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14:30 Lingfield Park

Betdirect.Co.Uk Handicap (Class D)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 34.98s
  • 16 Ran
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1
Silk -

Tight Squeeze

12/1

    2
    Silk -

    Easter Ogil (IRE)

    10/1

      3
      Silk -

      High Hope (FR)

      12/1

        4
        Silk -

        Night Warrior (IRE)

        33/1

          1(14)
          Silk - Brown, Light Blue stars, Brown cap, Light Blue star

          Afadan (IRE)

          195
          33/1
          • Form 430000
          • Age 5
          • Weight 10-0

          slowly into stride, towards rear, beaten when hampered 2f out

          2(16)
          Silk - Royal Blue, Grey armlets, Grey cap, Royal Blue diamond

          Paragon of Virtue

          18
          5/2
          • Form 1-16331
          • Age 6
          • Weight 10-0

          raced wide, prominent, ridden and led 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra

          3(2)
          Silk - Royal Blue and White (quartered), Emerald Green and White striped sleeves, Royal Blue cap

          High Hope (FR)

          25 be
          12/1
          • Form 250000
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-13

          held up, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden and led into final furlong, soon headed and kept on same pace

          4(6)
          Silk - DARK BLUE and YELLOW check, striped sleeves

          Gallant Boy (IRE)

          15
          7/1
          • Form 100050
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-12

          held up, headway and edged right 2f out, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders

          5(10)
          Silk - BLACK, YELLOW sleeves, BLACK spots, YELLOW cap

          Tight Squeeze

          74
          12/1
          • Form 615501
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-11

          held up in rear, plenty to do 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, ran on strongly inside final furlong, led near finish

          6(3)
          Silk - White, Red chevrons, Light Blue sleeves and cap

          Liberty Royal

          15
          20/1
          • Form 0-04000
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-9

          led after 2f, ridden headed 2f out, weakened

          7(15)
          Silk - Grey, Royal Blue seams, sleeves and cap

          Perfect Love

          25 b
          10/1
          • Form 1200
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-7

          held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened 1f out

          8(4)
          Silk - Emerald Green, White spots, Emerald Green sleeves, White and Yellow quartered cap

          Most-Saucy

          11
          14/1
          • Form 035550
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-3

          tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, edged right 2f out, soon weakened

          9(5)
          Silk - Red, Black chevrons, White sleeves, Black armlets, White cap

          Hoh Viss

          18
          16/1
          • Form 452255
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-0

          led, headed after 2f, remained close up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out

          10(7)
          Silk - YELLOW, BLACK seams, BLACK cap

          Wood Fern (UAE)

          11
          25/1
          • Form 330
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-0

          pulled hard, in touch, lost place 8f out, no danger after

          11(13)
          Silk - Red, Black triple diamond, Black cap

          Easter Ogil (IRE)

          7
          10/1
          • Form 143064
          • Age 8
          • Weight 8-11

          held up, headway over 2f out, edged left and led inside final furlong, headed near finish

          12(12)
          Silk - White, Dark Blue epaulets, White sleeves, Dark Blue stars and stars on cap

          Night Warrior (IRE)

          2
          33/1
          • Form 200000
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-11

          held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong

          13(1)
          Silk - Yellow and Red check, Yellow cap

          Bluegrass Boy

          11
          16/1
          • Form 00-0253
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-11

          tracked leader, ridden 4f out, kept on one pace

          14(8)
          Silk - Yellow, Mauve cross belts

          Danehill Lad (IRE)

          35
          13/2
          • Form 002222
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-10

          dwelt, mid-division, headway on inside 3f out, not clear run over 1f out, switched right and stayed on close home

          15(11)
          Silk - Yellow, Black triple diamond, White sleeves, Black armlets, Black and Yellow check cap

          Gabor

          7 be
          14/1
          • Form 210450
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-10

          slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakening when short of room entering final 2f

          16(9)
          Silk - Red, Black stars, Black sleeves, Red armlets, Red cap, Black star

          Duc's Dream

          22
          20/1
          • Form 316300
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-8

          tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakening when hampered 2f out

          In depth

          Verdict

          Paragon of Virtue gets the nod here over Tight Squeeze, Perfect Love, Easter Ogil and Danehill Lad. This has the makings of a close-knit affair, but despite joint topweight, Paragon of Virtue might be the answer after his solid comeback effort here 18 days ago. Off the track for eight months, Philip Mitchell's six-year-old was produced fit and ready to dispose of Mad Carew over 10 furlongs and was not stopping at the finish. A winner over today's distance already, he is well treated on last season's form still, and should go close before being aimed at one of the bigger races here in the new year. Tight Squeeze was rousted up to score off her highest ever mark at Redcar in October, and is much better treated on the all-weather. If ready, she can reach the frame, while Perfect Love hails from a yard that are always to be feared in the winter months. Danehill Lad has had the misfortune to run into in-form animals Cold Turkey and Mission To Mars on his last three outings here so his supporters will be quietly confident of a good run, and Easter Ogil is more or less on the same mark as when rattling up a sequence on the Polytrack in February. Without being overly confident, we select Paragon of Virtue to beta some decent opposition.