Racecards
15:00 Lingfield Park
32Red Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £7,500 added
- Winner: £4,852
- 2nd: £1,444
- 3rd: £722
- 4th: £361
- Form 243180
- Age 4
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Joe Doyle
held up in mid-division, ridden and struggling over 3f out, soon behind
- Form 303106
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey T Hamilton
led, ridden over 1f out, headed close home
- Form 42-341
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey A Kirby
held up in last, ridden and headway on outside over 3f out, beaten over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 451601
- Age 6
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 81
held up towards rear, came wide entering straight, headway over 1f out, went 3rd towards finish, no chance with leading pair
Nave (USA)
32- Form 644077
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey L P Keniry
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, hung left over 1f out, one pace and no impression
- Form 0/0480-8
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Mrs L J Mongan
- Jockey Liam Jones
slowly into stride, headway to track leader over 14f out, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 0243/9-3
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer W Jarvis
- Jockey Jim Crowley
held up in mid-division, switched left and headway over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led close home
- Form 249621
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Mrs L J Mongan
- Jockey F Sweeney
prominent, went 2nd over 4f out until over 1f out, one pace and no impression on front pair, lost 3rd towards finish
- Form 814813
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Recent winners Norfolk Sky and Scottish Boogie are both upped in class for this, although Layline could figure once again back on the Polytrack after an outing at Southwell. Be Perfect disappointed at Kempton last time but won in similar company over 2m2f at York earlier in the year. A couple of these make their respective debuts for Tony Carroll's yard. Wildomar has the past form to get involved on his first start since May but stablemate SPIRITOFTOMINTOUL is preferred. The latter scored over 2m at Kempton for Warren Place back in August and has plenty of scope for improvement.
Formwatch
Wildomar 100-1 (8-12) Towards rear, weakened over 3f out, tailed off, 11th of 12, well behind No Heretic (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May.
Be Perfect (USA) 6-1 (9-9) Held up in last trio, headway on inside to chase leaders
Spiritoftomintoul 9-4fav (8-13) Behind, headway on outer over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Kempton 2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug beating Cousin Khee (9-6) by 3 1/2l, 13 ran.
Scottish Boogie (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Held up behind, driven and headway on outside entering straight, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on well to lead towards finish, readily, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov beating Montjess (9-1) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Nave (USA) 20-1 (9-2) Held up last, plugged on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten, 7th of 8, 9l behind Arch Villain (9-13) at Kempton 2m hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Tuscan Gold 16-1 (9-9) Slowly away keen towards rear, headway on outer over 8f out, weakened over 3f out, 8th of 13, 42l behind Sign Manual (9-0) at Newbury 2m hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Apr.
Clerk's Choice (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Held up last, headway from 2f out, soon switched right, switched left and stayed on between horses inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, never nearer, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Presburg (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Norfolk Sky 6-1 (9-6) Held up in last pair, closer order into mid-division approaching halfway, went 2nd on inside 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on and ridden clear inside final furlong, won at Kempton 2m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov beating Eshtyaaq (9-11) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.
Layline (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Led after 2f, headed 3f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind St Ignatius (9-3) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs.