Racecards
20:15 Lingfield Park
Beanboy Fillies' Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard (Turf: Good to Soft, Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,350 added
- Form 2-53451
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Richard Hughes
chased leaders, led 1f out, ran on well, driven out
Appleby
18- Form 735
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey J Fortune
raced keenly, led to 5f out, ridden and weakened quickly over 2f out, virtually pulled up final 2f
- Form 4324-65
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey S Carson
held up in rear, ridden 3f out, never a factor
- Form 6344-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
held up, headway 2f out, soon ridden and hung left under pressure, stayed on same pace final furlong
- Form 673-817
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey S J Drowne
held up behind leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 2744-22
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J R Best
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
held up, headway on outside to chase leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Anthill
22- Form 0-687
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer I A Wood
- Jockey L P Keniry
took keen hold on outside, with leaders, led 5f out to 1f out, chased winner after, not quicken final furlong
Ishimagic
194- Form 088446-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey K May
chased leaders over 4f
- Form 23306-7
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 71
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
A 5lb rise for her win at Windsor earlier this month may not prevent Baltic Belle form following up and Richard Hannon's filly is taken to do just that, getting the vote ahead of Appleby and Hucking Hope. The last mentioned only went down by the narrowest of margins when chasing home Vivi Belle at Salisbury on Wednesday and has to be respected off just a 1lb higher mark today. Princess Taylor is less exposed than most of these but needs to improve on all known form, while Princess Zada may do better back on a softer surface today having disappointed on fast ground last time. John Gosden's Appleby is hard to weigh up on her debut in this grade but does not look to be particularly well treated and a safer bet looks to be Baltic Belle who gets the vote.
Formwatch
Baltic Belle (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, rallied gamely to regain lead final strides, won at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf beating Voice (9-5) by a hd, 14 ran.
Appleby 5-2 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, no impression 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased final furlong, 5th of 11, 12l behind Parisian Dream (9-3) at Salisbury 7f 3yo mdn (4) gf.
Flying Encore (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Held up, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 12, 7l behind Truly Enchanting (9-2) at Nottingham 1m fll hcp (4) gd.
Princess Taylor 9-4fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, with leader from over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 3l behind Stravita (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Nov.
Princess Zada 9-2 (9-3) Keen hold in touch, ridden on outside over 2f out, soon no impression on leaders, 7th of 14, 5l behind Baltic Belle (9-7) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Hucking Hope (IRE) 5-2fav (9-2) Towards rear, switched 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 9, shd behind Vivi Belle (8-5) at Salisbury 6f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) gs.
Queen Noverre (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) In touch, ridden and effort 2f out, not quicken, one pace from over 1f out, 7th of 10, 3l behind Summer Dancer (9-5) at Newbury 7f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Expensive Art (IRE) 12-1 (8-4) Mid-division, stayed on one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 8l behind Express Wish (9-0) at Brighton 6f mdn stk (5) gd in May.