Racecards
13:00 Lingfield Park
lingfieldpark.co.uk Novices' Chase (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £5,800 added
- Winner: £3,769
- 2nd: £1,107
- 3rd: £553
- 4th: £277
- Form 1/1120-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey A P McCoy
tracked leader, went badly left 1st, challenged 6th, led approaching 8th, clear 2 out, easily
- Form P1P/316
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey L P Aspell
tracked leading trio, went 3rd 4th, mistake 5th, went 2nd 8th, held from 2 out, driven and closed on eased down winner flat but never any chance
- Form 7460/6P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Joshua Moore
held up in rear, not fluent 4th ridden before next, went right 5th, no chance after
Ruapehu (IRE)
209- Form U4F11-U
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C Whittaker
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
led, hit 4th, joined 6th, headed approaching 8th, soon lost 2nd, stayed on same pace in 3rd and no chance with leading duo from 4 out
- Form 24633-0
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Mark Gillard
- Jockey T J Phelan
took keen hold, tracked leading pair, hampered 1st, lost 3rd 4th, went right and mistake 7th, struggling in rear when blundered 4 out, tailed off
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
PENDRA's defeat of the equally well-regarded Eduard at Carlisle was a very solid first effort over fences and he can go on to better things. He will be a very short price to give weight to today's rivals. Marcus Antonius did win twice over hurdles but there is a big question mark against Jim Boyle's charge on heavy going. Ruapehu had winning form on the ground in point-to-points but may need more time while Regal Park was a huge disappointment over hurdles. Enchanting Smile also had plenty of chances over timber and is best watched on this occasion.
Formwatch
Pendra (IRE) 4-5fav (11-2) In touch in 4th, went 2nd 8 out, led briefly 5 out, led again 3 out, ran on well, won at Carlisle 2m beg chs (4) gs in Oct beating Eduard (11-2) by 4l, 7 ran.
Marcus Antonius 17-2 (11-12) Tracked leader, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last, 6th of 9, 23l behind Cool Baranca (10-10) at Perth 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Sep.
Regal Park (IRE) 7-2 (11-9) Held up in rear, not fluent 1st or 3rd, bumped 6th, reminder after next, some headway 9th, weakened next, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Proud Times (11-10) at Plumpton 2m 5f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft, 9 ran.
Ruapehu (IRE) 16-1 (11-10) Mid-division, headway on outside when blundered and unseated rider 4th, in a race won by Harbour Court (11-10) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hts chs (4) gd in May, 17 ran.
Enchanting Smile (FR) 66-1 (10-1) In touch, ridden and weakened 3 out, tailed off, 10th of 15, well behind Brinestine (11-11) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd.