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14:40 Lingfield Park

Betdirect 0800 211 222 Spring Cup (Listed) (Class 1)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 24.10s
  • 13 Ran
1(7)
Silk - White, Red cap, White spots
  • Form 3130-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11

broke well, soon held up mid-division, raced keenly, ridden and headway to chase leaders 2f out, kept on same pace

2(6)
Silk - Lime Green
  • Form 261322-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 89

led 1f, remained prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace

3(1)
Silk - Purple, orange hoop, purple and orange hooped sleeves, purple cap, orange stars
33/1
  • Form 252197-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 86

dwelt, towards rear, kept on final furlong, never nearer

4(2)
Silk - Purple, Yellow sash, quartered cap
7/1
  • Form 933-11
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 84

held up mid-division on inside, not much room over 1f out, never dangerous

5(13)
Silk - Maroon and Beige (quartered), Black sleeves, Beige stars, Black cap
20/1
  • Form 871-110
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 75

led after 1f, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong

6(12)
Silk - Dark Blue and Maroon (quartered), White sleeves

Humungous (IRE)

154 CDD
3/1
  • Form 61616-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 87

chased leader over 4f out, ridden halfway, weakened well over 1f out

7(3)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow diamonds on sleeves and cap
7/2
  • Form 644-111
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 85

in touch, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on

8(5)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap
100/1
  • Form 218186
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 77

tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out

9(11)
Silk - White, Red hollow box, White sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Red cap
100/1
  • Form 099698-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6

chased leaders over 4f

10(10)
Silk - Royal blue, white hoops, white sleeves, royal blue diamonds, royal blue cap
  • Form 27D700-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6

slowly into stride, always in rear

11(4)
Silk - Maroon, Light Blue chevron, Maroon And Light Blue striped sleeves, Light Blue cap

Rising Cross

191 D
10/1
  • Form 414426-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6

outpaced, headway and edged left 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest at finish

12(8)
Silk - Yellow, Black sash, Black sleeves, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap, Black star
10/1
  • Form 617270-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6

held up, wide and headway over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, kept on

13(9)
Silk - Dark Green, Grey epaulets, Orange and Grey striped sleeves, Orange cap
20/1
  • Form 35172-2
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 84

towards rear, headway when not clear run 1f out, soon swtiched right, stayed on

In depth

Verdict

Kingsgate Prince can complete a four-timer at the expense of Dingaan, Campbeltown and Secret Night, with Humungous not to be ruled out completely. There is plenty of prizemoney on offer for this Listed event, and on recent evidence Kingsgate Prince deserves a stab. John Best's charge has yet to meet defeat in three outings here this year, and as he has had only six career outings, there is surely more to come from a colt that appears to possess a combination of high-cruising speed and the ability to quicken. Adept at both six and seven furlongs, he should run another big race. Dingaan is also unbeaten since the turn of the year and is another on the upgrade. His wins do not look as impressive as those of the selection so he has to find another level, but he too has more to give. Campbeltown mixed it with good company as a juvenile but it remains to be seen whether he has trained on. If he has, a place at least beckons. Humungous has form over the course-and-distance and Charlie Egerton has the knack of producing them fit after an absence, while Secret Night, who did well to finish second against older opponents last time, should get seven furlongs on breeding. All in all, this has the makings of a fairly competitive renewal, with Kingsgate Prince taken to make it four out of four.

Formwatch

Art Market (CAN) 12-1 (8-12) Held up, outpaced halfway, never dangerous, 10th of 13, 7l behind Cool Creek (8-12) at Newbury 6f Grp 2 (1) gf in Sept.

Campbeltown (IRE) (9-2) Held up, headway to lead 1f out, headed post, 2nd of 7, shd behind Silva (8-13) at Maisons-Laffitte 6f stk gd in Sept.

Cape of Luck (IRE) 11-4fav (9-7) Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, not clear run soon after, kept on inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Seven Samurai (9-1) at Lingfield 7f 2yo hcp (4) pol in Nov.

Dingaan (IRE) 15-8fav (9-4) Chased leader, led 2f out, pushed out final furlong, won at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Thoughtsofstardom (8-4) by 3/4l, 10 ran.

Grand Jour (IRE) (8-11) Prominent to 2f out, weakened, 10th of 11, 18l behind Dream In Blue (8-11) at Cagnes-Sur-mer 7f lst stk gs in Feb.

Humungous (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 9l behind Sir Percy (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo Grp 1 (1) gs in Oct.

Sunny King (IRE) 4-6fav (9-0) Held up, led going well over 1f out, soon quickened clear, eased near finish, won at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Feb beating Figaro Flyer (9-4) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran.

Ockums Razor (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Led, headed 2f out, chased leader until weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 9l behind Fusili (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) pol.

Danjet (IRE) 50-1 (8-9) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 9l behind Curtail (8-11) at Ayr 5f 2yo lst stk (1) gd in Sept.

Ooh Aah Camara (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Chased leaders to halfway, last of 17, 28l behind Violette (9-3) at Doncaster 6f 2yo fll hcp (2) gf in Sept.

Rising Cross 17-2 (8-10) Behind, kept on final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 8, 6l behind Nasheej (8-13) at Doncaster 1m fll stk Grp 2 (1) gf in Sept.

Saabiq (USA) 66-1 (8-9) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 14, 11l behind Speciosa (8-9) at Newmarket 7f 2yo fll Grp 2 (1) gs in Oct.

Secret Night 4-1 (7-12) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, driven and ran on final furlong to take 2nd final 75 yards, no impression on winner, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Moayed (9-11) at Lingfield 6f stk (2) pol in Jan.