Racecards
18:10 Lingfield Park
Amy Bowditch Quarter Century Old-Timer Maiden Auction Stakes (Class 6)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,588
- 2nd: £770
- 3rd: £385
- 4th: £192
- Form 6-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer W J Knight
- Jockey Kieren Fox
soon tracking leader, ran wide on bend over 3f out, ridden and edged right 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 344-067
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer D & C Kubler
- Jockey George Downing
soon led, ran wide on bend over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Jason Watson
dwelt and pushed along early, soon mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, well held over 1f out
- Form 59-5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey Rob Hornby
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on, no impression on winner
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R Brisland
- Jockey J Mitchell
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon edged left, weakened inside final furlong
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer D & C Kubler
- Jockey Jordan Uys
very awkward start, always well behind
Peloton
23- Form 327-825
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer P Phelan
- Jockey K T O'Neill
tracked leaders, switched left over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd and kept on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 5-3642
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Edward Greatrex
held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear when edged right inside final furlong, comfortably
Verdict
Several of these have a handicap mark with PELOTON coming out best at the weights back in maiden company. She came up against the progressive Titi Makfi at Sandown last time and should have the measure of recent course runner-up Pondering. Leapt has changed hands and may do better once handicapping and the same can be said of Bermondsey but Josh The Plod also looks a likely improver and is preferred to Eternal Dream.
Formwatch
Eternal Dream 8-1 (9-5) Led after 1f, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Monaadhil (9-5) at Leicester 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Jun.
Solent Meads (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Took keen hold in mid-division, ridden and lost place inside final 2f, 7th of 13, 12 3/4l behind Admirable Art (9-12) at Chepstow 1m hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Josh The Plod (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Started slowly, held up in last pair, headway on outside over 2f out, keeping on steadily when rider dropped reins final furlong, went modest 3rd close home, 3rd of 7, 9 3/4l behind Shadow Warrior (9-1) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Leapt 50-1 (9-0) In touch, chased leaders over 3f out, slightly hampered over 1f out, hung left and weakened, 7th of 10, 9 1/2l behind Tartini (9-0) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (4) gd in Oct.
Bermondsey Belle (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Chased leading trio and pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, never on terms after, plugged on final furlong, 5th of 7, 12 3/4l behind Shadow Warrior (9-1) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Fools And Kings Sakhee gelding out of Mookhlesa.
Flooded 100-1 (9-5) Towards rear and soon pushed along, tailed off over 4f out, virtually pulled up, last of 14, dist behind Petitioner (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.
Peloton 8-1 (8-7) Held up in rear, ridden and switched right over 2f out, headway and edged right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Titi Makfi (9-4) at Sandown 1m 1f hcp fll (5) gd in Jun.
Pondering 1-4fav (8-9) Tracked leading pair, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd near finish, 2nd of 4, hd behind Affair (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f stks (6) gf in Jun.