Racecards
18:45 Lingfield Park
Betway Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div 1) (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1y
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: Polytrack
- £5,400 added
- Winner: £3,493
- 2nd: £1,040
- 3rd: £519
- 4th: £260
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
raced wide chasing leaders, pushed along over 3f out, hung left over 1f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
Dromara King
92- Form 3-332
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer R Hughes
- Jockey Finley Marsh
led 3f, settled 3rd on inside 4f out, not much room on inside over 1f out, soon switched right, kept on same pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd final strides
- Form 8-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
held up in last pair, headway and squeezed through on inside 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, went 3rd last strides
Witch Hunt (IRE)
218- Form 0-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer D Menuisier
- Jockey K Shoemark
chased leaders, led 5f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, headed towards finish
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey George Wood
chased leaders, went 2nd 4f out, ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish
- Form 77-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey David Probert
held up in last pair, some headway final furlong, never dangerous
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey J Mitchell
slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders on inside, flashed tail over 4f out, outpaced 2f out, soon raced awkwardly and hung left, no chance after
Tallee (FR)
104- Form 9
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey Hayley Turner
steadied after start, held up and always in rear
Verdict
Rated 74 having placed in all four outings so far including a close-up third over track and trip, DROMARA KING may prove good enough on this occasion. The others with racecourse experience inspire little confidence so a newcomer may prove the biggest threat. Of those, Flying West is a half-sister to a couple of winners and is preferred to Lover's Moon, who sports blinkers on her debut and has a middle-distance pedigree.
Formwatch
Absolute Altitude Cacique gelding out of Nougaboo.
Dromara King 7-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, kept on well closing stages, not pace of winner, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Dancing Feet (9-4) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Historic Heart (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Prominent, dropped to moderate 9th over 1f out, soon no impression, 8th of 17, 13 1/2l behind Sunday Sovereign (9-5) at Curragh 6f mdn Yielding in May.
Witch Hunt (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 10th of 11, dist behind Salamanca School (9-5) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) hvy in Nov.
Flying West Free Eagle filly out of West Of The Moon.
Kashmirella (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up and behind, some progress over 3f out, pushed along and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Golden Lips (9-0) at Lingfield 1m fll stks (4) gf in Sep.
Lover's Moon (IRE) Make Believe filly out of Night Fever.
Tallee (FR) 66-1 (8-1) Difficult to load, always behind, 9th of 10, 18 3/4l behind True Scarlet (8-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Amsby 7-1 (9-2) Close up on inside, pushed along 2f out, every chance over 1f out, not quicken final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Group One Power (9-9) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Feb.