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17:40 Lingfield Park

Simon Bowden 50th Birthday Selling Stakes (Class 6)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 133y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,500 added
  • Winner: £2,264
  • 2nd: £674
  • 3rd: £337
  • 4th: £168
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 32.90s
  • Off Time: 17:40:45
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Ablaze

20/1

    2
    Silk -

    Tuolumne Meadows

    11/2

      3
      Silk -

      King Olav (UAE)

      8/1

        1(5)
        Silk - Purple, Beige hollow box, Beige sleeves, Purple spots, Purple and Beige hooped cap

        King Olav (UAE)

        92 D
        8/1
        • Form 3581-13
        • Age 12
        • Weight 10-2
        • Official Rating 67

        tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, one pace in 3rd over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        2(6)
        Silk - Yellow and royal blue (quartered), yellow sleeves, royal blue spots, royal blue and yellow quartered cap

        Grand Facile

        133 b
        14/1
        • Form 50-2818
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-12
        • Official Rating 58

        broke well enough, soon in rear and pushed along, well behind over 4f out, went 4th inside final furlong

        3(1)
        Silk - Yellow, royal blue stars, yellow sleeves, royal blue spots, hooped cap

        Barbary Prince

        136
        100/1
        • Form 8-99
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 15

        towards rear, ridden 6f out, soon behind, went 5th inside final furlong

        4(7)
        Silk - Royal blue, pink epaulets, chevrons on sleeves, royal blue cap, pink diamond

        Chelsea's Boy (IRE)

        24 b BFD
        4/6
        • Form 436-375
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 74

        ridden leaving stalls, soon close up, reminder 6f out, led over 5f out, clear over 4f out until over 3f out, headed and gave up over 2f out

        5(8)
        Silk - Royal blue, yellow hoop, yellow sleeves, royal blue spots, yellow cap

        Cottesloe (IRE)

        169 b D
        9/2
        • Form 97806-6
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 65

        soon led, headed over 5f out, weakened quickly and virtually pulled up

        6(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diabolo, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue cap

        Tuolumne Meadows

        7 t
        11/2
        • Form 25-4555
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 65

        mid-division, headway over 5f out, challenged over 2f out, every chance after until held towards finish

        7(2)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow star, Striped sleeves and cap

        Yemnaak (FR)

        81 v
        33/1
        • Form 400
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 48

        slowly into stride, towards rear, behind over 4f out

        8(4)
        Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue epaulets, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets and star on Royal Blue cap

        Ablaze

        163
        20/1
        • Form 689-09
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 47

        led early, tracked leaders, 2nd over 5f out, led over 2f out, soon clear with one rival, stayed on, in command towards finish

        In depth

        Verdict

        The veteran King Olav recorded his only win on Turf so far way back in 2011 though landed a double on the all-weather at the turn of the year. CHELSEA’S BOY drops back down in trip but has every chance at the weights and gets a speculative vote in an unappealing seller. Cottesloe has yet to win on Turf after 17 attempts and Tuolumne Meadows hasn’t won anywhere yet though is less exposed than most. Grand Facile won on the Polytrack here in February but has a tough task on these terms as do the remainder.

        Formwatch

        King Olav (UAE) 16-1 (8-13) Raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and kept on one pace final 2f, 3rd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Luv U Whatever (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 5f stks (6) pol in Mar.

        Grand Facile 7-1 (9-11) Mid-division, headway 4f out, challenged over 2f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out, gradually weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Smiley Bagel (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.

        Barbary Prince 200-1 (9-5) Behind, under pressure halfway, soon beaten, 9th of 10, dist behind Alhajjaj (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.

        Chelsea's Boy (IRE) 4-1fav (9-5) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders on inside, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Denmead (9-5) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Jun.

        Cottesloe (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) In rear, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced and struggling and over 2f out, last of 6, 12 3/4l behind Bamako Du Chatelet (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.

        Tuolumne Meadows 12-1 (9-1) Led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, 5th of 6, 30 1/2l behind Plymouth Sound (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Jun.

        Yemnaak (FR) 100-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, last of 12, 22 3/4l behind Eagle Creek (9-5) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.

        Ablaze 50-1 (8-12) In touch, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 14 3/4l behind Serenade The Stars (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.