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19:50 Lingfield Park

Blond McIndoe Medical Research Fillies' Handicap (fillies) (Class D)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 11.03s
  • 9 Ran
1(4)
Silk - Blue, White birds-eye, Orange collar, cuffs and cap
  • Form 3-23135
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0

started slowly, prominent, ridden to lead 1f out, soon clear, ridden out

2(1)
Silk - White and Black (halved horizontally), check cap, Yellow sleeves
4/1
  • Form 0-00603
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0

held up in touch, chased along 2f out, flashed tail under pressure over 1f out, one pace final furlong

3(2)
Silk - Light Blue and Dark Blue diabolo, Light Blue sleeves, White cap
  • Form 6/100-54
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3

close up, effort over 1f out, soon ridden and no extra inside final furlong

4(7)
Silk - Black and White (halved), sleeves reversed, Red cap
  • Form 232
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11

tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, not quicken, lost 2nd towards finish

5(9)
Silk - Dark green, white and black halved sleeves, red cap
  • Form 2-32006
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6

held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous

6(3)
Silk - Mcalpine Tartan, Rose Pink armlets and cap
  • Form 321-000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6

led until headed 2f out, weakened quickly under pressure final furlong

7(5)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE hoop, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, WHITE cap
6/1
  • Form 443010
  • Age 6
  • Weight 7-12

held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, always held by winner

8(6)
Silk - Maroon and Light Blue diabolo, Light Blue sleeves, Maroon diamonds, and diamonds on cap
25/1
  • Form 340400
  • Age 4
  • Weight 7-12

held up rear, under pressure 2f out, no progress, soon beaten

9(8)
Silk - Black, Red hoop, Black sleeves, Red seams, Red cap
  • Form 510340
  • Age 6
  • Weight 7-12

started slowly, pulled hard in rear, headway to go prominent after 4f, chased leaders over 3f out, soon ridden, kept on one pace final furlong

In depth

Verdict

Odabella caught a tartar when beaten by Yawmi (winner again since) at Chester last time and looks well treated for his handicap debut with Czarina Waltz and Cuddles rated the main dangers. The selection had been expected to be too good for her rivals on the Roodee but, with hindsight, probably lost no caste in defeat behind the Barry Hills-trained winner. A mark of 75 seems fair for Odabella and she looks the one to be on. Sister Sophia has been expensive to follow and remains a maiden while Cuddles, who is better on this surface than on turf, has been below par of late. Top weight Czarina Waltz seems plenty high enough in the weights at present, as does the ex-Irish Fingal Nights, who has shown very little since joining current connections. Anyhow and Eva Peron are others to consider but Odabella is the one that gets the verdict.