GBLingfield (AW) Races

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Lingfield (AW)
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Betway Apprentice Handicap
Lingfield (AW) Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2022 Distance: 1m4f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 4 Surface: AW
Win: £4.34 Place: £2.20 £1.80 Exacta: £11 Trifecta: £21.20
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Melakaz (IRE) 7 G AVG Robert Stephens 110 lbs 100/30 Won Chased leader - led 6f out - ridden when hung right and raced wide home turn - faced sustained challenge home straight - headed inside final furlong - battled back and led again towards finish - edged right final strides(op 11/4 tchd 7/2)
2nd 3 Marion's Boy (IRE) 8 G AVG Roger Teal 132 lbs 9/4 0.3 Held up in rear - headway and went third over 3f out - ridden and close up when slightly hampered and switched left home turn - ridden and every chance over 1f out - led inside final furlong - edged right and no extra when headed towards finish - lost shoe (vet said gelding had lost his left fore shoe)(tchd 5/2)
3rd 1 Desert Emperor (GB) 7 G AVG Ivan Furtado 138 lbs 2/1F 0.2 Steadied start - took keen hold - held up in rear - headway into midfield 8f out - went second 4f out - ridden and every chance when carried right and raced wide home turn - made sustained challenge home straight - no extra towards finish(op 15/8)
4th 4 Koeman (GB) 8 G Poor Mick Channon 123 lbs 9/2 3.75 Chased leaders - outpaced and pushed along 3f out - went fourth and ridden 2f out - hung right but kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge - lost shoe (vet said gelding had lost his left fore shoe)(op 6/1)
5th 2 Finniston Farm (GB) 7 G Poor Sophie Leech 136 lbs 40/1 13 Led - headed and chased leader 6f out - lost second 4f out - soon ridden and lost position - well behind from 2f out
6th 5 Creationist (USA) 6 G Poor Lee Carter 126 lbs 22/1 0.3 Midfield - dropped to rear 8f out - dropped to last and ridden 4f out - outpaced and well behind 2f out