Racecards
14:00 Lingfield Park
Bet Direct On 0800 32 93 93 Nursery Handicap (Class D)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Form 201042
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
in touch, chased leaders wide 2f out, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 030432
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer M Polglase
- Jockey L Fletcher
behind, headway on inside well over 1f out, not clear run and hampered inside final furlong, ran on when clear towards finish
- Form 0115
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
track leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, eased inside final furlong
- Form 241300
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey S W Kelly
soon led, ridden and headed 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
- Form 514106
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
dwelt, always outpaced in rear
- Form 0662
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, not reached winner
Ivory Lace
177- Form 336150
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 601
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer Miss B Sanders
- Jockey N Callan
chased leaders, led 1f out, ran on well, ridden out
- Form 530024
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
held up towards rear, slighlty outpaced over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, not reached leaders
Verdict
Just ten runners line up for this nursery sprint but a case can be made for just about all of them so it is with some trepidation that Knight On the Tiles is choice, with Hello Roberto and Smokin Joe put forward as the main dangers. The selection is very versatile as he appears to enjoy any surface and any distance between five furlongs and a mile. He wasn't beaten far in a better race than this back in November and another plus is the booking of Ian Mongan. Smokin Joe is a stable-mate of the selection and must be in the shake up if reproducing his recent running when a close second behind Blofeld. Hello Roberto is steadily improving and must be in with a shout if acting in this Polytrack surface. Course and distance winner Intriguing Glimpse also deserves a mention, but in a race where stakes should be kept to a minimum Knight On the Tiles is just given the verdict.