Lingfield
15:48
At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Chase
Lingfield Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 Distance: 2m4f Type: Chase Going: Heavy Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50 Place: £2.20 £1.90 £3.70 Exacta: £44.60 Tricast: £451.58 Trifecta: £300
Non-Runners: Thirsty Farmer (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Towards rear - headway 7th - went third going easily 2 out - ridden and disputed lead run-in - led clearly towards finish (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding may have been benefitted from first time over chase fences with first time tongue strap on his first run in a handicap)(op 4/1)
6 G AVG David Pipe 143 lbs 11/2 Won
2nd
Prominent - disputed lead 3 out - going easily when led narrowly last - soon joined and ridden - edged left and lost position towards finish(op 15/2 tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1)
6 G AVG Jeremy Scott 164 lbs 7/1 1
3rd
Prominent - hit 5th - briefly disputed lead 3 out - outpaced approaching last where jumped left - went third run-in(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
7 G Poor Toby Lawes 168 lbs 12/1 11
4th
Midfield - headway 7th - disputed lead 3 out - lost position last - weakened run-in(op 9/1 and tchd 10/1)
13 G Poor Andy Irvine 139 lbs 15/2 2.5
5th
Jumped right on occasions - midfield - towards rear 3rd - headway 5 out - no impression from 3 out(op 33/1)
8 G AVG D J Jeffreys 155 lbs 25/1 2.5
6th
Disputed lead - lost position and raced in second 2nd - led 5 out - headed 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 9/2)
6 G Poor Nigel Hawke 146 lbs 5/1 28
7th
Disputed lead - led clearly 2nd - hit 4th - not fluent 9th - headed 5 out - weakened quickly just before 3 out (trainer's rep said mare was unsuited by the step up in trip to 2m4f from 2m)(tchd 9/4 and tchd 11/4)
7 M AVG Martin Keighley 162 lbs 5/2F 20
99th
In rear - bad mistake 9th - pulled up 4 out (jockey said gelding made a few jumping errors)(op 50/1)
9 G Poor Richard Rowe 148 lbs 66/1 -
99th
Soon in rear - struggling with one circuit to go - tailed off when pulled up 8th(tchd 40/1)
7 M AVG Archie Watson 166 lbs 33/1 -
99th
Midfield - lost position 6th - soon in rear - lost touch 4 out - pulled up before straight
6 G Poor Richenda Ford 142 lbs 100/1 -
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99th
In rear - early mistakes - headway into midfield 6th - lost position 5 out - mistake 4 out - pulled up before straight(op 10/3 tchd 3/1)
5 G AVG Ben Clarke 142 lbs 9/2 -