Racecards
15:20 Lingfield Park
Lingfield Park Handicap (Class D) (Class D)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Turf: Good to Firm; AWT: Standard.
- Form 21232-5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey S J Drowne
raced near side and overall leader, ridden 2f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, weakened near finish
Free Trip
19- Form 120-160
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
led far side duo and not on terms with near side, drew clear of that rival 2f out, ran on final furlong, not pace of winner near side
Mission Man
18- Form 024-421
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
always prominent, hard ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 1300-00
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
held up well in rear near side, good headway over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, readily
- Form 015-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer B W Hills
- Jockey Ted Durcan
towards rear, ridden along halfway, soon beaten
- Form 20-2310
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey T Quinn
in touch on outer of near side group, effort going well 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong
- Form 536-642
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R Johnson Houghton
- Jockey S Carson
chased leaders, until weakened quickly over 2f out
- Form 4302-60
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
in touch, driven along halfway, no extra final 2f
- Form 1-25310
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
chased leader far side until weakened 2f out
Bertocelli
12- Form 50610-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey J Mackay
in touch, pushed along halfway, weakened quickly
Disco Diva
12- Form 0152-00
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey R Thomas
behind, pushed along and struggling halfway
Joy And Pain
12- Form 060162
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey T P Queally
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, chased leader inside final furlong, not quicken
Jomus
70- Form 05-5212
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer L Montague Hall
- Jockey C Cogan
slow into stride, soon pushed along in rear, never dangerous
- Form 400-006
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer A Reid
- Jockey D Kinsella
raced on outer of near side group, held up, driven halfway, outpaced final 2f
One Alone
138- Form 0000-0
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer Jean-Rene Auvray
- Jockey M Henry
behind, ridden along 4f out, soon struggling
In depth
Verdict
Mission Man, Free Trip and Finders Keepers are all shortlisted here and we will give the nomination to Free Trip. The colt from the John Gosden yard met trouble in running when down the field at Chester last time behind Oasis Star. But he had run encouragingly previously when winning at Doncaster, and back in that grade here he is taken to score. Mission Man will find life tougher now that he is stepped into handicap company following an easy win over Indian Edge in a maiden at Nottingham last time. Finders Keepers ran better than the bare form suggested at Ascot last time behind Molcon, and back on a faster surface he has to be respected. Handsome Cross is a game and consistent sort who could be capable of taking a place, but Free Trip has plenty going for him here and he is taken to lead them home.