Racecards
16:00 Lingfield Park
mansionbet.com Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 110y
- Surface: Turf
- £5,844 added
- Winner: £2,794
- 2nd: £820
- 3rd: £410
- 4th: £350
In depth
Verdict
Age Of Wisdom posted a better effort in an amateurs’ race over track and trip recently without threatening the winner but SABBATHICAL also ran his best race over timber so far when a close-up third at Plumpton on his handicap debut. Evan Williams’ charge can race off the same mark today and open his account. Kapga De Lily hasn’t raced since 2018 when narrowly beaten at Leicester though is still preferred to stablemate Lady Chartreuse but it’s difficult to make a case for any of the remainder in their current form.
Formwatch
Age Of Wisdom (IRE) 16-1 (12-0) Held up rear of mid-division, behind 7th, headway 2 out, went 3rd and hit last, one pace flat, 3rd of 12, 8 1/2l behind Shimba Hills (10-1) at Lingfield 2m 3f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
Eurkash (FR) 14-1 (11-10) Always in rear, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 8th of 11, dist behind Olympic Honour (11-7) at Fakenham 2m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Kapga De Lily (FR) 10-11fav (11-6) Tracked leader, jumped right 1st, pushed along after 3 out, not quicken flat, kept on towards finish, last of 4, 1/2l behind Premier Rose (11-9) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (4) gf in Dec.
Sabbathical (FR) 9-2 (11-8) Chased leaders, ridden and keeping on same pace when not much room approaching last, kept on in 3rd run-in, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind The Tin Miner (11-12) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Lady Chartreuse (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Towards rear, pushed along and weakened before 5 out, 9th of 10, dist behind Enry Iggins (11-12) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
Cassivellaunus (IRE) 66-1 (10-0) Led until after 3rd, chased leader until before 6th, lost place after next, ridden and weakened before 9th, 7th of 9, 31 3/4l behind Mister Murchan (10-5) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Minella Rising (IRE) 33-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next, 12th of 16, 34 3/4l behind Can You Believe It (11-6) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Just Spot 40-1 (10-0) Mid-division, effort before 3 out, never on terms, 5th of 13, 17 3/4l behind Man Of The North (10-9) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) hvy in Dec.