Racecards
15:15 Lingfield Park
Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £12,200 added
- Winner: £7,018
- 2nd: £2,061
- 3rd: £1,030
- 4th: £515
- Form 786P2-3
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey Harry Kimber
prominent, led 5th, soon headed, outpaced 3 out, switched left and rallied last, held by winner towards finish
- Form 04P-764
- Age 11
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Hugh Nugent
led until 5th, lost place 5 out, well beaten before 3 out
- Form 121/10-4
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer Laura Morgan
- Jockey Tabitha Worsley
held up, mistake 5 out, well beaten when mistake 4 out, pulled up after mistake 3 out
- Form 226/UP-P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey Henry Platt
prominent, led after 5th, headed 3 out, lost 2nd last, stayed on same pace
- Form 1F/5744-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Luca Morgan
jumped left, held up, not fluent 5 out, soon struggling, modest 4th before 3 out
- Form 6111-P3
- Age 10
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey Page Fuller
behind, closed 3rd, challenged from 5 out, led and mistake 3 out, hung right flat, stayed on
Verdict
A worrying cocktail of chasers past their prime and inexperienced jockeys but UHLAN BUTE hinted at a revival at Ludlow last month and any further improvement would put Venetia Williams’ 11-year-old in the firing-line. Skipping On will have needed his Newcastle run and Finnegan's Garden and Tara Bridge are past course winners but the fences usually get in the way of Private Malone. Shanahan's Turn is thrown in on past form and wasn’t disgraced at Chepstow last month so looks the danger to the selection with Harry Kimber claiming 8lb.
Formwatch
Shanahan's Turn (IRE) 9-1 (12-4) Led, headed narrowly after 11th, ridden and unable to go with winner after 5 out, lost 2nd after next, stayed on when hard pressed for modest 3rd from last, 3rd of 7, 9l behind Eceparti (11-10) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Uhlan Bute (FR) 8-1 (11-3) Prominent when mistake 1st, chased leaders, lost place 7th, headway 13th, led 16th, mistake and headed 4 out, no extra flat, 4th of 9, 10l behind Bobo Mac (11-3) at Ludlow 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Skipping On (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Disputed lead until chased leader 8th, every chance 3 out, weakened after next, 4th of 5, 21 1/2l behind Charlie Snow Angel (10-0) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Nov.
Private Malone (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Bumped 1st, chased leaders, went 2nd 5th until 10th, chased leaders, weakened next, pulled up before last, at Stratford 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Tara Bridge 20-1 (11-8) Chased leader until after 5th, chased leaders, 2nd again 5 out, every chance when hit next, still every chance approaching 3 out, weakened next, lost modest 3rd last 100 yards, 4th of 10, 5l behind Inaminna (11-5) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Finnegan's Garden (IRE) 8-1 (11-3) Held up, closed on outside 4 out, disputing 2nd 2 out, one pace and held last, no extra flat, 3rd of 5, 10l behind Duhallow Lad (11-5) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov.