Racecards
20:20 Lingfield Park
Come Racing Here Again Next Saturday Selling Stakes (Class G)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 0000-46
- Age 7
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer Jamie Poulton
- Jockey S Whitworth
held up towards rear, headway to lead 7f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakend over 1f out
- Form 000000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer A Pinder
- Jockey C Cavanagh
keen, held up in touch, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out
- Form 00-0005
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
held up in touch, headway to join leaders after 4f, ridden 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
Private Seal
12- Form 06-5500
- Age 8
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer Julian Poulton
- Jockey N Pollard
always prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 5-00203
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
held up, not clear run from over 3f out, short of room on inside over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 4
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer Mrs L Jewell
- Jockey R L Moore
held up, headway over 2f out, strong run from over 1f out, ran on to lead post
Sherzabad (IRE)
262- Form 000000-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer H J Collingridge
- Jockey N Callan
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, never nearer
- Form 0-00000
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey F Sweeney
led, headed 7f out, remained close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 0-00360
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer J White
- Jockey N Chalmers
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden 5 lengths, clear 1f out, caught post
- Form 400-003
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer A Reid
- Jockey L P Keniry
held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, hampered over 2f out, never dangerous
- Form 05366-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
mid-divison, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 00-0000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer Mrs C Dunnett
- Jockey Hayley Turner
keen, with leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakening when hampered over 2f out
- Form 00
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey G Hind
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace
- Form 00
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
close up for 5f, soon tailed off
In depth
Verdict
Route Barree showed enough over course and distance last month to suggest he should be capable of taking this seller and is given the vote over Strictly Speaking and Private Seal. The selection is well treated on official BHB ratings and, with good recent course form to his name, should be too good for some moderate rivals. Strictly Speaking is one of Paul Cole's lesser lights but, with Mr Dinos having won the Gold Cup on Thursday, it may be that the yard have turned the corner and he may be open to improvement on previous form this term. Private Seal is on a long losing sequence and, although well treated, is difficult to recommend. Of more interest could be the unexposed Sadler's Cove, who has only had one previous start but this is a poor race and Route Barree has more solid claims than most.