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17:20 Lingfield Park

Happy Birthday Aoife Hearne Handicap (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 1y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £4,500 added
  • Winner: £2,911
  • 2nd: £866
  • 3rd: £433
  • 4th: £216
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 10.53s
  • Off Time: 17:21:20
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Lightning Charlie

13/8

    2
    Silk -

    Desert Strike

    4/1

      3
      Silk -

      Exoplanet Blue

      4/1

        1(1)
        Silk - Yellow and red (halved horizontally), black and red halved sleeves, quartered cap

        Lightning Charlie

        16 BFD
        13/8
        • Form 5264-53
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 75

        tracked leader, led over 1f out, stayed on strongly

        2(8)
        Silk - Purple, mauve chevron and sleeves, hooped cap

        Renounce (IRE)

        86 CD
        12/1
        • Form 215-80
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 73

        mid-division, never on terms

        3(7)
        Silk - Red, White diamond, White sleeves, Red spots

        Exoplanet Blue

        20 BFC
        4/1
        • Form 70446-2
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 72

        held up in touch, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on closing stages, nearest finish

        4(6)
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN and PURPLE (quartered), PURPLE sleeves, EMERALD GREEN armlets

        Desert Strike

        21 p CDCD
        4/1
        • Form 268093
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 71

        led, headed over 1f out, soon rallied, kept on under pressure

        5(5)
        Silk - Red, black chevron, white sleeves, red cap, black stars

        Red Cossack (CAN)

        184 ht
        12/1
        • Form 355513-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 70

        unruly in stalls and rider was late removing hood, slowly away, always in rear

        6(4)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diamonds, White sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Yellow diamond

        Honcho (IRE)

        30 BFD
        5/1
        • Form 854-606
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 68

        tracked leader, under pressure over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

        7(3)
        Silk - Purple, yellow seams, yellow sleeves, purple stars, purple cap

        Straits Of Malacca

        16 D
        10/1
        • Form 060-597
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 66

        mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never on terms

        8(2)
        Silk - Yellow, royal blue seams and sleeves, red cap

        Monna Valley

        223 t BF
        8/1
        • Form 6/45415-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 65

        behind, driven halfway, weakened over 2f out

        Previous results

        2015
        (2)
        Silk -

        Rufford (IRE)

        3/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        2014
        (1)
        Silk -

        Desert Strike

        4/1
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-7

        2013
        (1)
        Silk -

        Langley Vale

        14/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-11

        In depth

        Verdict

        Exoplanet Blue recorded her only win so far over 7f and went close over the latter distance here earlier in the month. Lightning Charlie has only won a maiden race to date though was beaten only a length at Kempton recently while Renounce has yet to threaten in handicaps and drops down a grade for this. DESERT STRIKE was winning at Chelmsford off a 12lb higher mark as recently as August last year. A prolific course and distance winner over the years, Conor Dore’s veteran gets a speculative vote to come good again in this off his current mark.

        Formwatch

        Lightning Charlie 11-4fav (9-7) Tracked leaders on inside, took keen hold, not much room over 4f out, going well over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on, unable to challenge, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Picket Line (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Apr.

        Renounce (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 14, 12 3/4l behind Mezmaar (8-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb.

        Exoplanet Blue 5-2jfav (9-7) Dwelt in touch, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Baileys Mirage (8-12) at Lingfield 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Apr.

        Desert Strike 25-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Bowson Fred (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Apr.

        Red Cossack (CAN) 9-1 (9-5) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon led and soon headed, no extra and lost 2nd place towards finish, 3rd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Charlies Mate (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.

        Honcho (IRE) 3-1fav (9-7) Dwelt in touch 4f out, ridden and no impression 2f out, stayed on under pressure towards finish, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Picansort (9-0) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Mar.

        Straits Of Malacca 40-1 (9-0) Not much room soon after start, in rear, stayed on inside final furlong, never involved, 7th of 11, 4l behind Picket Line (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Apr.

        Monna Valley 5-2fav (9-7) Hampered start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Dark Wonder (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Sep.