Racecards
18:15 Lingfield Park
Betdirect.co.uk Banded Stakes (Class H) (Class H)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
- Form 00306-2
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
held up, switched right 6f out, headway to lead, 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 005051
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
tracked leader, pushed along 4f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 000/0-2
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer P Burgoyne
- Jockey L P Keniry
held up, bumped 6f out, headway to lead over 2f out, ridden out
Our Glenard
29- Form 5-22056
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer S Keightley
- Jockey D Holland
held up in rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden and headway and wide on bend 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out
Private Seal
23- Form 322020
- Age 9
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer Julian Poulton
- Jockey N Callan
held up in rear, pushed along 4f out, headway and wide bend 2f out, one pace from over 1f out
- Form 00-0025
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer T McCarthy
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
held up, headway 3f out, switched inside and not clear run 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace
- Form 00060-2
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer Andrew Turnell
- Jockey C Catlin
close up, chased leader 3f out, ridden and chased winner over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
In depth
Verdict
There is very little to split Dafa and Private Seal on their meeting here last month but the latter has a handy pull at the weights and is given a slender vote of confidence today. Candy Anchor is no certainty to build on the promise shown in her latest start - even with Frankie Dettori doing the steering - so Galey River is taken to confirm the form and emerge as the best of the rest. Whereas Six pack is probably best watched on his debut on the Polytrack and is hard to enthuse too widely about today. Therefore, with the weights and a liking for this surface very much in his favour, Private Seal is selected to grant Julian Poulton an extension to the 13% strike-rate he has amassed with the older horses amongst his all weather string this year.