Racecards
19:25 Lingfield Park
Bet In Running @ Betdirect.co.uk Banded Stakes (Class H) (Class H)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
Almara
72- Form 000-040
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Miss K Boutflower
- Jockey S Carson
outpaced halfway, never dangerous
- Form 00-6042
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
soon pushed along in mid division, headway over 1f out, driven to lead well inside final furlong
- Form 406/634
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer D W P Arbuthnot
- Jockey B Doyle
led, headed well over 4f out, chased leader, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 060/0-55
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased leading pair, one paced inside final furlong
- Form 442352
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey R J Killoran
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden and headed well inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 0400/0-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer B Pearce
- Jockey R Brisland
pushed along to lead well over 4f out, headed over 1f out soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
Although he is not one to trust implicitly Tiny Tim does have some fair form at this level and is just preferred over Grand View and Mahlstick in this tightly matched six-furlong dash. Of the rest: Almara and Second Generation are hard to split on their recent form and ones to watch out for if they are pitched in against each other in the near future - while Tong Ice showed little on his reappearance and is best watched despite returning to a more appropriate trip. Therefore, with the most reliable form on offer on a line through Baytown Flyer, Andrew Balding's perseverance can finally be paid off if Tiny Tim does himself justice tonight.