Racecards
16:20 Lingfield Park
Furlongs And Fairways At Lingfield Park Handicap
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard (Turf: Good to Firm, Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- Form 51-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer B Palling
- Jockey F P Ferris
raced centre, chased leaders until weakened over 2f out
- Form 0537-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer I A Wood
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
behind, no impression when hung left final 2f
- Form 0-14849
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 58
behind most of way, never on terms
- Form 6-9335
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
close up centre, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
- Form 1318
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey S Sanders
prominent centre, driven and stayed on same pace from over 1f out
Bountiful
38- Form 7-50
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey F Sweeney
behind, kept on final furlong, never able to challenge
- Form 6449-00
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 58
chased leaders, until lost place 2f out, kept on again final furlong, no danger
- Form 4700-30
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 58
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
Methodical
27- Form 950-906
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer I A Wood
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
squeezed out start, soon recovered into mid-division, stayed on same pace final 2f
Saucepot
12- Form 23-7750
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer M D I Usher
- Jockey R Mullen
always behind
- Form 051475
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey C Haddon
soon pushed along in rear on stand rail, switched left and headway over 1f out, never reached leaders
- Form 7308-03
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Johnny Murtagh
slowly into stride, soon pushed along, always behind
Ruman (IRE)
20- Form 07-63
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey N Callan
tracked leader on stand rail, led over 2f out, driven and idled inside final furlong, kept on well
- Form 9-69108
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 51
chased leaders until weakened 2f out
- Form 00-750
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey S W Kelly
led to over 2f out, stayed chasing winner to over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 8070-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer M J Wallace
- Jockey P Cosgrave
behind, some headway over 1f out, no danger
- Form 443771
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey S J Drowne
always behind
In depth
Verdict
It is very hard to get a persuasive handle on the form for this race but, in making a choice, we will opt for Manic, with her main dangers reckoned to be Worth A Grand, Saucepot, Ruman and Lady Algarhoud. Manic is well-weighted on her best form and showed good battling qualities when scoring over seven furlongs here two runs ago. The drop to six should not be a bother to her and, from a good draw, she can go well. Those towards the top of the handicap are a mixture of selling winners, all-weather performers and seemingly fairly rated-horses, so it is hard to choose between them, though Lady Algarhoud might prove the best of them. General Haigh is hard to fancy, while Ellens Princess's best run so far has been over seven furlongs. Methodical seemed to show improvement last time but the form has yet to be boosted, but Saucepot is reasonably weighted based on her best from of last summer, and Worth A Grand has proven he can go well here and is edging back towards a winning mark. He too is drawn well and is respected as is Ruman, who ran well on his handicap debut last time and could have better to come on this better going. Overall, though, we will stick with Manic.
Formwatch
Tiger Hunter 16-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, losing place when squeezed out inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 6l behind Lady Londra (8-12) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (E3) pol in Feb.
Bens Georgie (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Led for 1f, stayed with leader, led again 2f out to 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 3l behind Bird Over (8-13) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Lady Algarhoud (FR) 4-1 (8-10) Prominent for 4f, 8th of 10, 9l behind Bird Over (9-3) at Folkestone 6f 3yo fll hcp (5) sft.
Bountiful 10-1 (8-9) Towards rear, never dangerous, 10th of 11, 25l behind Namir (8-11) at Thirsk 5f 3yo mdn (5) sft in Apr.
Choreographic (IRE) 11-4 (9-0) Towards rear and outpaced, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Straffan (9-1) at Hamilton 5f 3yo hcp (6) gs.
Ruman (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Always prominent, chasing leaders, ridden over 1f out, same pace final furlong, 3rd of 19, 1 1/2l behind Dancing Deano (8-8) at Chepstow 6f 3yo hcp (6) gs.
Eden Star (IRE) 10-3fav (9-0) Tracked leaders going well, ridden to challenge over 1f out, edged left, led inside final furlong, soon clear, won at Lingfield 6f stk (7) pol in Apr beating Lady Suesanne (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Manic 9-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 6l behind Bird Over (8-13) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Apr.