Racecards
13:15 Lingfield Park
Forest Row Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £4,000 added
- Form 467
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 60
raced wide, pulled hard, held up, headway over 1f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, not paced to challenge
Green Onions
17- Form 063
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer D J S Ffrench Davis
- Jockey Gabriel Hannon
led after 1f, ridden 2f out, hung left over 1f out, soon headed, no extra
- Form 932
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey G Baker
tracked leader, edged left over 1f out, ridden to lead 1f out, kept up to work towards finish
- Form 52
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression
Menhir Bay
14- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey S J Drowne
pushed along in rear, ridden to go 5th 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer J Gask
- Jockey T P Queally
dwelt, in rear, ran green and wide bend 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, better for race
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer S A Callaghan
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
slowly into stride in rear, behind when hampered 1f out
Lady Vivien
24- Form 76
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer D H Brown
- Jockey P Mulrennan
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
- Form 70
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer J Ryan
- Jockey Hayley Turner
led 1f, remained in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out, edged left 1f out
In depth
Verdict
HILLSIDE LAD, Green Onions and Fantasy Gladiator form the immediate short-list but the market may always reveal a little more. Hillside Lad showed promise at double figure prices on his first two starts before being sent off a 2-1 favourite over six furlongs here last time. He was denied by a head there but showed enough speed to think that he'll cope with this shorter trip and he has the form to go close. Green Onions is improving with experience but still has a little to learn about the game and may have to settle for a minor role again. Fantasy Gladiator was just behind Green Onions at Great Leighs last time when racing too keenly; he ran wide at the bend at this track on his penultimate start so does have a question or two to answer. The remainder should be monitored for support but we expect this to go the way of Hillside Lad.
Formwatch
Edith's Boy (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Reared start, slowly away, in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on approaching final furlong, 7th of 11, 6l behind Court Approval (9-1) at Great Leighs 5f 2yo mdn auc (4) pol in Sept.
Green Onions 40-1 (8-12) Pulled hard, led over 4f out, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Geneva Geyser (9-0) at Great Leighs 6f 2yo mdn (4) pol.
Hillside Lad 2-1fav (8-12) Soon led, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, headed well inside final furlong, rallied near finish, 2nd of 9, hd behind Monsieur Fillioux (8-13) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol.
Manana Manana 20-1 (9-3) Close up, chased winner and every chance from 2f out until no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Trueblue Wizard (9-3) at Southwell 7f 2yo mdn (5) fbs.
Menhir Bay 33-1 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden halfway, soon struggling, 6th of 9, 11l behind Monsieur Fillioux (8-13) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol.
Acrosstheuniverse (USA) Forestry filly out of Belong to Lassie.
Countrywide Jaime (IRE) Danetime filly, sister to winning sprinter Outside Edge.
Lady Vivien 33-1 (9-0) Raced wide mid-division, ridden over 2f out, not pace to challenge, 6th of 11, 5l behind Chantilly Pearl (9-0) at Great Leighs 6f 2yo mdn fll (4) pol.
Risky Lady (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Soon led, headed over 2f out, badly hampered soon afer and not recover, last of 12, well behind Night Affair (9-0) at W'hampton 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol.
Fantasy Gladiator 7-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, keen, chased leaders over 4f out, effort and edged left over 1f out, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, weakened final 100 yards, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Geneva Geyser (9-0) at Great Leighs 6f 2yo mdn (4) po.