Lingfield Races
Lingfield
14:05
SBK Handicap
Lingfield
Date: Sat, 07 May 2022
Distance: 7f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £9.50
Place: £2.90 £2.20
Exacta: £30.20
Trifecta: £112.70
Non-Runners: Algheed (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Dutch Decoy (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Charlie & Mark Johnston | 134 lbs | 17/2 | Won | Towards rear against near rail - switched left and pushed along over 2f out - soon ridden and headway - led 1f out - reduced lead towards finish(op 6/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Ex Gratia (GB) | N/A | Poor | Jane Chapple-Hyam | 135 lbs | 100/30 | .75 | Reluctant to load - took keen hold - led against near rail - jumped path 5f out - pushed along 2f out - ridden and headed 1f out - kept on(op 9/4) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Verreaux Eagle (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Ed Dunlop | 132 lbs | 85/40F | 0.1 | Prominent against near rail - shaken up and not clear run from 2f out - pushed along and kept on when in the clear final 110yds - went third final stride (jockey said filly was denied a clear run for a sustained period inside the final1 1/2f)(op 9/4 tchd 5/2) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Marlay Park (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Jim Boyle | 133 lbs | 4/1 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - pressed leader - pushed along 2f out - soon hung right - jockey looked to be having difficulties final furlong - nudged out and kept on towards finish (jockey said gelding hung badly right-handed throughout; when questioned he said that despite his best efforts to get gelding to change leads he was unable to do so; he said that due to the extent gelding was hanging - he was unable to ride gelding forward in the closing stages as he was concerned he would cause interference to Verreaux Eagle which was racing on his inside against the rail)(op 11/2) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Ajrad (GB) | 7 G | AVG | William Knight | 120 lbs | 4/1 | 0.3 | Dwelt start - raced in last - pushed along and headway on outer from 2f out - ridden 1f out - disputing third final 110yds - kept on (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 11/2) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Starry Eyes (USA) | 6 M | Poor | Anthony Carson | 121 lbs | 33/1 | 6.5 | Dwelt start - prominent - pushed along and dropped to midfield over 3f out - ridden and weakened from 2f out(op 25/1) |