Racecards
15:30 Lingfield Park
Betway Handicap (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 6f 1y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 298088
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer J P O'Brien
- Jockey A Kirby
tracked leaders, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 3628-00
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer G Peckham
- Jockey K T O'Neill
in touch in rear, pushed along over 4f out, never on terms
Helis (FR)
660- Form 341/130-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey L P Keniry
tracked leader, led 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
- Form 175107
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer David Dennis
- Jockey D C Costello
dwelt in touch, ridden and headway on inner over 1f out, no impression final furlong
- Form 448001
- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey Jack Duern
raced wide in touch, ridden 2f out, headway inside final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders
- Form 526455
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened entering final furlong
- Form 886487
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
soon led, headed 4f out, led again 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on
- Form 455333
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer B R Johnson
- Jockey L Morris
tracked leaders, not clear run 2f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
- Form 504312
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey K Shoemark
in touch, pushed along and no impression over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Hamish Mcgonagain was only beaten a head at Wolverhampton having earlier won over 5f at the same track. He still looks to be on a fair mark and it will be a surprise if he’s not in the firing-line. Varsovian won a shade comfortably over 7f here earlier in the month and is equally effective over this trip. Joseph O’Brien has sent Art Nouvelle over from Ireland with decent claims and Danecase and Zipedeedodah are others to consider but it’s about time VERY HONEST was getting her head back in front. She’s produced a string of solid performances off this mark recently and deserves a change of luck.
Formwatch
Art Nouvelle (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Towards rear, ridden on outer 2f out and kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor, 8th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Invincible Ryker (8-13) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Nov.
Whirl Me Round 20-1 (9-8) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 18 3/4l behind Cappananty Con (9-4) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Helis (FR) (9-10) last of 10, dist behind Classe Power (9-2) at Nantes 1m stks hvy in Mar.
Danecase 25-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Cappananty Con (9-4) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Varsovian 6-1 (9-7) Keen made all, quickened 2 lengths clear 1f out, edged right and ran on, won at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Spirit Of Sarwan (9-9) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Zipedeedodah (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Led early, prominent, ridden over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Bahamian Heights (9-3) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Juan Horsepower 8-1 (9-2) Went right start, always behind, last of 7, 15 1/4l behind Rosina (9-5) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Very Honest (IRE) 9-2 (8-9) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Show Stealer (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp fll (4) pol in Dec.
Hamish Mcgonagain 7-1 (9-5) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 10, hd behind Poppy In The Wind (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.