Racecards
14:55 Lingfield Park
Enhanced SP's At bluesq.com Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £2,047
- 2nd: £604
- 3rd: £302
- Form 3305-18
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey Hayley Turner
went left start, held up, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 59322-3
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey George Chaloner
in touch, effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 553-113
- Age 8
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 71
dwelt in rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish
- Form 2236-D1
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 70
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, driven to chase leader entering final 2f, every chance 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 3/703-54
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey R Fitzpatrick
led, ridden over 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
- Form 21355-1
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer E Stanford
- Jockey William Carson
in touch, effort 1f out, led briefly inside final furlong, stayed on
- Form 46740-3
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey J P Spencer
tracked leader until entering final 2f, weakened quickly
- Form 00000-7
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer D Flood
- Jockey James Doyle
dwelt, held up, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Cat Hunter passed the post first but was disqualified for hampering Lastkingofscotland over C&D earlier this month and the latter was awarded the race. There is nothing between them here on that running, though the former has since made amends with a subsequent victory. Rubenstar and The Happy Hammer both won over C&D earlier this month and are closely matched on collateral form but a chance is taken on COULD IT BE MAGIC. His second at Kempton last month is the best piece of recent form on offer and a repeat effort would be good enough to take this.
Formwatch
Lastkingofscotland (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Behind, some late headway, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Advertisement (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Could It Be Magic 11-4fav (8-12) Prominent, ridden 2f out, no impression on winner 1f out, kept on same pace, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Kilburn (9-5) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Rubenstar (IRE) 5-2 (8-1) Chased leaders, headway on outside when hung left over 1f out, stayed on well, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind I Confess (7-11) at Lingfield 7f 4yo clm stks 0-70 (6) pol.
Cat Hunter 2-1fav (9-0) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, strongly challenged from over 1f out, held on gamely, won at Lingfield 1m fll hcp (0-75) (5) pol beating Sasheen (8-7) by nk, 6 ran.
Pytheas (USA) 13-2 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened inside final furlong and dropped to 4th close home, 4th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Fivefold (9-2) at Kempton 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
The Happy Hammer (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Close up in 5th, not clear run and switched left then right over 1f out, strong run under strong pressure inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Lingfield 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol beating I Confess (9-4) by nk, 11 ran.
Jack O'lantern 11-4fav (8-11) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Apache Ridge (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f sell stks (6) pol.
Mister Green (FR) 11-2 (9-11) Dwelt, raced in rear, under pressure 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 8, 14l behind Faithful Ruler (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f clm stks (6) pol.