Racecards
13:15 Lingfield Park
32Red.com EBF Novice Stakes (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 7f 1y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 925821
- Age 2
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Tom Marquand
led 2f, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, effort inside final furlong, ran on
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
led after 2f, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra
Chingachgook
26- Form 3
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey J Garritty
close up, headway to track leaders 2f out, effort on inner to press leader inside final furlong, not quicken close home
Garsington
20- Form 07
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey S W Kelly
held up, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 9
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Maverick Officer
125- Form 75
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey S Donohoe
in touch, headway approaching final furlong, quickened to lead towards finish, won going away
Ode To Autumn
125- Form 226
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
raced wide until tracked leader after 2f, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed towards finish
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Georgia Cox
slowly away in rear, pushed along 3f out, never near leaders
In depth
Verdict
Liberty Lynx has a nice pedigree and she would only need to be slightly above-average to take a hand in the finish on her debut. Ode To Autumn is sure to be popular as he only found one too good in his first two starts and has been gelded since his sixth at Newmarket in August. Zalshah got off the mark at the 13th attempt at Chelmsford but now has a penalty and is hardly progressive. CHINGACHGOOK offered plenty of encouragement at Wolverhampton earlier this month. Improvement is likely so he should go close if handling the switch to Polytrack, though any market interest in the 110,000gns yearling Breaking Records would have to be taken seriously.
Formwatch
Zalshah 5-1 (9-9) Took keen hold, raced wide tracked leaders, ridden to lead and edged left inside final furlong, won at Chelmsford City 7f (5) pol in Dec beating Dance Emperor (9-5) by 1l, 9 ran.
Breaking Records (IRE) Kodiac colt out of Querulous.
Chingachgook 18-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 4 1/4l behind Jellmood (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (4) pol in Dec.
Dubai Landmark (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Dwelt, towards rear on outside, ridden 3f out, well beaten over 1f out, 12th of 13, 19 3/4l behind Mr Ritz (9-2) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Garsington 100-1 (9-2) Prominent, lost place over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 16 1/2l behind Nice Shot (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Licinius Rock Of Gibraltar gelding out of Vespasia.
Marshal Dan (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Slowly away, always behind, 9th of 10, 11 1/4l behind Jellmood (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (4) pol in Dec.
Maverick Officer 4-1 (9-2) In touch, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Move Over (9-9) at Ffos Las 7f stks (5) gs in Aug.
Ode To Autumn 6-1 (9-0) Led until over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 6th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Fortune's Pearl (9-3) at Newmarket 7f stks (4) gd in Aug.
Liberty Lynx High Chaparral filly out of Stella Point.
Toshima (IRE) Sea The Stars gelding out of Sabreon.