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20:05 Lingfield Park

Listen To The Band After Racing Rated Stakes (Class D Handicap) (Class D)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 140y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 32.12s
  • 13 Ran
1(4)
Silk - Royal Blue, Red triple diamond, White sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Red stars
  • Form 623100-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8

mid-division, lost place approaching 3f out

2(11)
Silk - Dark Green, Orange seams, Orange cap

Invader

18 b
14/1
  • Form 3-00600
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-7

tracked leaders, driven over 3 weakened over 2f out

3(2)
Silk - White, Orange and Yellow striped sleeves and cap
7/2
  • Form 0-54021
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6

mid-division, effort over 1f out to chase leaders, one pace soon after

4(8)
Silk - Maroon and Beige diabolo, Maroon cap
  • Form 034-000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4

towards rear, steady headway 3f out, ridden over 2, kept on to take 2nd near finish

5(13)
Silk - Purple, Emerald Green armlets
  • Form 40-6111
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-1

tracked leaders, shaken up to lead 1f out, quickened up well

6(7)
Silk - Royal Blue and White (halved), sleeves reversed, Royal Blue cap, Red spots
8/1
  • Form 303166
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-0

towards rear, switched left over 1f out, ran on strongly

7(14)
Silk - Pink, Purple stars, Purple sleeves, Pink armlets, Pink cap, Purple star
12/1
  • Form 020-006
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12

tracked leader, led after 2 furlongs, ridden when headed 1f out, no further impression

8(1)
Silk - Pink, Black spots on sleeves, Black cap
15/2
  • Form 442402
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-11

dwelt, never a danger

9(10)
Silk - Red, Orange epaulets, armlets and diamond on cap
  • Form 262
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-10

slowly into stride, keen hold in rear, soon in mid-division, weakened over final furlong

10(5)
Silk - White, Light Blue seams, White sleeves and cap
9/1
  • Form 020433
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-9

in-touch, effort and headway over 1f out to chase leaders, soon one pace

11(3)
Silk - Emerald Green and Purple diamonds, Purple sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, Orange cap
10/1
  • Form 5514-05
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-8

slowly into stride, in rear and keen, headway 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

12(6)
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue epaulets, Yellow and Royal Blue chevrons on sleeves, Royal Blue cap
25/1
  • Form 1-00005
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-8

towards rear, never a danger

14(12)
Silk - Royal Blue, Maroon hoops, Light Blue sleeves, Maroon and Royal Blue hooped cap
  • Form 00450
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6

led for 2f, stayed prominent until ridden 3f out, weakened 1f out

13(9)
NR
  • Form 00-0000
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-8

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Not the easiest race to assess but as Quantum Leap makes more appeal at the likely prices than the penalised A Woman In Love, the Simon Dow-trained gelding is given the preferential nod. Climate, And Toto Too and King Of Diamonds have also done enough to suggest that they can get competitive at this level and are expected to scrap it out for the position as best of the rest. Climate narrowly comes out on top on that score on this occasion and it will be no surprise to see him in the shake up from his attractive current mark. However, he does have a little to find with both Quantum Leap and A Woman In Love, who both arrive here with solid credentials on the best of their efforts. The latter has embarked on a winning spree of late and will be difficult to overhaul under her modest penalty. Even so she is now on a career highest mark and yet to win a race in this grade from 10 previous attempts. Which directly contrasts Quantum Leap, who has always been at home at this level and has been running much better than his last two form figures would suggest. The drop to this sort of trip has sparked a revival in the Efisio gelding's fortunes and a bold bid is expected from Quantum Leap again here.