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17:20 Lingfield Park

Castlemaine Xxxx Handicap (Class E) (Class E)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard (Turf - G/S, Good in Places)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 12.78s
  • 13 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Willhego

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Magic Sting

    11/2

      3
      Silk -

      Planters Punch (IRE)

      12/1

        1(7)
        Silk - Black, Yellow epaulets, chevrons on sleeves, Black cap, Yellow star

        Waziri (IRE)

        13
        8/1
        • Form 64-1003
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7

        soon chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out

        2(10)
        Silk - White, Red sash, Red and White striped cap

        Al Shuua

        58
        16/1
        • Form 36-204
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7

        always in rear

        3(12)
        Silk - Red, White sash, Royal Blue cap

        Thirteen Tricks (USA)

        23
        13/2
        • Form 34-0341
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7

        chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 2f out

        4(8)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Orange chevrons, Royal Blue sleeves, Orange stars, Royal Blue cap, Orange star

        Fuel Cell (IRE)

        15 b
        5/1
        • Form 033013
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3

        held up in rear, ridden and headway on outside from 2f out, one pace from over 1f out

        5(1)
        Silk - White, Emerald Green chevron, quartered cap

        Magic Sting

        15
        11/2
        • Form 611033
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1

        pulled hard, held up in touch, headway on inside 3f out, chased leading pair over 2f out, not much room and switched right close home

        6(13)
        Silk - BLACK, WHITE chevron hoop and cap

        Planters Punch (IRE)

        41
        12/1
        • Form 001000
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        close up, chased winner 7f out, ridden and every chance from over 2f out, no extra near finish

        7(4)
        Silk - Light Blue, Purple hooped sleeves

        General Flumpa

        15
        8/1
        • Form 335263
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        held up towards rear, headway on inside 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace

        8(11)
        Silk - Yellow, White epaulets, White sleeves, Yellow armlets

        Anduril

        14
        16/1
        • Form 364004
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10

        slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        9(6)
        Silk - Black, Maroon diamond, White cap

        Carriacou

        8
        10/1
        • Form 505304
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10

        held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on never nearer

        10(2)
        Silk - Red, Black chevrons, Black sleeves, Red seams, quartered cap

        Uncle John

        32
        14/1
        • Form 5-00424
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-7

        tracked winner until 7f out, ridden and weakened 2f out

        11(9)
        Silk - Black, Pink star, Pink sleeves, Black stars, Pink cap

        Rhetorical

        19 b
        12/1
        • Form 0600-5
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4

        slowly into stride, keen, soon close up, pushed along 7f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

        12(3)
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue stripe and sleeves, Dark Blue and Yellow striped cap

        Willhego

        33
        8/1
        • Form 00-0023
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4

        made all, ridden and edged left final furlong

        13(5)
        Silk - Light Blue, Maroon diamond, Purple sleeves, Purple cap, Light Blue diamonds.,

        Amwell Brave

        83
        25/1
        • Form 505000
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-3

        held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer

        In depth

        Verdict

        It is hard to get too worked up about a lot of these and maybe Waziri can get back to winning ways, but Thirteen Tricks and Fuel Cell also came under consideration. The selection won at Goodwood from today's mark in June and would probably not have been suited by the nine and 14 furlongs trips he has encountered on his last two runs. Having proven that he acts around here and on good to soft going, he must surely be competitive in a race that lacks strength. Thirteen Tricks had a confidence- boosting win in a Brighton maiden last time and, with the handicapper not raising her mark for that, she too should go well. Fuel Cell went from a Folkestone maiden win to run well in first-time blinkers last time at Sandown in a handicap and, having done little wrong there, might make them all go. Turning to the others and Planters Punch and Magic Sting have both been beaten from revised marks since winning and Sir Mark Prescott's Rhetorical, despite being well bred, has not shown too much so far. Much as Willhego has improved of late, that has come on the Polytrack and his Turf form is not so good. Once again, then, for the winner we return to Waziri.