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20:05 Lingfield Park

Sharp Minds Betfair Handicap (Class E) (Class E)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good to Firm (AW Standard)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 22.96s
  • 13 Ran
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1
Silk -

Blaeberry

13/2

    2
    Silk -

    Head Boy

    5/1

      3
      Silk -

      Bahama Reef (IRE)

      14/1

        1(8)
        Silk - Dark Blue, White star, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star

        Wychbury (USA)

        8
        5/1
        • Form 2-52201
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7

        soon led, ridden when headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

        2(9)
        Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

        Model Figure (USA)

        320
        13/2
        • Form 401-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3

        in touch, beaten halfway

        3(13)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE star, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE stars and stars on cap

        La Landonne

        10
        12/1
        • Form 51-4366
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12

        prominent and keen, ridden halfway, soon weakened

        4(12)
        Silk - Brown and Orange diamonds, Brown sleeves and cap

        Carlburg (IRE)

        14
        25/1
        • Form 0200-00
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10

        always behind

        5(4)
        Silk - Red, black chevron, diamonds on sleeves, black cap

        Acuzio

        20
        25/1
        • Form 66040
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-7

        in touch, ridden and weakened over 3f out

        6(5)
        Silk - Red, Dark Green chevrons, Red cap

        Blaeberry

        10 b
        13/2
        • Form 055415
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-6

        mid-division, headway 3f out to chase leaders, led over 1f out, edged left final furlong

        7(2)
        Silk - MAUVE

        Glencalvie (IRE)

        15
        7/2
        • Form 050
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-5

        in touch on far side, ridden and effort over 2f out to chase leaders, one pace

        8(7)
        Silk - White, Black sash, Red and White hooped sleeves, Black and White hooped cap

        Bahama Reef (IRE)

        12
        14/1
        • Form 005203
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-1

        tracked leaders throughout kept on but not pace to challenge

        9(6)
        Silk - Light Green, Red star, sleeves and star on cap

        Head Boy

        16
        5/1
        • Form 005654
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-1

        prominent, ridden to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, challenged winner final furlong, just denied

        10(1)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Red sleeves, Emerald Green seams, Red cap

        Molinia

        14
        13/2
        • Form 0-0P404
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-1

        mid-division, ridden halfway, no impression

        11(10)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Emerald Green (quartered), Emerald Green sleeves, Royal Blue armlets

        Regal Flight (IRE)

        27
        33/1
        • Form 505-606
        • Age 3
        • Weight 7-12

        reared start, pulled hard and always behind

        12(11)
        Silk - Emerald green and yellow (halved), emerald green sleeves, quartered cap

        Shifty Night (IRE)

        8
        20/1
        • Form 0-00410
        • Age 3
        • Weight 7-12

        in touch, keen, ridden halfway to chase leaders, no further impression

        13(3)
        Silk - ORANGE, BLACK seams, ORANGE cap, BLACK star

        Must Be So

        39
        66/1
        • Form 006040
        • Age 3
        • Weight 7-12

        tracked leaders, ridden and weakened quickly over 3f out

        In depth

        Verdict

        To be fair this is not a strong race and from a shortlist of Wychbury, Model Figure, Blaeberry and Head Boy, we will side with Blaeberry. The selection has at least won recently, scoring from a mark of 55 over course and distance when fitted with blinkers for the first time two runs ago. Having run well since behind multiple scorer Pickle from his revised mark, he ought to show up well again at this level. Wychbury won his maiden in easy style last time, as he ought to have done, and we'll find out more about him today, as indeed we will the Barry Hills-trained Model Figure. This well-bred filly also scored in maiden company last time, but that was 320 days ago. However, if she is fully on song for her seasonal return, we expect her to go well. Head Boy also ran well behind Pickle last time, when out of the handicap, and a repeat of that type of effort could see him in the frame, and he is a course and distance winner. Many of the others have a little to prove overall, although Molinia is lightly raced and could be improving. Overall, though, Blaeberry gets the nod.