Racecards
16:40 Lingfield Park
Betway Handicap (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £7,021 added
- Winner: £3,752
- 2nd: £1,116
- 3rd: £558
- 4th: £300
- Form 2131-57
- Age 7
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey S W Kelly
in rear, wide and headway 6f out, close up, pushed along 3f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 246826-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Thore Hammer-Hansen
led, headed 9f out, close up, pushed along 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 40-4602
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey R Kingscote
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra and lost 3rd towards finish
- Form 84-7464
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer P Howling
- Jockey Joey Haynes
in rear, ridden 2f out, headway entering final furlong, no impression after
- Form 2/307-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Megan Nicholls
close up, lost place halfway
- Form 1657-59
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey S M Levey
raced wide, tracked leaders, lost place halfway, in rear 3f out
- Form 225-541
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer D J Coakley
- Jockey Charles Bishop
raced wide in touch, headway to track leader 7f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong
- Form 4026-64
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey Rob Hornby
in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and switched right inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish
- Form 249-732
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer David Dennis
- Jockey David Probert
prominent, led 9f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong
- Form 70074-5
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Mrs L Pearce
- Jockey E J Walsh
hood removed late, dwelt, in touch, short of room and taken back 10f out, not a factor after
In depth
Verdict
Plenty with claims but SMILEY BAGEL is back on a winning mark and hinted at a return to form when runner-up over course and distance with Makambe back in fourth. He may be the one to side with though Power Home should go well again raised only 3lb for winning at Wolverhampton last month. Make Good has been thereabouts of late and can figure while Famous Dynasty wasn’t beaten far when only fourth here last time and Luna Magic is not out of this either off her current mark.
Formwatch
The Way You Dance (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3f out, pushed along and hung right over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 13 1/4l behind Knight Crusader (9-6) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Cheeky Rascal (IRE) 25-1 (11-6) In touch, under pressure 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before next, at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Smiley Bagel (IRE) 11-2 (9-6) Soon tracked winner, ridden to lead 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 3l behind King's Advice (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Makambe (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on, 4th of 7, 3 1/2l behind King's Advice (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Kings Inn (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Led to after 3rd, tracked front pair, not fluent 5th, ridden after 3 out, one pace when fell next, at Ludlow 2m hcp (4) gd in Feb.
River Dart (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 21l behind True Destiny (9-6) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Power Home (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Always prominent, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Nice To Sea (8-11) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Famous Dynasty (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, steady progress on inside 2f out, switched right 1f out and inside final furlong, stayed on well, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Music Major (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Make Good (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Prominent, not clear run over 1f out, kept on final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 11, 3l behind Arabic Culture (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Luna Magic 16-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Tesorina (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.