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16:15 Lingfield Park

Bet In Running @ Betdirect.Co.Uk Banded Stakes (Class H)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 12.99s
  • 14 Ran
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1
Silk -

Badou

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Cargo

    11/2

      3
      Silk -

      The Gay Fox

      13/2

        1(9)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White stripe, halved sleeves

        Bells Beach (IRE)

        7
        11/2
        • Form 40-6201
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-12

        dwelt, ridden and wide outside halfway, soon struggling

        2(2)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue stripe

        Badou

        7
        9/4
        • Form 000-614
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6

        tracked leaders on inner, chased leader well over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, held on under pressure

        3(7)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red spots on sleeves, White cap

        Cargo

        19 b
        11/2
        • Form 0005-04
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-6

        pressed leader, led halfway, edged right over 1f out, headed and not quickened inside final furlong, rallied near finish

        4(1)
        Silk - N/A

        Indian Warrior

        14 b
        33/1
        • Form 025-100
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-6

        hampered on rails and lost place after 1f, headway 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

        5(6)
        Silk - Emerald green, large red spots

        Lucretius

        40
        14/1
        • Form 0600-0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-6

        always behind

        6(12)
        Silk - DARK BLUE, PINK epaulets, striped sleeves

        Malaah (IRE)

        7 b
        10/1
        • Form 00/000-0
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-6

        speed to halfway, weakened quickly 2f out

        7(3)
        Silk - Red, Black triple diamond, Black cap

        Master Rattle

        17
        16/1
        • Form 000-000
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-6

        chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken final furlong

        8(8)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Black diamond and diamond on cap

        Pancakehill

        7 b
        16/1
        • Form 0-00006
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-6

        dwelt, behind, effort on outer and kept on final furlong, never dangerous

        9(4)
        Silk - Pink, Royal Blue epaulets, Pink sleeves, Royal Blue stars

        The Gay Fox

        7 b
        13/2
        • Form 005-242
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-6

        mid-division, headway 2f out, switched left and ran on inside final furlong

        10(10)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE stripe, striped sleeves, YELLOW cap

        Tripti (IRE)

        33
        12/1
        • Form 0406-20
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6

        in touch until outpaced final 2f

        11(14)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow seams, chevrons on sleeves, Black cap

        Westmead Tango

        39
        20/1
        • Form 1200-66
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6

        restless in stalls, went right start and always behind

        12(5)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Royal Blue epaulets

        Xsynna

        39
        20/1
        • Form 0000-30
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-6

        led narrowly to halfway, chased leader to well over 1f out, weakened final furlong

        13(13)
        Silk - White, Red Cross of Lorraine, White sleeves, Red spots, Red cap

        Youngs Forth

        17
        33/1
        • Form 05500-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6

        behind and never on terms

        14(11)
        Silk - DARK BLUE and YELLOW check, striped sleeves

        Parallel Lines (IRE)

        13 b
        20/1
        • Form 2000-00
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-5

        took keen hold in touch, weakened over 2f out

        In depth

        Verdict

        The Gay Fox is a light of former days but may still be too strong for the opposition, the best of whom may be the likes of Bells Beach, Badou and Parallel Lines. The Gay Fox is on a long losing run and it seems light years since he won a decent sprint handicap at York for Bryan McMahon. However, he is surely still capable at this level, and showed last time behind Bells Beach that there is a race to be won. Beaten two and a half lengths by the latter here last week, he meets that rival on eight-pound better terms, and should surely reverse the form. Badou could give him a race though, as he has found his form of late, notably when opening his account at Wolverhampton. He had struggled over a mile previously so the drop back to seven furlongs obviously suited him, but this further step back may count against him. There are quite a few other course and distance winners in the line-up, the best of whom may be Indian Warrior, but we will take The Gay Fox to show that there is life in the old dog yet.