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14:40 Lingfield Park

32Red Novice Stakes (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 6y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £5,800 added
  • Winner: £3,752
  • 2nd: £1,116
  • 3rd: £558
  • 4th: £279
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 59.94s
  • Off Time: 14:40:17
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Grandfather Tom

2/5

    2
    Silk -

    Meerpat

    7/2

      1(1)
      Silk - White, Dark Blue seams, Dark Blue and White striped sleeves and cap

      Grandfather Tom

      14 CD
      2/5
      • Form 5-21
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-6

      keen, made virtually all, edged right off inside rail over 1f out, soon ridden and joined, strongly pressed inside final furlong, ridden and held on gamely

      2(4)
      Silk - Dark blue, white cross belts, maroon and yellow striped sleeves, hooped cap

      Meerpat

      16
      7/2
      • Form 51
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4

      chased leaders, got through on inside tracking winner over 1f out, upsides and every chance inside final furlong, just held

      3(5)
      Silk - Emerald green, yellow stars on sleeves, white cap, yellow star

      Sandytown (IRE)

      232
      12/1
      • Form 98-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2

      slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, went never dangerous 4th well inside final furlong

      4(2)
      Silk - YELLOW, BLACK seams, BLACK cap

      Marietta Robusti (IRE)

      16
      10/1
      • Form 56
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-11

      chased winner until over 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd

      5(3)
      Silk - White, purple diamond, sleeves and cap

      Purple Dragon

      14
      33/1
      • Form 54
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-11

      chased leaders on outside, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, weakened final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      GRANDFATHER TOM is progressing well and can defy a penalty. Bob Cowell’s colt won in good style over track and trip a fortnight ago with Purple Dragon well beaten and that looks stronger form than Meerpat’s success over 6f at Newcastle despite the latter beating a subsequent winner. Marietta Robusti has plenty to find with Meerpat and It’s difficult to see Sandytown getting into this on the evidence of last year’s modest efforts.

      Formwatch

      Grandfather Tom 5-2 (9-2) Led 1f, pressed leader, led again inside final 2f, ridden clear entering final furlong, ran on, readily, won at Lingfield 5f stks (6) pol in Feb beating Sir Hector (9-9) by 3l, 6 ran.

      Meerpat 9-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on, won at Newcastle 6f fll stks (5) pol in Feb beating Porrima (8-7) by 1/2l, 11 ran.

      Sandytown (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 13, 9 1/2l behind Wasim (9-2) at Doncaster 7f stks (5) gf in Jul.

      Marietta Robusti (IRE) 13-2 (8-7) Led early, with leaders, led over 1f out, soon headed, no extra, 6th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Meerpat (8-7) at Newcastle 6f fll stks (5) pol in Feb.

      Purple Dragon 33-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden and kept on under pressure inside final furlong, no impression, 4th of 6, 4 3/4l behind Grandfather Tom (9-2) at Lingfield 5f stks (6) pol in Feb.