Racecards
14:15 Lingfield Park
Unibet Handicap (Class 4)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 6f 1y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £7,250 added
- Winner: £4,568
- 2nd: £1,367
- 3rd: £684
- 4th: £342
- Form 202525
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
held up towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders
- Form 771034
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey G Baker
held up in mid-division on inside, headway between horses over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
- Form 190631
- Age 8
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey Hayley Turner
chased leader, pushed along to challenge 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards
- Form 027124
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey J F Egan
chased leaders on inside, ridden and went 2nd 1f out, led just inside final furlong ran on, caught post
- Form 590935
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey Tomas Harrigan
steadied start, held up towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on same pace and no impression inside final furlong
- Form 960919
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey P Cosgrave
chased leading pair, ridden approaching final furlong, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on inside final furlong, led post
Vincentti (IRE)
117- Form 723980
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey David Probert
slowly into stride, last pair, never involved
- Form 384157
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey R Havlin
led, pushed along and joined 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
- Form 105283
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer M D Squance
- Jockey C Catlin
difficult loading, chased leaders, ridden edged left and kept on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 094444
- Age 6
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey L P Keniry
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, not clearest of runs inside final furlong, kept on, went 4th towards finish, not reach leaders
- Form 473390
- Age 8
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey J Quinn
held up in rear, some headway on inside over 1f out, never dangerous
- Form 6-20569
- Age 4
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Sammy Jo Bell
held up in mid-division on outside, wide on home turn, hung left and no impression over 1f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
DESERT STRIKE is worth sticking with in his current form. He scored over track and trip last time and won off a higher mark than today's at Wolverhampton in September. Diamond Lady has been thereabouts of late and has to come into the reckoning dropping down a grade while Head Space went close at Kempton on his penultimate start. Harrogate Fair finished just ahead of Salvatore Fury when third on his latest start but was behind the selection before that.
Formwatch
Diamond Lady 14-1 (8-9) Midfield, headway over 1f out, ran on, never nearer, 5th of 12, 3l behind Barracuda Boy (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Nov.
Head Space (IRE) 4-1 (9-1) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Strategic Force (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Desert Strike 16-1 (9-7) Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Thataboy (9-7) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Salvatore Fury (IRE) 7-4fav (9-0) Held up in touch, headway over 1f out, kept on well, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Fair Value (9-0) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Clear Praise (USA) 12-1 (9-4) Took keen hold in touch, stayed on under pressure closing stages, 5th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Dont Have It Then (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Soaring Spirits (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Prominent, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 7l behind Dont Have It Then (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Vincentti (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Raced stands side and led group, drifted to join others over 3f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out, last of 10, 9l behind Inciting Incident (9-4) at Goodwood 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Sep.
Ask The Guru 10-1 (9-3) Chased leaders on inside, weakened towards finish, 7th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Royal Acquisition (9-3) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Harrogate Fair 25-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Fair Value (9-0) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Temple Road (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, travelliong well over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd final 50 yards, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Welease Bwian (8-10) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Rocket Rob (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Outpaced in last pair, wide on bend halfway, never a factor, 11th of 12, 13l behind Stellarta (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Flighty Clarets (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Towards rear, ridden halfway, never a factor, last of 9, 22l behind Razin' Hell (8-13) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.