Racecards
13:55 Lingfield Park
Blue Square Bet Sprint Series Grand Final Handicap (Class 3)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £17,500 added
- Winner: £11,321
- 2nd: £3,369
- 3rd: £1,684
- 4th: £842
- Form 0411-31
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey R Winston
steadied start pulled hard, held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
- Form 8-22123
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Thomas Brown
close up, headway entering final furlong, soon led and hung left, ridden and ran on strongly, comfortably
- Form 63-3118
- Age 7
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Violet Jordan
- Jockey William Carson
mid-division, headway over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, ridden and ran on to go 2nd post, not troubled winner
- Form 70-7831
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
very slowly away in rear, never a factor
- Form 172794
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey Hayley Turner
led, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
- Form 43-7631
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer R Ingram
- Jockey Jim Crowley
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
- Form 1-45742
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 67
close up, ridden and headway entering final furlong, no impression towards finish
- Form 25-5262
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
mid-divsion, ridden and headway entering final furlong, no impression towards finish
- Form 7451-24
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J D Bethell
- Jockey J P Spencer
went right start and slow into stride, soon switched left, always in rear
- Form 5-27469
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer Violet Jordan
- Jockey Martin Harley
tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, lost 2nd post
- Form 4-24587
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Noel Garbutt
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 004344
- Age 5
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey David Probert
reared start and slowly away, always in rear
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A real puzzle given every runner has taken part in at least one of the qualifiers for this Sprint Series Grand Final. Black Cadillac won a division of the most recent qualifier last Saturday when beating Belle Bayardo while Welease Bwian finished runner-up in the other division. Temple Road scored here a fortnight ago with Jack My Boy and Waabel behind while Speak The Truth beat three of today's opponents here three weeks ago. FROGNAL landed a couple of the qualifying events before posting a below-par effort last time but he gets the speculative vote to return to form as he remains on a winning mark.
Formwatch
Temple Road (IRE) 7-2fav (8-13) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, effort between horses to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Jack My Boy (9-2) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Jack My Boy (IRE) 2-1fav (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden and no impression over 2f out, driven edged left and stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Billy Red (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Frognal (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) In rear, kept on final furlong, never near leaders, 8th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Blue Jack (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Black Cadillac (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Dwelt towards rear, headway on outer entering final furlong, ran on strongly to lead towards finish, comfortable, won at Lingfield 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol beating Belle Bayardo (9-4) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Desert Strike 20-1 (9-7) Tracked winner, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Billy Red (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Speak The Truth (IRE) 9-2fav (9-6) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, headway when switched left approaching final furlong, ran on to lead inside final fulong, driven out, won at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Tidal's Baby (9-1) by shd, 11 ran.
Belle Bayardo (IRE) 4-1fav (9-4) In touch, headway on inside 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Black Cadillac (8-11) at Lingfield 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Welease Bwian (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Dwelt held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Billy Red (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Rich Again (IRE) 2-1fav (9-7) Raced wide in touch, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 4th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Frognal (9-12) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Waabel 16-1 (8-10) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 6l behind Temple Road (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
My Own Way Home 10-1 (8-10) Held up, ridden 2f out, not troubled leaders, 7th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Billy Red (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Putin (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, every chance until no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 2l behind M J Woodward (9-7) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.