Racecards
15:55 Lingfield Park
Horseback UK Nursery (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,386
- 2nd: £705
- 3rd: £352
Curl (IRE)
74- Form 536
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 68
raced wide held up, effort over 1f out, no impression final furlong
- Form 8264P4
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Charles Bishop
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance from over 1f out, pressed winner throughout final furlong, always looked held
- Form 290
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey P Cosgrave
hampered start towards rear, switched left 3f out, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 632
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey F Sweeney
tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 4845
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer E S McMahon
- Jockey R Mullen
held up, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
- Form 4744
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 61
went left start held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, not troubled leaders
- Form 0452
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Liam Jones
made all, ridden 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, driven and all out (hand timed)
- Form 47296
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey S Hitchcott
dwelt in rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
- Form 956
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey L Morris
tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
Curl's best effort came over 6f but she's not without a chance on her handicap debut. Cappadocia is more exposed and harder to fancy but Spithead wasn't disgraced on his handicap debut on the Polytrack here and should make another bold bid. Mixed Message and Sutton Sid may improve for the extra distance and so should OUR THREE GRACES. She had a subsequent winner back in fourth when runner-up over 6f at Bath and her five winning relatives all scored over today's trip or further. Gary Moore's filly gets the nod with possibly Moonlit Dancer the best of the rest.
Formwatch
Curl (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, hard driven over 2f out, soon under pressure, kept on same pace, 6th of 11, 7l behind Go Angellica (9-0) at Doncaster 6f 2yo stks (5) sft in Jun.
Cappadocia (IRE) 9-2 (8-10) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Capo Rosso (9-6) at Haydock 6f 2yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Sutton Sid 66-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 11th of 17, 10l behind Blessington (9-0) at Goodwood 6f 2yo mdn (2) gd in Jul.
Our Three Graces (IRE) 8-1 (8-8) Led, ridden 2f out, soon headed, led briefly again inside final furlong, stayed on same pace towards finish, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Entwined (8-8) at Bath 6f 2yo flls mdn auc stks (6) gd.
Mixed Message (IRE) 6-4fav (9-4) Chased leaders, under pressure halfway, soon beaten, 5th of 6, 7l behind Spray Tan (8-13) at Bath 5f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Moonlit Dancer (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Held up in last pair in touch, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on inside final fulong, not reach leaders, 4th of 7, 2l behind Somethingboutmary (9-4) at Lingfield 6f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Spithead 5-2fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, headway on inside over 1f out, went 2nd 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Whitford (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Sojoum 5-1 (9-7) Keen in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 9, 4l behind Myzamour (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Sakhee's Ichigou 66-1 (8-12) Steadied start, held up, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, 6th of 8, 10l behind No Jet Lag (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Jul.