Racecards
14:00 Lingfield Park
Unibet Handicap (Class 2)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f 1y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £19,000 added
- Winner: £11,828
- 2nd: £3,542
- 3rd: £1,771
- 4th: £885
- Form 14/5875-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey T P Queally
raced wide, close up, ridden to go 2nd over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 020231-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on
- Form 504830-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey L Morris
keen, tracked leader until over 2f out, tracked leader, effort inside final furlong, no quicken towards finish
- Form 74711-2
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey William Carson
held up, pushed along and headway entering final furlong, ridden and ran on to go 2nd near finish
- Form 13343-4
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer R Brisland
- Jockey J P Spencer
raced wide, edged left over 5f out, in touch, headway to press leaders 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 06322-2
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
- Form 546333-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey S M Levey
keen in rear, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 212101-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer P W D'Arcy
- Jockey S W Kelly
keen early, close up, ridden and headway to lead inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 756655-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
reared start and slowly away in rear, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor
- Form 02212-2
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey J P Sullivan
slowly away, headway when badly hampered over 5f out, raced wide keen in rear, never a factor
- Form 5928-55
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer A Bailey
- Jockey Lulu Stanford
held up, ridden 2f out, never near leaders
In depth
Verdict
It could pay to stick with BOOMERANG BOB in his current form. He just failed to land a hat-trick when runner-up over track and trip last week and can race off the same mark. Spring Loaded just got the better of Anonymous John when scoring at Wolverhampton last month while there is little between Steelriver and Magnus Maximus on their respective placed efforts behind Lancelot Du Lac. But one of those returning to action at the top of the weights may prove a bigger threat given Justice Good drops in class, Boom The Groom won off a similar mark here at this time last year and Barracuda Boy ended last year with victory in a conditions race at Yarmouth.
Formwatch
Justice Good (IRE) 7-4 (9-13) Close up, carried right after 2f, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 6 1/4l behind Mobsta (9-13) at Newmarket 6f stks (3) sft in Oct.
Barracuda Boy (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Yarmouth 6f stks (3) gf in Sep beating Basil Berry (8-9) by nk, 6 ran.
Boom The Groom (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Led centre, headed 3f out, hung left to race far side over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 21st of 25, 10l behind Don't Touch (9-1) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Boomerang Bob (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Close up, headway to lead entering final furlong, ridden and headed inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 6, nk behind Hold Tight (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Magnus Maximus 16-1 (9-2) Prominent, not much room and lost place after 1f, ridden over 2f out, went 4th and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 4th of 7, 3l behind Lancelot Du Lac (9-2) at Chelmsford City 5f stks (2) pol in Jan.
Anonymous John (IRE) 11-4jfav (9-6) Behind, ridden and headway far side 2f out, challenged over 1f out, kept on and every chance final furlong, just held, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Dungannon (9-6) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Steelriver (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Always behind, 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Lancelot Du Lac (9-2) at Kempton 6f stks (3) pol in Oct.
Spring Loaded (IRE) 11-1 (8-3) Tracked leader, challenged over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to lead narrowly final 100 yards, just held on, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (2) pol in Dec beating Anonymous John (8-4) by nk, 11 ran.
Upavon 12-1 (9-7) Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, edged left and no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 5 1/2l behind Volunteer Point (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Hoofalong 5-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Pensax Lad (9-6) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Vimy Ridge 14-1 (9-0) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, switched inside and headway over 1f out, ridden to challenge and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 5th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Royal Birth (8-10) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (3) pol in Jan.