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15:00 Lingfield Park

Alan Morgan Remembered By His Friends Handicap (Class E)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 25.64s
  • 14 Ran
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1
Silk -

Spindor (USA)

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Illusive (IRE)

    10/1

      3
      Silk -

      Quantum Leap

      25/1

        1(13)
        Silk - Mauve, large purple spots

        Hard To Catch (IRE)

        8
        16/1
        • Form 024104
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-0

        held up in rear, good headway on outer 2f out, ridden to press leaders entering final furlong, unable to quicken

        2(4)
        Silk - White, Light Blue stripe, armlets and stars on cap

        Sir Francis (IRE)

        39
        7/1
        • Form 060-000
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-11

        led to halfway, stayed close up until weakened under pressure over 1f out

        3(12)
        Silk - Royal Blue and White diabolo, hooped sleeves and cap

        Fearby Cross (IRE)

        39
        14/1
        • Form 44000-6
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-10

        behind, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer

        4(7)
        Silk - White and Pink stripes, White sleeves, Pink cap

        Super Canyon

        14 v
        9/1
        • Form 5532-42
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-10

        dwelt, soon tailed off in rear

        5(6)
        Silk - Mauve, White stripe, hooped sleeves and cap

        Cold Climate

        39
        10/1
        • Form 51521-0
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-9

        prominent, ridden to press leaders final furlong, not quickened towards finish

        6(5)
        Silk - Royal Blue and White diabolo, Royal Blue cap

        Parker

        14 b
        14/1
        • Form 150-436
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-7

        pressed leader 5f

        7(8)
        Silk - Royal Blue and White (halved), sleeves reversed, Royal Blue cap, Red spots

        Quantum Leap

        49 v
        25/1
        • Form 53-0630
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-6

        pressed leaders, led narrowly halfway, unable to quicken and headed near finish

        8(11)
        Silk - Black, Red cross belts, Red sleeves, Black armlets, Red cap

        Nearly A Fool

        15 v
        11/2
        • Form 3-11021
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-6

        held up towards rear, pushed along 4f out, staying on same pace and no chance and not much room approaching final furlong

        9(9)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow hollow box

        Zafarshah (IRE)

        39
        8/1
        • Form 50-1414
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-6

        held up towards rear, stumbled on inner over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, no chance

        10(2)
        Silk - Red, Yellow hoop, diabolo on sleeves

        Illusive (IRE)

        5 b
        10/1
        • Form 035002
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-2

        in touch, effort to press leaders when not clear run inside final furlongfurlong, switched right and ran on to take 2nd near finish

        11(10)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap

        Spindor (USA)

        8 b
        6/1
        • Form 0-25342
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-2

        held up towards rear, not clear run on inner from 3f out, effort and switched right to outer over 1f out, ran on under pressure to lead near finish

        12(14)
        Silk - Black, Light Blue and White hooped sleeves

        Feast of Romance

        37
        10/1
        • Form 326215
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-2

        pressed leaders until weakened 2f out

        13(1)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, LIGHT BLUE star and star on cap

        Single Track Mind

        2
        25/1
        • Form 0-02545
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-3

        slowly into stride, behind, some late moderate headway

        14(3)
        Silk - White, Red chevron, White sleeves, Red seams, quartered cap

        Star Fern

        31
        20/1
        • Form 4-55
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-2

        slowly away and always in rear

        In depth

        Verdict

        Zafarshah is the tentative choice in this wide open handicap, with Hard To Catch, Fearby Cross and Nearly A Fool also on the shortlist. The selection is well drawn and has the services of the very capable Seb Sanders. He is a course and distance winner who ran with real credit last time out when a close fourth behind Harrison Point over this course and distance. He had the worst of the draw on that day and looks capable of making amends here. Hard To Catch has been in fair form of late but has done all his winning over 5 and 6 furlongs so he is passed over for that reason. Fearby Cross ran well behind our selection last time over this course and distance, and as that was his first run after a break he could be capable of better, while Nearly A Fool has shown all his best form on this track but he may struggle in handicap company even though he has been in good form recently. This is not an easy race to predict, but we will make Zafarshah our tentative choice.