Racecards
14:30 Lingfield Park
Betfred 'The Bonus King' Handicap (Class 3)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £10,300 added
- Winner: £6,663
- 2nd: £1,983
- 3rd: £991
- 4th: £495
- Form 055060
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey L P Keniry
held up behind, driven over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, never nearer
- Form 5-07440
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 92
made virtually all, driven inside final 2f, ridden and edged right under pressure inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 560016
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey S De Sousa
chased leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong
- Form 743559
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey G Baker
with leaders on outside, clear 2nd over 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, carried right by winner inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 030000
- Age 8
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey Martin Harley
behind, outpaced over 2f out, never on terms
- Form 930728
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey David Probert
with winner, lost place over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, eased final furlong
- Form 400041
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey P Hanagan
in touch on outside, ridden to chase leading pair over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression
- Form 976170
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey William Carson
mid-division on outside, outpaced over 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong
- Form 650743
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer J Gask
- Jockey Raul Da Silva
mid-division on inside, driven to chase leaders inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 8-04800
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey G Lee
chased leaders 2f, mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, no impression
- Form 206241
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 85
chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace, never on terms
In depth
Verdict
Dungannon had the worst of the draw at Doncaster last month and has been showing signs of a revival lately. Haamaat won a competitive handicap over 7f here last time and is another for the short-list but Swiss Cross has been over further lately and Noverre To Go has a lot more to do than when landing a claimer at Wolverhampton. It looks like Docofthebay is on a downward curve but stablemate THUNDERBALL is in good heart and could bounce back to winning ways here. He finished ahead of another Scott Dixon runner, Even Stevens, and York Glory in a Doncaster Listed race on the final day of the Turf season and did win on the Polytrack here a couple of years ago. Sugar Beet may be best of the rest.
Formwatch
Dungannon 7-1 (8-13) Held up far side, headway 2f out, led group over 1f out, no chance with stands side, 16th of 21, 11l behind Jack Dexter (9-1) at Doncaster 5f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
York Glory (USA) 12-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, 12th of 19, 11l behind Eton Rifles (9-3) at Doncaster 6f Listed stks 3yo (1) gd.
Thunderball 33-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong, 6th of 19, 6l behind Eton Rifles (9-3) at Doncaster 6f Listed stks 3yo (1) gd.
Swiss Cross 25-1 (8-7) Keen led 2f, tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 6l behind Solar Deity (8-8) at Lingfield 1m hcp (2) pol.
Docofthebay (IRE) 12-1 (8-7) Chased leader stand side group, weakened over 1f out, 19th of 20, 25l behind Tartiflette (8-5) at Doncaster 7f hcp 105 (2) gd.
Sugar Beet 12-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden and effort over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 5l behind Capone (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Haamaat (IRE) 5-1fav (8-13) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on well, won at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-95 (3) pol beating Elusive Flame (8-13) by nk, 14 ran.
Seek The Fair Land 33-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out, 10th of 11, 9l behind Capone (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Sulis Minerva (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders 1f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Rebecca Romero (8-11) at Bath 5f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Jul.
Head Of Steam (USA) 33-1 (8-10) Led until over 2f out, soon weakened, 15th of 19, 11l behind Thunderball (8-5) at Doncaster 6f hcp 105 (2) sft in Oct.
Noverre To Go (IRE) 7-2fav (9-4) Held up in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, led 1f out, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 6f clm stks (6) pol beating Last Sovereign (9-0) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Even Stevens 80-1 (9-3) Led until over 2f out, faded final furlong, 9th of 19, 7l behind Eton Rifles (9-3) at Doncaster 6f Listed stks 3yo (1) gd.