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16:20 Lingfield Park

Orpheus Centre Handicap (Class 6)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 1y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £4,000 added
  • Winner: £2,588
  • 2nd: £770
  • 3rd: £385
  • 4th: £192
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 25.26s
  • Off Time: 16:20:59
  • 9 Ran
1(8)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue and Yellow quartered cap
8/1
  • Form 556-794
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 60

led, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong

2(3)
Silk - Orange, white epaulets and sleeves, striped cap
  • Form 9-456
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 60

tracked leaders, ridden to challenge leader inside final furlong, kept on one pace

3(5)
Silk - Purple, White stripe
  • Form 4-74
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 60

close up, pushed along over 2f out, heavily eased from over 1f out

4(1)
Silk - DARK GREEN, RED cap, DARK GREEN diamond
  • Form 480-300
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 58

held up, ridden and weakened over 2f out

5(6)
Silk - Dark Blue, Pink spots, sleeves and cap

Aksum

70 h
5/1
  • Form 95-6
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 55

awkwardly away in rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, soon switched right stayed on, not trouble leaders

6(4)
Silk - Maroon, White seams, Emerald Green sleeves, White cap
7/1
  • Form 03-6626
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 54

keen tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and kept on one pace inside final furlong

7(2)
Silk - Grey, brown sleeves and cap
16/1
  • Form 998469-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 54

in touch, hung right and lost action bend approaching 2f out, not a factor after

8(7)
Silk - Dark blue, grey diamond

Guapo Bay

12 p
8/1
  • Form 5-23234
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 54

raced wide close up, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong

9(9)
Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diamonds, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow spots, quartered cap
8/1
  • Form 7642
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 45

held up, headway hung left and carried head awkwardly from over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, ran on

In depth

Verdict

None of these inspire much confidence. SERENDIB'S GLORY was last of six here on her handicap debut but not beaten far in a higher grade than this and Julia Feilden's filly could figure. Aksum may have improved from a modest reappearance effort over 5f while Guapo Bay and Intimately have both been placed on numerous occasions though have yet to win a race between them. Music Major was runner-up here last month but beaten five lengths while Opera Buff remains on the same mark despite a couple of poor runs.

Formwatch

Katie Canford 66-1 (9-0) Led until over 5f out, rallied over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 4th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Strawberry Sorbet (9-0) at Lingfield 1m mdn fll stks (5) pol in Mar.

Serendib's Glory (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Held up, headway on inside over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, kept on same pace, last of 6, 2 1/4l behind Beleave (9-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.

Straduff (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 10 3/4l behind Easter Mate (9-5) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.

Opera Buffa (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Always in rear, weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 27 3/4l behind Teversham (9-3) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.

Aksum 9-2 (8-13) Tracked leader, effort well over 1f out, soon lost place, last of 6, 8 1/2l behind Belle Mare Plage (8-13) at Lingfield 5f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Jan.

Intimately 9-4 (9-4) In touch, pushed along over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 17l behind Evening Starlight (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.

Tessellate (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Showmethewayavrilo (9-4) at Kempton 6f (6) pol in Oct.

Guapo Bay 20-1 (8-7) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 6 1/2l behind North Creek (9-6) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.

Music Major 25-1 (8-8) Very slowly away, in rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway on inner 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Evening Starlight (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.