Racecards
14:45 Lingfield Park
Bet Direct On 0800 32 93 93 Handicap (Class D2) (Class 2)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- Form 3/12000-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey M Dwyer
close up, joined leaders 2f out, driven to lead over 1f out, stayed on gamely near finish, all out
- Form 1410/00-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer A P Jarvis
- Jockey I Mongan
towards rear, weakened and lost touch over 2f out, soon tailed off
- Form 211120-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 81
held up and behind, headway wide 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 03100-1
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
led, joined 2f out, soon headed and weakened over 1f out
- Form 646000-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer D Flood
- Jockey Tony Culhane
always towards rear, never dangerous final 2f
- Form 010000-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer L G Cottrell
- Jockey A Daly
in touch on outer, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 15461-4
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey S W Kelly
prominent, joined leaders 2f out, every chance final furlong, no extra towards finish
- Form 00422-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 78
close up, ridden along over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on well towards finish
- Form 241100-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer P W D'Arcy
- Jockey E Ahern
in rear, headway 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong, gaining near finish
- Form 00006-0
- Age 7
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer K A Morgan
- Jockey J Quinn
started slowly, in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on, not reach leaders
- Form 003504-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Darren Williams
held up and behind, headway 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong to take 2nd close home
In depth
Verdict
Waterside has only gone up 2lbs for his win over course and distance earlier this month and looks worth a bet to follow up at the main expense of Outer Hebrides and Roman Maze. The selection was having his first start of the winter when battling back well to score and, with improvement anticipated, appeals as the most likely winner. David Loder's Outer Hebrides may well have needed his recent return when a close seventh behind Waterside and should strip fitter for the run. He rates a bigger threat than Massey, who has been placed in his last two starts but those runs have been in lesser grade and this looks tougher. Top weight Mr Lambros has claims if fit enough for his reappearance and has to be respected along with John Best's Smokin Joe, who is surely better than his most recent effort would suggest. A bigger threat may come from Roman Haze, who represents the in-form stable of Mark Brisbourne, although a 2lb rise for his latest defeat behind Atlantic Quest looks a shade high and Waterside looks a safer bet.