Racecards
16:00 Lingfield Park
Betway Handicap (Class 2)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £19,000 added
- Winner: £11,972
- 2nd: £3,583
- 3rd: £1,792
- 4th: £897
- Form 821153-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer M Quinn
- Jockey William Carson
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
- Form 2/62300-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey L P Keniry
in touch, headway to track leaders approaching final 2f, not clear run and switched right approaching final furlong, kept on
- Form 292/50-5
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey Tim Clark
taken to post early, ridden along to lead after 1f, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 27/5414
- Age 10
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey A Kirby
raced wide close up, effort to press leader over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 143155
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Richard Oliver
tracked leader, pushed along 4f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 2040-17
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
in touch in rear, headway on outer to lead inside final furlong, edged left, ridden and ran on
- Form 183052-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey Tom Marquand
in touch, headway to track leaders approaching final 2f, edged left and every chance inside final furlong, kept on one pace
In depth
Verdict
Sennockian Star has been running well in lower grade contests but stablemate Abareeq failed to cope under a penalty last time for winning over 1m2f at Kempton earlier. Gawdawpalin is also upped in class while both Ballynanty and Great Hall are having their first starts of the year. Barye has been treading water off similar marks for a while now but DASHING STAR finished ahead of Retrieve in a conditions race over track and trip last time when not far behind Watersmeet, rated 103. David Elsworth’s charge should find life easier in this with an apprentice back on board and gets the nod.
Formwatch
Great Hall 8-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 6, 4 1/4l behind Curbyourenthusiasm (10-0) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Ballynanty (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Held up mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 18th of 20, dist behind Heartbreak City (9-6) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Barye 9-1 (9-7) Towards rear, headway entering final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Cohesion (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Dashing Star 14-1 (9-2) Tracked winner, pushed along 3f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 3 1/4l behind Watersmeet (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 4f stks (2) pol in Feb.
Retrieve (AUS) 16-1 (9-3) Steadied start, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on to press for 3rd inside final furlong, unable to get on terms, 4th of 6, 5 1/4l behind Watersmeet (9-3) at Chelmsford City 2m stks (2) pol in Mar.
Sennockian Star 9-2 (9-10) Led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, 5th of 6, 2 1/4l behind Petite Jack (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Abareeq 10-1 (8-13) Raced wide tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Nimr (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Gawdawpalin (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Cliff Face (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov.