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16:15 Lingfield Park

Betway Easter Classic All-Weather Middle Distance Championships Conditions Stakes (Class 2)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £200,000 added
  • Winner: £124,500
  • 2nd: £37,280
  • 3rd: £18,640
  • 4th: £9,320
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 1.09s
  • Off Time: 16:16:42
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Matterhorn (IRE)

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Wissahickon (USA)

    1/3

      3
      Silk -

      Pactolus (IRE)

      40/1

        1(1)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Black chevrons on sleeves

        Court House (IRE)

        55 C
        7/1
        • Form 224-132
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 107

        ridden leaving stalls, led after 1f, driven and headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

        2(5)
        Silk - Maroon, yellow star, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap

        Executive Force

        9 p CD
        25/1
        • Form 121133
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 97

        held up in rear, well beaten final 2f

        3(3)
        Silk - Light blue, red chevron, dark blue sleeves, white stars, light blue cap, red star

        Master The World (IRE)

        20 p DCD
        10/1
        • Form 4601-63
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 107

        mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, soon well beaten

        4(4)
        Silk - Silver, tassel on cap

        Matterhorn (IRE)

        20 BFCDCD
        9/2
        • Form 11-1117
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 112

        tracked leader, led over 2f out, quickened clear over 1f out, impressive

        5(2)
        Silk - Yellow, Black chevron, Black sleeves, Yellow stars, Black cap, Yellow star

        Pactolus (IRE)

        41 ht CDCD
        40/1
        • Form 101-130
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 104

        led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on for 3rd from over 1f out, no chance with winner

        6(6)
        Silk - Dark Green, Yellow epaulets, sleeves and cap

        Roc Angel (FR)

        22
        25/1
        • Form 20-3313
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5

        held up in rear, headway on outside over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong

        7(7)
        Silk - Purple and White stripes, Black velvet cap, Gold tassel

        Victory Bond

        20 b DCD
        16/1
        • Form 2164-05
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 100

        mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

        8(8)
        Silk - White, Emerald Green hoop

        Wissahickon (USA)

        55 DCD
        1/3
        • Form 8111-11
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 117

        held up towards rear on outside, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, chased winner from last bend but soon well held

        Previous results

        2018
        (4)
        Silk -

        Victory Bond

        3/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5

        2017
        (10)
        Silk -

        Convey

        11/2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0

        2016
        (7)
        Silk -

        Grendisar (IRE)

        11/4
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-0

        In depth

        Verdict

        It’s difficult to see past WISSAHICKON if anywhere near his best. John Gosden’s colt goes from strength to strength and has beaten stablemate Court House the last twice including when landing the odds in the Winter Derby over track and trip last time with Pactolus and Master The World further behind. The latter finished runner-up to Victory Bond in last year’s renewal but even the Haggas charge has plenty to find on these terms with the likely short-priced favourite while Matterhorn’s winning streak came to an abrupt end with a poor effort in Listed company Kempton last month. The consistent Executive Force looks up against it at this level and so does the French raider Roc Angel.

        Formwatch

        Court House (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) 2nd of 7, 3 1/4l behind Wissahickon (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) pol in Feb.

        Executive Force 11-4 (9-9) 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Collide (9-8) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Apr.

        Master The World (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) 3rd of 9, 3 1/4l behind Mootasadir (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2f lst stks (1) pol in Mar.

        Matterhorn (IRE) 5-6fav (9-0) 7th of 9, 10 1/4l behind Mootasadir (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2f lst stks (1) pol in Mar.

        Pactolus (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) last of 13, 8 3/4l behind Zwayyan (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) pol in Mar.

        Roc Angel (FR) (9-3) 3rd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Skalleti (8-13) at Chantilly 1m stks pol in Mar.

        Victory Bond 14-1 (9-0) 5th of 9, 6 3/4l behind Mootasadir (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2f lst stks (1) pol in Mar.

        Wissahickon (USA) 1-4fav (9-0) won at Lingfield 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) pol in Feb beating Court House (9-0) by 3 1/4l, 7 ran.