15:50 Lingfield

Monday 6 March 2017

All14:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:5017:20

Racing Welfare Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 3f 110y  |   Heavy  |   4 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:50  |   Winning time: 5m 32.95s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Eminent Poet27
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-12| J: Charlie Deutsch(3)| T: Miss V Williams| OR:  130
2/1
Disappointed in his bid for a hat-trick when upped to this grade at Haydock last month. Previously a winner twice over hurdles on soft and heavy ground and he still holds entries in two of the handicaps at the Cheltenham Festival next week.
2
Horse silk
Disputedh5
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-7| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon| OR:  125
9/4
Consistent sort who's been running well without winning this season. Finished third over 2m3f at Fontwell when having the hood re-applied on his penultimate start and not disgraced at Cheltenham subsequently. Should appreciate the ground and yard have a 27% strike rate (3/11) in recent weeks.
3
Horse silk
Old Salt36
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-5| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR:  123
5/1
Successful on his debut for this yard on soft ground at Ludlow in November but well held in two novice events since including over 2m4f at Sedgefield last time out. Makes his handicap debut here.
4
Horse silk
Like The Sound24
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-4| J: T Dowling(7)| T: C J Mann| OR:  122
5/2
Ex-French gelding was successful at Uttoxeter in a maiden event in December. Finished runner-up in a novices event last time out but likely to prefer today's softer ground and makes his handicap debut in this.

Forecasts

Eminent Poet (2/1), Disputed (9/4), Like The Sound (5/2), Old Salt (5/1)

Verdict

LIKE THE SOUND can make a winning handicap debut in this small field event. The selection was successful on his penultimate start under today's conditional jockey prior to finishing runner-up behind a promising novice hurdler at Kempton last time out. The predicted softer ground here looks likely to suit and he receives weight from all his rivals which is another positive given likely conditions. The consistent Disputed can claim another place having finished a close enough fourth at Cheltenham last time out whilst Eminent Poet can get the better of handicap debutant Old Salt here.
  1. Like The Sound
  2. Disputed
  3. Eminent Poet

Prize Money

1st: £11,574.002nd: £3,419.003rd: £1,709.004th: £855.005th: £427.006th: £215.00

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