17:10 Lingfield
Thursday 1 June 2017
All13:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4017:10
Happy Birthday Lucy Free Handicap
- 4YO plus  |  Class 6  |  1m 3f 133y  |  Good to Firm (Good in places)  |  9 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 17:11Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 2m 31.48s
Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
Consistent sort at this level but still a maiden after 25 attempts and that hardly gives you confidence. Below form in a Leicester seller recently and a measure of how low-grade this race is that he carries top weight.
Bath handicap winner in April on firm ground and finished a creditable fourth last time out off this same mark. Often goes from the front and one of the more solid options in this.
First time on turf here and the second time in a handicap (dropped 2lb for his initial effort) and given a chance on that run last time at Wolverhampton. Chief sufferer in a messy race and with a clear passage could well go close here.
Form of her last run is working out well with both the second and third winning next time out. That run saw her finally get off the mark and she did have the run of the race but she's been competitive off higher marks in the past. Would be dangerous if allowed the run of this although there are other likely prominent racers in the field.
A record of 0/23 hardly inspires confidence and underlines some very modest Flat form which will probably see him struggle even at this level.
Another who has found winning on the Flat difficult (1/25) and although she was a creditable second last time out she was flattered by the distance she was beaten by last time out (rider on winner heavily eased his mount). However, she did shape with some promise having come from a fair way back and unlucky to bump into a decent winner within this grade.
Modest maiden who has little form to his name and has been well below form on his last three starts. Often fails to settle and usually races in the rear.
Losing run starting to stack up bow (stands at 16) and well below form last time out and plenty to find on form.
Like many in this race has yet to find the winners enclosure although the yard are in cracking form. Seen to good effect from the front last time out and may face some pace pressure here.
Non-Runners
5
(12)
Aristocracy16
Weight: 9-4|Â Â Age: 6
T: F O'Brien  J: K Shoemark
NR
8
(3)
Don Padeja286
Weight: 9-2|Â Â Age: 7
T: F O'Brien  J: Megan Nicholls
NR
10
(6)
Hong Kong Joe51
Weight: 9-0|Â Â Age: 7
T: Mrs L Richards  J: H Crouch
NR
Forecasts
Zubaidah (3/1), Dark Phantom (7/2), Powered (4/1), Avocadeau (5/1), Cold Fusion (8/1), Aristocracy (10/1), Don Padeja (12/1), Hong Kong Joe (12/1), L'ami De Rouge (14/1), Rezwaan (25/1), Ruzeiz (25/1), Dalavand (25/1)
Plenty in this that have struggled to win and there are some long losing runs to contend with also and that hardly makes it an appealing betting medium. Cold Fusion might have been a little flattered last time out but did shape quite nicely and it won’t surprise to see her make an impression here. Avocadeau and Zubaidah have a better chance than most here but both like to go from the front and that could set the race up for a closer such as L'AMI DE ROUGE. She looked a little unlucky last time out in a messy race and with a better run through she could be better than that last run showed.
- L'ami De Rouge
- Cold Fusion
- Zubaidah
Prize Money
1st: £2,264.002nd: £674.003rd: £337.004th: £168.00
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