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14:10 Lingfield Park

Betdirect.Co.Uk Banded Stakes (Class H)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 40.11s
  • 12 Ran
1(8)
Silk - Royal Blue, Red seams, striped sleeves, Red cap, Royal Blue star
  • Form 40060-4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-8

tracked leader on outside, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off

2(10)
Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue stripe

Badou

14
5/1
  • Form 4000-61
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8

close up, progress to lead just over 1f out, ridden and headed and no extra inside final furlong

3(7)
Silk - Mauve, White stripe, hooped sleeves and cap
7/1
  • Form 40200-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-8

held up behind, headway on outer well over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, nearest finish

4(9)
Silk - Brown, Yellow epaulets, sleeves and cap
  • Form 25050-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8

took keen hold in mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, slightly hampered, no extra inside final furlong

5(4)
Silk - Red, White star, armlets and star on cap
  • Form 000/00-5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-8

slowly into stride, behind, hampered over 2f out, headway on outer over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, not reach winner

6(12)
Silk - Light blue, orange epaulets, armlets and cap
  • Form 06060-0
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-8

held up towards rear, headway 2f out, effort over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

7(5)
Silk - DARK BLUE, PINK epaulets, striped sleeves

Malaah (IRE)

184 b
20/1
  • Form 000/000-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-8

led until headed just over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong

8(3)
Silk - Pink, Black triple diamond, armlets and diamond on cap
  • Form 6501-60
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-8

tracked leaders to 2f out, soon ridden and weakened final furlong

9(2)
Silk - Black and Red (quartered), Red sleeves, Black armlets, White cap
10/1
  • Form 000340-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8

tracked leader until weakened 2f out, soon well behind

10(11)
Silk - RED and WHITE (halved), RED sleeves, WHITE armlets, quartered cap
7/1
  • Form 40004-2
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-8

raced wide behind, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out

11(1)
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow star, diabolo on sleeves, Yellow cap, Emerald Green star
  • Form 0000-0
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-3

prominent, short of room and hampered over 2f out, not recover, soon behind

12(6)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE hoop, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, WHITE cap
  • Form 5020-44
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-3

held up towards rear, hampered in rear over 2f out, not recover

In depth

Verdict

Division two of this modest affair can go to Badou over Chocolate Boy, Mythical Charm and Achilles Rainbow. The selection came good over seven at Wolverhampton last time but had shown previously that he can go well here and that's good enough for us. He's been raised five for that but his very good rider claims three. Achilles Rainbow ran well on his first attempt on this surface last time and could go well dropped in trip. Ballare has to respected on his Turf form. Chocolate Boy was noted staying on late last time after losing his action, so he could go well. Mythical Charm is a course winner over 10 furlongs but has to be given a chance from a decent mark. Overall, though, we'll stay with Badou.