Racecards
11:40 Lingfield Park
Betway Apprentice Selling Stakes (Class 6)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,264
- 2nd: £674
- 3rd: £337
- 4th: £168
- Form 298070
- Age 9
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer Mrs L J Mongan
- Jockey Ollie Jago
keen close up, ridden over 1f out, no impression
- Form 642150
- Age 10
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey H Crouch
in touch in rear, headway entering final furlong, soon every chance, ran on
- Form 0475-47
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer R Hughes
- Jockey Finley Marsh
dwelt in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace
- Form 249-459
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey Amelia Glass
headway to lead after 2f, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 539094
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J L Flint
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
in rear, not trouble leaders
- Form 237635
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer R Eddery
- Jockey Jordan Uys
tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on (poor visibility)
- Form 855563
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
led 2f, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 296148-
- Age 9
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer A Stronge
- Jockey Mitch Godwin
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
A bit of a shocker to start proceedings with GAELIC SILVER put forward with minimum confidence. The 10-year-old is the senior member in this but does have form at a higher level and also the highest rating – Hector Crouch is a decent apprentice to have on board in a race like this. The three-year-old Hepplewhite could make a race of it if back to his best but he is 0-12 and now tried in cheekpieces. Artful Mind and Medicean Queen might be best of the rest on recent form, though that’s not saying much.
Formwatch
Barren Brook 50-1 (9-6) Dwelt, headway on outer to go close up over 8f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 13th of 14, 15 1/4l behind General Hazard (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Gaelic Silver (FR) 20-1 (9-10) Held up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 18 1/4l behind Priors Brook (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Burning Desire (IRE) 33-1 (12-0) Held up in touch, outpaced after 3 out, well beaten next, 13th of 18, dist behind Amantius (11-8) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Forced Family Fun 28-1 (10-9) Behind, pushed along before 3 out, never dangerous, soon pulled up, at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (2) gd in Dec.
Artful Mind 12-1 (9-0) Close up 3f, in touch in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, not trouble leaders, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Juste Pour Nous (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (6) pol in Dec.
Hepplewhite 3-1 (9-5) Dwelt headway to track leader after 2f, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 15l behind Hairdryer (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Medicean Queen (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) In touch, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Courtsider (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Valantino Oyster (IRE) 7-1 (10-8) Close up, hit and weakened 3 out, 7th of 8, dist behind Maid Of Tuscany (11-10) at Fakenham 2m hcp (5) gd in Oct.