Racecards
16:50 Lingfield Park
Ladbrokes.Com Amateur Riders' Handicap (Class E) (Class E)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Turf: Good to Firm; AWT: Standard.
Optimaite
252- Form 000050-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey Miss M Sowerby
slow into stride, behind, some headway on outer over 4f out, soon weakened
- Form 5600-06
- Age 4
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer C A Cyzer
- Jockey Mr Simon Walker
in touch, effort 4f out, soon beaten
- Form 3522-42
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer R Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Miss E J Jones
held up in rear, good headway on wide outside from 4f out, stayed on
Lara Bay
7- Form 50/05-0
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Mr S Goswell
chased leaders until weakened rapidly inside final 2f
Danakil
3- Form 000024
- Age 9
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey Mr D Hutchison
held up in rear and well off the pace, good headway 4f out, led over 2f out, soon clear
Bank On Him
13- Form 222251
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Mr J Jones
in touch, chased winner from 2f out, one pace and no chance when lost 2nd inside final furlong
Paso Doble
88- Form 0-50262
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey Mr J Millman
in touch, weakened and behind final 5f, tailed off
Lago di Como
19- Form 11200/1
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer Mrs P Townsley
- Jockey Mrs C Thompson
led and soon well clear, headed over 2f out, weakened rapidly
- Form 130/00-0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer J S Moore
- Jockey Mrs S Moore
chased clear leader, weakened quickly over 2f out
- Form 230-040
- Age 6
- Weight 10-4
- Trainer I Wood
- Jockey Mr G Bartley
in touch, promising headway on inside when hampered and snatched up 3f out, stayed on to go 2nd well inside final furlong, no chance
- Form 0244-60
- Age 8
- Weight 10-3
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Mrs S Bosley
dwelt behind, stayed on under pressure final 2f
- Form 06/03-60
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer J Eustace
- Jockey Miss Joanna Rees
in touch until weakened over 4f out
- Form 350400
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Miss E Folkes
mid-division, pushed along and struggling final 3f
In depth
Verdict
We will bank on Bank On Him in the finale with Danakil and Paso Doble respected as the main dangers. The selection won in convincing style in a hands and heels apprentice handicap at Brighton last time when defeating Holly Rose. His lady rider on that day did not have to work very hard at all to get him home and although this is slightly more difficult, he looks to have decent claims of going in again. Danakil is a course and distance winner who confirmed his well-being with a game fourth in a better race than this at Kempton on Saturday behind Ocean Avenue. A reproduction of that effort would see him go close here. Paso Doble ran well enough when second behind Scottish River at Wolverhampton last time to make him competitive here, especially as he will be suited by the step up in trip. Of the remainder, Reminiscent has shown a fair level of form and he does have a good jockey booked in Carol Williams, so he has to be respected, but for the winner we return to Bank On Him.