Racecards
14:30 Lingfield Park
Bet Direct No Q Banded Stakes (Class H)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Form 5-05306
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey R L Moore
held up in rear, some late moderate headway
- Form 0-30106
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Mrs Stef Liddiard
- Jockey S J Drowne
soon pushed along in rear, tailed off halfway
Geespot
15- Form 400030
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer D Ffrench Davis
- Jockey M Dwyer
behind, stayed on under pressure final furlong, no danger
- Form 0-00631
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer B Johnson
- Jockey S Whitworth
held up, headway to track leaders over 2f out, ridden and found nil entering final furlong
- Form 000-404
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer J Bridger
- Jockey Reserve
towards rear, badly hampered 4f out, not recover
- Form 00-0040
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Julian Poulton
- Jockey Reserve
led to over 3f out, chased winner to 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Packin Em In
43- Form 000-320
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey Reserve
chased leader, led over 3f out, pushed 2 lengths clear approaching final furlong, hard ridden final furlong, just held on
- Form 4400-46
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer I McInnes
- Jockey Natalia Gemelova
in touch, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 00-0502
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Miss Z Davison
- Jockey N Chalmers
held up in rear division, headway 2f out, kept on final furlong, never going pace to reach leading pair
- Form 00-0254
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
held up in touch, hard ridden and kept on under pressure from over 1f out, never able to challenge
- Form 300300
- Age 10
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey V Slattery
in mid-division, effort on wide outside 2f out, one pace final furlong
Vizulize
29- Form 0-06500
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey J Quinn
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
- Form 433-000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
slowly into stride, raced very wide, effort and driven along halfway, weakened 2f out
- Form 00-013
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer P Howling
- Jockey Michael Hills
chased leaders, chased winner from 2f out, hard ridden final furlong, ran on towards finish, just held
In depth
Verdict
Gentle Response could be the answer to another poor contest, with Dial Square, Single Track Mind and Shirley Oaks also worth a mention. Gentle Response came good over the course and distance three weeks ago when she bolted up on only her third start for her new stable. That was no surprise as she had posted two good efforts since leaving Chris Dwyer, so the change of scenery has obviously done the trick. A similar performance here should be enough with Simon Whitworth once again in the saddle. Single Track Mind has a top jockey on board and can play a part in proceedings if not getting too far behind and meeting trouble as he does tend to do, while Dial Square, one of two runners to benefit from the age allowance, has winning form to his name and should run well here, although the return to a mile will suit him better in future. Shirley Oaks was just touched off over six furlongs last time and is of interest as well, but Gentle Response was so impressive when last seen that she has to be supported to follow up.