Racecards
12:10 Lingfield Park
Mirror Punters Club Apprentice Selling Stakes (Class 6)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £2,500 added
- Winner: £1,704
- 2nd: £503
- 3rd: £252
- Form 451475
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer A J McCabe
- Jockey Sean Jackson
awkward start, behind, headway over 2f out, squeezed through on inside to challenge over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, driven out
- Form 521646
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer A J Lidderdale
- Jockey L Mayor
raced keenly tracking leader, led 2f out, edged left over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 570670
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey R Duthie
pulled hard tracking leaders, weakened well over 1f out
- Form 895354
- Age 8
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer E A Wheeler
- Jockey Raul Da Silva
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on well, never troubled leaders
- Form 7-57809
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer M R Hoad
- Jockey Danny Brock
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 905368
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer P Butler
- Jockey Nathan Alison
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, soon one pace
- Form 4-68
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 41
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Jake Payne
set steady pace until quickened halfway, headed 2f out, faded final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Neither Ajdaad or Pipers Piping are the most consistent, but the latter came out best at Wolverhampton when they last met. It could be a different story here, however, as Alan McCabe's charge re-opposes on much better terms. Batchworth Blaise hasn't raced since September and isn't getting any quicker at the age of eight, but QUERIDO went close over C&D last month. A similar effort in this company should see him return to winning ways and Paddy Butler's charge gets the vote.
Formwatch
Ajdaad (USA) 3-1fav (8-9) Behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on well, never nearer, 5th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Opus Maximus (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f clm stks (5) pol.
Pipers Piping (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear on outer, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 6th of 9, 5l behind Whitechapel (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Loch Fleet (IRE) 40-1 (9-3) Close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 11th of 13, 13l behind Signora Frasi (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Nov.
Batchworth Blaise 20-1 (8-10) Mid-division, headway to 4th 3f out, chased leading pair over 2f out, keeping on same pace when squeezed out over 1f out, 4th of 11, 6l behind Gallego (9-9) at Salisbury 1m all hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sep.
Majestueux (USA) 33-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, soon eased, 9th of 11, 25l behind Glass Mountain (9-9) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Oct.
Querido (GER) 20-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, headway on outside and edged right over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 8l behind Whodunit (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Vivre La Secret 100-1 (8-0) Always in rear, last of 8, 12l behind One Way Or Another (8-12) at Lingfield 7f clm stks (6) pol.