Racecards
11:55 Lingfield Park
Bet Direct No Q Maiden Stakes (Class D)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
- Form 00
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey T Quinn
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden and outpaced 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 000
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
held up, headway over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Crackleando
16- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
towards rear, headway 3f out, weakened 1f out
- Form 33
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer H J Collingridge
- Jockey I Mongan
keen, close up, ridden and chased leader over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Warif (USA)
46- Form 00
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer E J O'Neill
- Jockey R Ffrench
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 00
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer N A Callaghan
- Jockey S Whitworth
pulled hard, held up in rear, outpaced 4f out, kept on final furlong
- Form 0653
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged right and led well inside final furlong
Resonance
16- Form 04
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer Mrs A Perrett
- Jockey W Ryan
held up well in rear, headway on bit 2f out, not clear run and still plenty to do over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong
- Form 05
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Sportula
31- Form 00
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer Mrs A Perrett
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
held up in touch, lost place over 4f out
- Form 4050
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey M Fenton
held up, headway to lead over 4f out, ridden 2f out, edged right and headed well inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
None of these have looked anything special to date, but with the step up to 10 furlongs expected to bring about improvement from Resonance, he is the choice to see off the likes of Bill Bennett and Master Theo. Amanda Perrett's filly is a half-sister to several winners at distances up to two miles, so there is every reason to believe she will be well suited by this stiffer test. She has already proven she acts around here when beaten less than two-lengths into fourth behind Rendezvous Point earlier this month. Bill Bennett comes here in good form having chased home Clog Dance on the Fibresand at Wolverhampton. Whether this faster surface will suit as well is open to question, but if handling the Polytrack, must go well. Bold Joe, just in front of Bill Bennett at Brighton, has experience of this track, but is short of pace and will appreciate this step up in trip, having found a mile too sharp for him last time. Strictly on the book Keep On Movin has the beating of both of them using Bold Joe as a yardstick, but this Danehill Dancer filly doesn't look as open to as much improvement as some of her rivals. Master Theo stepped up on his debut when running into third place behind Cimyla here last month. He is another who looks sure to appreciate this stiffer test. John Gosden's runners on the all-weather surfaces are always worth a second look (42% strike rate with two-year-olds), and Semelle De Vent is sure to have her supporters, but we will stick with Resonance, who is open to improvement at this trip.