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12:55 Lingfield Park

Go Pontin's Handicap (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £5,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.99s
  • Off Time: 12:59:04
  • 9 Ran
1(10)
Silk - Navy Blue and Pink stripes, Navy Blue sleeves, Pink cap

Heavens Walk

11 t BFD
11/4
  • Form 712232
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 72

slowly into stride, soon pushed along towards rear, ridden and stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders

2(4)
Silk - Red, White cross belts, Light Blue sleeves and cap

Fast Heart

14 t D
7/2
  • Form 798403
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 70

slowly into stride, in rear, switched right over 1f out, kept on, not reach leaders

3(9)
Silk - Royal blue and white (halved), halved sleeves, white cap
13/2
  • Form 529078
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 69

raced wide in touch, ridden to take slight lead well over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong

5(6)
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow disc, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green spots, Emerald Green cap, Yellow disc
  • Form 149532
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 67

slowly into stride, driven to chase leaders, ridden and weakened 1f out

6(5)
Silk - Emerald Green, White hoop, striped sleeves, Black cap
14/1
  • Form 070907
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 66

chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong

7(3)
Silk - Royal Blue, Pink diabolo, Royal Blue cap, Pink star
15/2
  • Form 480393
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 64

led over 3f, weakened final furlong

8(7)
Silk - White, Red armlets, quartered cap

Special Gold

13 b CDD
13/2
  • Form 312461
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 63

tracked leader, ridden and every chance from well over 1f out, not quicken near finish

9(1)
Silk - Grey, Pink epaulets, quartered cap
33/1
  • Form 580070
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 64

tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

10(8)
Silk - Grey, Purple cross belts, White cap

Misaro (GER)

9 b D
25/1
  • Form 407900
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 63

outpaced, ran wide bend into straight 2f out, never dangerous

4(2)
NR
  • Form 093277
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 68

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Heavens Walk gets the narrow vote in a competitive handicap to open the card with Special Gold and Fast Heart rated as the main dangers. The selection ran a blinder from a poor draw at Kempton last time and this 5-year-old certainly deserves to get his head in front. He has been running consistently well and and although he is not ideally drawn he looks the percentage call. Special Gold won well last time in a handicap over this course and distance when beating Succeed and if this front runner is given an easy lead he could be difficult to peg back. Fast Heart hasn't won for three years but he did run encouragingly last time and he does have a decent draw today. Lady Bahia goes well here and she is another with place prospects, but Heavens Walk is due a change of fortune and gets the vote.

Formwatch

Heavens Walk 15-8fav (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner final 75 yards, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind No Time (8-10) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.

Fast Heart 13-2 (8-9) Soon chasing leader, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Don Pele (9-9) at W'hampton 6f clm (6) pol.

Financial Times (USA) 12-1 (9-9) Dwelt, soon chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out, last of 8, 9l behind Bold Minstrel (9-12) at Windsor 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.

City For Conquest (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Sparkwell (8-8) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) std.

Stoneacre Boy (IRE) 40-1 (8-8) In touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 8l behind Night Prospector (8-12) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.

Quality Street 33-1 (8-5) Led, hard pressed inside final furlong, no extra and headed towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Small Stakes (8-10) at Lingfield 6f hcap (5) pol.

Special Gold 15-2 (9-3) Made virtually all, hard ridden and clear entering final furlong, all out, won at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Succeed (8-6) by a nk, 10 ran.

Lady Bahia (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Outpaced, ridden and headway on inside over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 4l behind Sparkwell (8-8) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) std.