Racecards
14:50 Lingfield Park
Pontins.com Handicap (Class 6)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,500 added
- Form 13008/6
- Age 9
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer S Lycett
- Jockey L P Keniry
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 609406-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Mrs N Smith
- Jockey B Doyle
in rear, effort and wide over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 7811/45
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer Miss S West
- Jockey E Creighton
led, joined over 9f out, headed over 6f out, ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 09800/0
- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey G Baker
held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, pressed leader 2f out, soon led, ridden clear
Openide
26- Form 44569-5
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer B W Duke
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
held up mid-division, outpaced and lost touch over 4f out, ridden and kept on final furlong
- Form 6119-38
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer Mrs L J Mongan
- Jockey I Mongan
mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, soon one pace
- Form 87003-1
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 60
held up mid-division on inside, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, headway approaching final furlong, kept on
- Form 3803-93
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer Ms J S Doyle
- Jockey Jim Crowley
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, edged left and stayed on from 1f out
- Form 0925/0-7
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer Jean-Rene Auvray
- Jockey S Breux
close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 98264-1
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Ms J S Doyle
- Jockey James Doyle
chased leader until over 9f out, remained in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakening when not much room, approaching final furlong
- Form 53701-1
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer D E Cantillon
- Jockey W Buick
slowly into stride, keen, in rear, rapid headway to join leader over 9f out, led over 6f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, kept on
- Form 36-2335
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey J F Egan
Nonrunner
- Form 860/0-33
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer R M Stronge
- Jockey Hadden Frost
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Josh You Are is selected here ahead of Mamonta and Pocket Too. Josh You Are handled the step up in trip well at Kempton last time and might have more improvement to come at the trip. As such, he gets the vote even under his revised rating. Dream Mountain was allowed the run of things when winning last time and more looks to be required today. Runner-up that day, Mamonta, and the third, Ganymede, might get closer now. Pocket Too caused a surprise when scoring in a Lingfield claimer last time and, even though it might not pay to trust the form too deeply, he is entitled to build on that. He can be considered too but the vote goes to Josh You Are.
Formwatch
Sea Map 11-4fav (9-9) Tracked leader, closed over 3f out, led 2f out, soon driven, headed and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 4l behind Pocket Too (9-2) at Lingfield 2m clm (6) pol.
Openide 7-2 (9-6) Prominent, weakened 2f out, eased when beaten, 5th of 10, 8l behind Mister Completely (8-11) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Pocket Too 9-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place 5f out, stayed on under pressure to chase leading pair over 1f out, led final furlong, driven out, won at Lingfield 2m clm (6) pol beating Zibeline (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Mamonta 13-2 (8-13) Held up, ridden and stayed on from 2f out, took 2nd on line, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Dream Mountain (8-6) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Dream Mountain 8-1 (8-6) Made virtually all, ridden 3f out, ran on, won at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Mamonta (8-13) by 2l, 8 ran.
Josh You Are 9-2 (8-8) Held up, headway 2f out, chased leader approaching final furlong, soon led, stayed on well, won at Kempton 2m hcp 0-50 (6) pol beating Lysander's Quest (8-10) by 2l, 14 ran.
Bienheureux 8-1 (9-8) Held up, headway over 3f out, lead over 2f out until over 1f out, faded, 5th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Noble Minstrel (9-5) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Come What Augustus 13-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, until approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 14, 4l behind Josh You Are (8-8) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-50 (6) pol.