Racecards
14:30 Lingfield Park
188Bet Mares' Maiden Hurdle (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 110y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £4,800 added
- Winner: £3,119
- 2nd: £916
- 3rd: £458
- 4th: £229
- Form 50-7
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey Mr H G Miller
tracked leader, quickly weakened from 4 out, tailed off
Double Bud
22- Form 4U3U/P-P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer Mrs D Grissell
- Jockey M Goldstein
led to 4 out, quickly weakened, tailed off
Glenarm
27- Form 4-0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey A Thornton
held up in rear, pushed along and went 4th before 2 out, no impression
- Form 3P/3540-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer R Rowe
- Jockey L P Aspell
tracked leaders, lost place 5th, headway before 4 out, pushed along before 2 out, kept on to chase winner last 75 yards, always held
Hel Tara
229- Form 1-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey J McGrath
held up towards rear, headway before 5th went 2nd before 3 out, no extra and lost 2nd last 75 yards
- Form 120-2
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
held up in touch, headway before 5th, led 4 out, pushed along before 2 out, kept on and driven out
In depth
Verdict
MILLICENT SILVER ran well for second on her return to action at Plumpton. A distance clear of the rest, the Twiston-Davies mare can go one better in this. Hel Tara made a winning start in bumpers when scoring at Towcester in April and could prove a threat on her hurdling bow especially if supported in the betting. But the remainder have yet to show any worthwhile form with Glenarm perhaps capable of better now hurdling for the first time.
Formwatch
Cloudbusting 50-1 (10-2) Prominent until weakened quickly halfway, detached, last of 7, well behind Rude And Crude (11-2) at Plumpton 2m 2f NH flat (6) hvy.
Double Bud 100-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, mistake 1st, soon lost place, struggling halfway, pulled up, in a race won by Jennys Surprise (10-10) at Plumpton 2m 5f mrs nov hdl (4) sft, 8 ran.
Glenarm 33-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, no headway, 10th of 16, 18l behind Miss Sophierose (10-5) at Worcester 2m mares n h flat (6) gd in Oct.
Grace And Fortune 66-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, ridden and struggling 7th, tailed off, 15th of 19, well behind Tinker Time (11-2) at Cheltenham 3m nov hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Apr.
Hel Tara 11-4 (10-7) Mid-division, headway 7f out, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Towcester 2m NH flat (6) gd in Apr beating Truckers Highway (11-0) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Millicent Silver 7-2 (10-5) Tracked leaders in 3rd, chased winner before 2 out, kept on and always held, 2nd of 8, 4l behind Jennys Surprise (10-10) at Plumpton 2m 5f mrs nov hdl (4) sft.