Racecards
16:00 Lingfield Park
Cashbacks @ Attheraces Text Page 410 Handicap (Class E)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
Siena Star (IRE)
122- Form 610250-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey Richard Hughes
held up, headway 2f out, switched right over 1f out, pressed winner entering final furlong, held close home
- Form 200-042
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey Michael Hills
made all, driven and edged right final furlong, held on well
- Form 61346-0
- Age 7
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer Miss B Sanders
- Jockey S Sanders
tracked leaders, not much room on inside on entering final 2f, driven and stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 0500/6
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer C Horgan
- Jockey Paul Eddery
close up, pressed winner 3f out to 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 2221-40
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer P Chamings
- Jockey S J Drowne
slowly into stride, soon switched left towards rear, outpaced over 4f out, kept on from over 1f out
Compton Aviator
167- Form 530244-
- Age 8
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey D Holland
held up, never dangerous
In depth
Verdict
A very trappy contest that could rest between the top weights Siena Star and Say What You See, the latter just edges the decision, with Active Account a possible for a place. Say What You See is improving with every outing and was only just touched off by Karaoke in a similar contest to this earlier this month. There were some decent all-weather performers behind that day and the John Hills trained colt can go one better today. Siena Star takes a step down in distance and class for this contest and rates a big danger to the selection. Paul Cole's charge was fourth behind High Point in a class C handicap in November, that was over a mile and a half, but he produced some of his best efforts last winter over this trip, so looks certain to take a hand in the finish. Active Account rarely runs a bad race and once again ran up to his mark when second behind La Puce at Wolverhampton, if the extra distance isn't a problem he could well make a race of it. Lower down the handicap Bank On Him catches the eye on recent form, but Say What You See should be capable of landing first prize.