Racecards
14:40 Lingfield Park
Bet Direct No Q Demo 08000 837 888 Maiden Stakes (Class D)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
Bennanabaa
24- Form 05
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer S Burrough
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
slowly into stride, headway on outside 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
- Form 243-032
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
with winner until over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 62-2
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
made all, shaken up, ran on final furlong, comfortable
Hatch
18- Form 5420-2
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey E Ahern
slowly into stride, pulled hard, held up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden and soon hung left, kept on same pace
Penel (IRE)
255- Form 6540-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey S J Drowne
chased leaders over 4f
- Form 040-335
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer T Mills
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Night Storm
13- Form 025-533
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Bahiano looks capable of getting the losses back here at the expense of Boavista, Resplendent King and Hatch. Bahiano was backed to step up on last season's juvenile efforts when lining up over a mile at Woverhampton in January, but found Play Master too strong close home. The drop back to seven furlongs on the quicker Polytrack will not tax his stamina as much, and although bred to get a mile, Bahiano should be more at home here for the time being. Kieren Fallon has been booked as well which is another plus point, and he should prove hard to beat. Boavista is much more experienced but is fully exposed and is from a family of sprinters, but Resplendent King shapes as though he would benefit from a longer trip judged on his latest outing here over a mile. Sent off as favourite he lost his place and was staying on again when having to be snatched up inside there final furlong. Hatch ran well on his all-weather debut at Wolverhampton when second to Blue Empire, but that was in claiming company so he too has more to do, and along with the rest, will struggle to contain Bahiano.