Racecards
13:40 Lingfield Park
Bet Direct On Sky Text Page 372 Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Class H)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Standard
Ginger Ice
16- Form 000006-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey N Pollard
dwelt, held up in rear, effort to chase leading pair and hung left from over 1f out, no impression final furlong
Itsonlyagame
108- Form 30/5406-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
tracked leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, led inside final furlong, ran on
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
tracked leaders until weakened rapidly over 3f out
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer R Baker
- Jockey V Slattery
pulled hard, led 7f out, clear 5f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened rapidly
- Form 000000-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 00405-5
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey S W Kelly
soon led, headed 7f out, stayed tracking clear leader, led 2f out, headed and not quicken inside final furlong, kept on
Verdict
Itsonlyagame, Vanilla Moon and Janes Valentine look the principals in this desperate maiden and the vote goes to Itsonlyagame who is well clear on official BHB ratings. The four-year old was sixth of seven behind Love That Benny on his last run on the flat and even a reproduction of that effort would make him hard to beat. Vanilla Moon rates the main danger and he was fifth behind Two Of A Kind in a similar race last time and with the drop in trip sure to suit he has definite place claims. Janes Valentine finished in mid-division behind Type One last time but was beaten only nine lengths and she could go well in this desperate affair. The remainder have shown virtually nothing and are readily opposed so we return to Itsonlyagame for the winner.