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13:45 Lingfield Park

Blue Square Sprint Series Round 1 Handicap (Qualifier) (Div 1) (Class 6)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £4,000 added
  • Winner: £2,727
  • 2nd: £805
  • 3rd: £403
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 11.49s
  • Off Time: 13:45:31
  • 12 Ran
1(8)
Silk - Orange, Black stars on sleeves, Black cap, Orange star

Steelcut

10 p D
16/1
  • Form 050391-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 69

mid-division, some late headway, never dangerous

2(1)
Silk - Red, Grey sleeves, Red and Grey hooped cap

Picansort

21 BFCD
4/1
  • Form 087952-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 65

dwelt, held up in touch, lost place well over 1f out

3(7)
Silk - Royal blue, black armlets
13/2
  • Form 460091-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 65

always in rear

4(5)
Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diabolo, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap

Rio Royale (IRE)

49 b CDCD
7/2
  • Form 685312-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 64

led, strongly challenged over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra

5(9)
Silk - Black, Red stars

Dvinsky (USA)

7 b CDCD
33/1
  • Form 684264-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 64

tracked leader, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace closing stages

6(3)
Silk - White, light green hoop
25/1
  • Form 056357-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 62

always behind

7(4)
Silk - White, Orange and Yellow striped sleeves and cap
7/1
  • Form 337622-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 62

mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, ridden out

8(6)
Silk - Red and emerald green stripes, royal blue sleeves and cap
50/1
  • Form 903149-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 61

behind, pushed along halfway, soon beaten

9(10)
Silk - Yellow and Royal Blue diabolo, Royal Blue sleeves, Light Blue cap

Efistorm

3 DCD
7/1
  • Form 87651-5
  • Age 11
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 61

held up in touch, driven and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on well

10(11)
Silk - Dark Blue, White triple diamond, halved sleeves, Dark Blue and White check cap
14/1
  • Form 698226-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 60

mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression

11(2)
Silk - Yellow, Red stars, Emerald Green sleeves, Yellow armlets, Yellow and Emerald Green quartered cap
11/1
  • Form 06218-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 58

tracked leaders, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed and no extra closing stages

12(12)
Silk - Red and White (halved), White sleeves, Red stars, White cap, Red star
14/1
  • Form 804644-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 57

mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on well, never reached leaders

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Steelcut won four times at Wolverhampton in 2011 including his latest start when scoring over the minimum trip last month. He remains on a winning mark, but Rio Royale is 4lb higher than when landing the same division of this race last year, though he does arrive in good form having won over 7f in October. Efistorm just held off the attentions of Speak The Truth over track and trip a week ago, but was well beaten here on Wednesday, while Green Earth's recent victory came over a mile at Kempton. PICANSORT won one of these sprint series qualifiers at this time last year off a 3lb higher mark. With a recent run under his belt, Peter Crate's charge looks ready to strike again and he gets the nod.

Formwatch

Steelcut 9-2 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong to lead last strides, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec beating Griffin Point (9-4) by hd, 10 ran.

Picansort 3-1fav (9-1) Close up, effort when badly hampered over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, ran on, unlucky, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Triple Dream (9-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-70 (5) std in Dec.

Green Earth (IRE) 3-1fav (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway under strong pressure and edged right over 1f out, ridden to lead 1f out, driven clear, won at Kempton 1m hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec beating Hecton Lad (9-6) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.

Rio Royale (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, led ovedr 1f out, soon ridden, headed final strides, 2nd of 13, nk behind Bold Ring (9-0) at Lingfield 7f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Nov.

Dvinsky (USA) 16-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, driven and every chance well over 1f out, soon one pace, weakened close home, 4th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Sulis Minerva (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.

Vitznau (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Behind, never a factor, 7th of 11, 6l behind Peace Seeker (9-11) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.

Speak The Truth (IRE) 7-2 (8-13) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never reached winner, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Efistorm (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.

Captainrisk (IRE) 7-2 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened and eased over 1f out, last of 9, 24l behind Katy's Secret (9-6) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.

Efistorm 3-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Cut And Thrust (9-2) at Lingfield 7f app hcp 0-60 (6) pol.

Amber Heights 2-1fav (9-7) Took keen hold, tracked leaders on inside, effort 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 5l behind Force To Spend (8-7) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.

Glastonberry 10-3 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 8th of 9, 9l behind Force To Spend (8-7) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.

Fantasy Fighter (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Close up, effort entering final furlong, soon every chance, no extra near finish, 4th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Catalinas Diamond (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.