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16:00 Lingfield Park
Get Your Bet On At Blue Square Handicap (Class 2)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £15,800 added
- Winner: £10,221
- 2nd: £3,042
- 3rd: £1,520
- 4th: £760
- Form 020649-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
in touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, soon chased winner, no impression
- Form 09/18-20
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer A J McCabe
- Jockey Martin Harley
held up, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, no impression
- Form 34789-0
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 97
always in rear
- Form 12/0095-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
held up, ridden 3f out, kept on towards finish, never a factor
- Form 80806-2
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 05260-5
- Age 7
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey Hayley Turner
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
- Form 312-212
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey M Coumbe
raced wide keen tracked leader, led over 1f out, soon ridden and edged left, ran on
- Form 42-4281
- Age 8
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer W J Knight
- Jockey Matt Cosham
dwelt keen always in rear
In depth
Verdict
Axiom retains plenty of ability though he's hard to win with nowadays and Final Drive remains 5lb higher than when last successful. The latter has plenty to find with KINGSCROFT on latest running as Mark Johnston's charge was back to something like his best when going very close in similar company at Wolverhampton a fortnight ago with Reve De Nuit well beaten. He should improve for that comeback outing and is just preferred to the consistent George Guru, who was beaten only a length over C&D last time having won at Kempton before that. Titan Triumph arrives on the back of a win over 7f here but his is much tougher.
Formwatch
Axiom 12-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, pushed along towards rear, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 21, 7l behind Bonnie Brae (8-11) at Doncaster 7f hcp 105 (2) sft in Nov.
Reve De Nuit (USA) 20-1 (9-8) In rear, ridden 2f out, never near leaders, 10th of 13, 5l behind Nazreef (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-105 (2) pol.
Final Drive (IRE) 25-1 (9-9) Steadied start, always in rear, 11th of 13, 7l behind Nazreef (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-105 (2) pol.
Hung Parliament (FR) 14-1 (8-8) In rear, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, 5th of 6, 13l behind King Torus (9-4) at Nottingham 1m cond Stakes (3) sft in Nov.
Kingscroft (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Keen tracked leader, switched right 2f out, effort 1f out, soon joined winner, ran on, just held, 2nd of 13, shd behind Nazreef (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-105 (2) pol.
Dubai Dynamo 28-1 (9-0) Dwelt in rear, ridden halfway, ran on final furlong, not reached leaders, 5th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Alben Star (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
George Guru 9-2 (8-9) In rear, switched right over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong to go 2nd post, never able to challenge winner, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Forceful Appeal (8-11) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Titan Triumph 11-2 (9-6) In rear, headway on inside from over 1f out, stayed on to lead final strides, won at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating Dozy Joe (9-4) by shd, 8 ran.