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13:10 Lingfield Park

Bet Direct On Freephone 0800 32 93 93 Banded Stakes (Class H5) (Class 5)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 38.88s
  • 12 Ran
1(11)
Silk - Pink, Purple spots, Purple sleeves, Pink spots and spots on cap
  • Form 552652-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 45

started slowly, soon mid-division on outer, ridden and weakened over 2f out

2(10)
Silk - Orange, Royal Blue cross belts, striped sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 040060-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 47

chased leaders, hard ridden over 3f out, hung left 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous

3(4)
Silk - Orange, Dark Blue epaulets, halved sleeves, Orange cap, Dark Blue diamond
25/1
  • Form 252240-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 45

steady to start, took keen hold in rear, no progress 2f out, soon beaten

4(3)
Silk - Red, Dark Blue epaulets, Red and Dark Blue hooped sleeves and hooped cap
9/2
  • Form 004355-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 45

close up, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed and no extra well inside final furlong

5(8)
Silk - Light Blue, Grey chevrons, Light Blue sleeves and cap
10/1
  • Form 000/004-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 45

tracked leader, effort 2f out, weakened rapidly 1f out, soon eased

6(1)
Silk - White, Purple sash, Yellow cap
  • Form 22000-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 45

slowly into stride, soon in mid-division until weakened over 2f out

7(6)
Silk - Red, white inverted triangle, sleeves and cap
14/1
  • Form 000060-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 45

in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not able to challenge

8(9)
Silk - Emerald Green, Pink disc, sleeves and spots on cap
14/1
  • Form 300030-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 45

behind, ridden along over 3f out, good headway over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on

9(5)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, LIGHT BLUE star and star on cap
  • Form 000001-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 45

held up behind, headway 2f out to chase leaders, effort over 1f out, stayed on near finish to take 3rd

10(2)
Silk - Pink, Purple spots
  • Form 600000-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 52

slowly into stride, always in rear, some late headway final furlong, never dangerous

11(7)
Silk - Orange, Black chevrons, Orange sleeves, Black seams, quartered cap

Tregenna

109
16/1
  • Form 4500-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 47

held up behind, headway 2f out, wide into straight, kept on, not reach leaders

12(12)
Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE stars, chevrons on sleeves and star on cap

Zorn

14
8/1
  • Form 0/00022-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 30

led until headed final half furlong, weakened near finish

In depth

Verdict

American Embassy can beat Neutral Night and Single Track Mind, with Zorn also to be considered. American Embassy has a couple of placed efforts to his name so far, notably when short-headed by Beauty Of Dreams over nine furlongs in a rough affair at Wolverhampton on 22 December. That was his best effort since joining Vince Smith, and although it was at a lowly level, so is today's contest. The slight drawback is the fact that he is drawn widest of all in box 11, but if he can get out quickly he can overcome that negative. Neutral Night is far more experienced and was successful at Wolverhampton last May. She steps back up in trip after a run of poor efforts over the winter and has a good draw in stall one. Single Track Mind gained his first victory in four years when scoring here just before Christmas, a big drop in trip to seven furlongs working the oracle. Back up in distance now, he should still have a squeak in an equally poor race. Zorn has taken time to get the hang of things but has run well in moderate company lately. He is knocking at the door and is yet another with claims of a sort, but the pin comes down on American Embassy.