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13:15 Lingfield Park

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  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £9,000 added
  • Winner: £5,671
  • 2nd: £1,697
  • 3rd: £849
  • 4th: £425
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 37.59s
  • Off Time: 13:15:43
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Nigel's Destiny (USA)

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Until Midnight (IRE)

    9/2

      3
      Silk -

      Drive On (IRE)

      16/1

        1(3)
        Silk - Emerald green, purple braces, purple cap

        Nigel's Destiny (USA)

        66 BFD
        5/2
        • Form 4/56112-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 83

        tracked leaders, effort to press leader approaching final furlong, driven and ran on to lead final strides

        2(6)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow inverted triangle, sleeves and cap

        Steventon Star

        12 vt CD
        33/1
        • Form 0176-06
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 82

        towards rear, ridden 2f out, no impression

        3(8)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow stars, hooped sleeves, White cap

        Franco's Secret

        31 p CD
        5/2
        • Form 8131-21
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 79

        in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish

        4(1)
        Silk - White, Purple cap

        Kung Hei Fat Choy (USA)

        11 b CD
        20/1
        • Form 043-214
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 78

        soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong

        5(4)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White sash, White sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Red cap

        Drive On (IRE)

        24 p C
        16/1
        • Form 4956-13
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 78

        close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong

        6(5)
        Silk - Brown, light blue seams and armlets, hooped cap

        Presumido (IRE)

        17 h CD
        7/1
        • Form 7421-91
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 78

        dwelt towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on one pace final furlong

        7(2)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sash, WHITE cap, ROYAL BLUE star

        Until Midnight (IRE)

        41 DCD
        9/2
        • Form 14322-1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 75

        led early, tracked leader, led over 1f out, soon ridden, joined inside final furlong, headed final strides

        8(7)
        Silk - Purple, emerald green stars on sleeves

        Gracious George (IRE)

        17 BFD
        7/1
        • Form 8418-13
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 74

        in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        Until Midnight won at Chelmsford last month beating Presumido and the latter subsequently won at Kempton when less than a length ahead of Gracious George. Jimmy Fox' charge had earlier beaten Franco's Secret a neck and the latter has since scored over track and trip. But rather than puzzle over which of the above will come out best today, it could pay to take the simpler solution of relying on Ryan Moore. He returns to action with a good book of rides including NIGEL'S DESTINY, a runner-up at Kempton in December and looking to add to his earlier double at the same track.

        Formwatch

        Nigel's Destiny (USA) 11-10fav (9-2) Went 2nd after 1f, led over 3f out, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Rizal Park (8-6) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.

        Steventon Star 80-1 (8-2) Close up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 16l behind Tryster (8-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcap (2).

        Franco's Secret 7-4fav (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, steady headway from over 3f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, readily, won at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan beating For Shia And Lula (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.

        Kung Hei Fat Choy (USA) 7-2 (8-12) Tracked leader until pushed along halfway, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 7l behind Khajaaly (8-7) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-95 (3) fbs.

        Drive On (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway between horses over 1f out, went 2nd approaching final furlong, no impression and dropped to 3rd final 50 yards, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Pretty Bubbles (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.

        Presumido (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, good headway on outside over 1f out, led entering final furlong, just held on, won at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol beating Embankment (8-6) by shd, 12 ran.

        Until Midnight (IRE) 7-1 (8-7) Set steady pace, quickened over 3f out, soon hard ridden, headed inside final furlong, allied to lead again closing stages, stayed on gamely, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan beating Lunar Deity (9-7) by nk, 9 ran.

        Gracious George (IRE) 4-1fav (9-0) Broke well biut soon steadied into mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, one pace in 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Presumido (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol.