add to that in four starts in claimers since, including dropped to today's trip. Brendan Powell's gelding should again be thereabouts under Richard Quinn. Stablemate Border Artist is difficult to recommend on recent evidence and more solid claims are probably held by Sweet Pickle, who is better than she showed last time. A market move for Transaction would be of interest, while Smokincanon has claims at the weights but needs to improve on recent form. The vote then goes to Jamie Osborne's Soft Focus who needs to put a disappointing effort on the Fibresand last time behind him but has an obvious chance on earlier form here and at Wolverhampton and, on that evidence, he looks the one to beat.
Formwatch
Patternmaker (USA) 7-2 (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Winning Pleasure (9-5) at Southwell 6f sll (6) fbs.
Madrasee 40-1 (8-13) Held up and behind, never nearer, 9th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Henry Tun (9-2) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Border Artist 16-1 (8-12) Held up, not clear run and hampered over 1f out, kept on but no chance after, 9th of 12, 6l behind White Bear (8-13) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Soft Focus (IRE) 10-1 (8-8) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 9, 8l behind Winning Pleasure (8-8) at Southwell 6f clm (6) fbs.
Hadath (IRE) 7-2 (8-6) Held up, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Marko Jadeo (9-3) at Lingfield 7f clm (6) pol.
Sunny Afternoon 12-1 (8-13) In touch, no chance when not much room on rail and eased over 1f out, 12th of 13, 9l behind Fajr (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Sweet Pickle 4-1jt-fav (7-8) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out, 9th of 11, 5l behind Mulberry Lad (8-1) at Lingfield 6f clm (6) pol.
Kitchen Sink (IRE) 5-1 (8-7) Held up, headway over 1f out, not clear run over 1f out, ran on, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Mulberry Lad (8-1) at Lingfield 6f clm (6) pol.