Racecards
17:55 Lingfield Park
Bridgeen Stone Birthday Handicap (Div 2) (Class 6)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,264
- 2nd: £674
- 3rd: £337
- 4th: £168
- Form 53533-4
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
towards rear, wide into straight 2f out, never on terms
- Form 2547-81
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey Shelley Birkett
tracked leader until over 3f out, tracked leaders, effort inside final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 825233
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer Mrs L Pearce
- Jockey Simon Pearce
tracked leaders, chased leader over 3f out, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, soon headed ran on
- Form 05-6111
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Hector Crouch
steadied start pulled hard in rear, headway on outer approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 6633-65
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey David Probert
held up, ridden over 2f out, kept on, never nearer
- Form 9462-52
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer T D McCarthy
- Jockey Hayley Turner
close up, outpaced and dropped to rear over 2f out, rallied entering final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 998365
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer J Ryan
- Jockey Ryan Powell
raced wide held up, headway 3f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
- Form 400-622
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer Mrs C A Dunnett
- Jockey Cam Hardie
soon led, ridden 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, no extra
Verdict
Third Strike was a winner without a penalty at Chelmsford last time and duly landed a hat-trick. But he has a 7lb rise to contend with here while Attain returned the 33/1 winner at Lingfield in February and is 6lb worse off with the runner-up UNDERSTORY. The latter is a three-time course and distance winner and back on a winning mark. Sexy Secret is usually thereabouts without being good enough and it could be a similar story today while Perseverent Pete was still beaten a long way despite finishing second at Chelmsford on his latest start.
Formwatch
Sixties Love 7-2fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, held towards finish, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Estibdaad (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Attain 33-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb beating Understory (9-4) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Sexy Secret 15-2 (8-10) Soon led, ridden over 2f out, hung right and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Qasser (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hacp 0-70 (5).
Third Strike 9-4fav (8-12) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, led 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Feb beating Jazri (8-6) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Fair Comment 12-1 (8-7) Pushed along leaving stalls, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, bumped over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 5l behind Watersmeet (9-11) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Understory (USA) 3-1 (9-4) Quickly away led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Attain (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Evacusafe Lady 8-1 (9-4) Held up, ridden in 3rd over 3f out, one pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 13l behind Goldmadchen (8-12) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
My Anchor 10-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 6l behind Patron of Explores (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-52 (6) in Mar.
Perseverent Pete (USA) 4-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd over 2f out until well over 1f out, every chance over 1f out, outpaced by winner final furlong, kept on for 2nd, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Ninety Minutes (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.