15:10 Lingfield

Friday 16 November 2018

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Betway Maiden Stakes

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 2m 30.95s

(1)

Chief Sittingbull⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Tom Marquand| T: A W Carroll

33/1

Has shown little in six runs in bumpers, hurdles and two Flat maidens. Needs this to qualify for a handicap mark and it may prove to be a low one.

Form: 88

(9)

Definition⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: William Cox⁽⁵⁾| T: C Hills| OR: 77

8/1

Ran to a similar level on first four starts and tailed off at Ripon when last seen. One of a few with questions to answer.

Form: 44445

(3)

Lord Digby

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: N Mackay| T: A West

50/1

Unraced Dick Turpin gelding out of a miler who won here and on Fibresand. Not highly tried on debut but obvious stamina doubts given the pedigree.

Form:

(4)

Natch²³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: M J Attwater| OR: 75

20/1

Beaten twice at short prices for John Gosden and moved on after finishing fifth of six here in March. Cheekpieces worn then removed by new handler.

Form: 4-2235

(6)

Referee²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: H Palmer

5/6

Out of a half-sister to St Leger winner Brian Boru, so obviously bred to cope with at least this sort of distance. Looked raw on debut but was getting the hang of things as the race progressed.

Form: 4

(8)

Queen Of Paris

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: M Harley| T: W J Knight

10/1

Related to six winners including Queensland Derby victor Dariana. Stable's runners usually require a run but still worth a check in the market for a race lacking in depth.

Form:

(7)

Rare⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 73

8/1

Proved regressive for Sir Michael Stoute but had initially shown enough to win a race like this. Has moved to a yard that can unlock latent ability so worth checking the market signals.

Form: 2356

(5)

Stay In The Light²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽⁵⁾| T: R Ingram| OR: 48

100/1

48-rated 13-race maiden looks out of her depth in this kind of company. Best performance came here but needs more help than that.

Form: 693080

(2)

Wohileh^t⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: David Probert| T: Owen Burrows| OR: 81

5/2

First three performances would make her a warm order for this, but latest run at Chelmsford was well below those levels and is hard to excuse without a plausible explanation.

Form: 2225

Non-Runners

(10)

Horatio Star¹²⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: B J Meehan J: J Fanning

Forecasts

Referee (5/6), Wohileh (5/2), Horatio Star (6/1), Rare (8/1), Definition (8/1), Queen Of Paris (10/1), Natch (20/1), Chief Sittingbull (33/1), Lord Digby (50/1), Stay In The Light (100/1)

This is best left alone to REFEREE who has a nice pedigree and who halved in price ahead of his Kempton debut. It took a while for him to learn what was required but he was putting in good work at the finish and would not need to improve much in order to score. Rare, Definition and Wohileh can be fancied if the markets potential reversals in recent losses in form, but Horatio Star was flattered last time and has had four months off.