Racecards
14:50 Lingfield Park
Bet Direct On Sky Text Page 613 Apprentice Claiming Stakes (Class F)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Form 7935-13
- Age 8
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Sara Metcalfe
close up, effort over 1f out, nudged along to lead inside final furlong, held on well near finish
- Form 7400-75
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
narrow lead to 3f out, chasing leaders when squeezed 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 416644-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer Mrs P Dutfield
- Jockey E Looney
raced very wide and behind, still last and plenty to do 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong, just held
- Form 71006-8
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
started slowly, kept on under pressure final furlong, n.ner
- Form 03-4315
- Age 7
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey L Treadwell
slow into stride, soon chasing leaders, led 3 out, headed and weakened inside final furlong
- Form 621000-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer Mrs P Dutfield
- Jockey Hayley Turner
held up, headway halfway, ridden and stayed on final furlong, n.ner
- Form 71036-0
- Age 6
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey C Poste
behind, ridden 3f out, ran on one pace final furlong
- Form 19-7095
- Age 7
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer Jamie Poulton
- Jockey R J Molloy
behind, ridden halfway, n.ner
- Form 1023-96
- Age 6
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey T J O'Brien
pressed leader to over 1f out, weakened quickly
- Form 510258-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey Helen Smith
prominent, ridden to press leaders on inside final furlong, not quicken
In depth
Verdict
Plenty to put a line through here and Leonora Truce looks to quite well in. The filly has had a bit of a break, is a course winner - albeit over 5f - and gets the trip well. With the plus of N P Littmoden in the trainer's column beside her name she can take this moderate affair. Easter Ogil has also been going pretty well but does not convince that he sees out this trip sufficiently to be considered selection material, though Air Of Esteem looks interesting for Dandy Nicholls, having his first course outing for some time. His only other one ended in victory, so perhaps the market might tell us whether the yard are confident of a repeat.