Lingfield

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Distance: 7f1y
Going: Standard
Prize: £7,956
Runners: 10
Winning time: 1m 23.18s (slow by 1.18s)
Age: 3yo+
Class: Class 3
1
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 90
SP: 11/2
Midfield - soon bit short of room and dropped to rear - not clear run against rail over 1f out - ran on well when in the clear final 110yds - led final stride(op 7/1)
2 hd
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 2lbs
OR: 83
SP: 9/1
Led narrowly - raced in second after 2f - led again 2f out - ridden 1f out - kept on well but headed final stride(op 8/1 tchd 7/1)
3 ½ ¾
Age: 8
Weight: 9st 7lbs
OR: 88
SP: 11/1
Nudged along and prominent - pressed leader briefly inside final 110yds - no extra and lost second towards finish(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
4 nk 1
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 5lbs
OR: 86
SP: 5/1
Held up in rear - ridden and ran on well inside final furlong - went fourth final strides(op 7/1)
5 hd
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 11lbs
OR: 92
SP: 8/1
Midfield - kept on but no impression(op 7/1 tchd 9/1)
6 ¾ 2
Age: 5
Weight: 9st 6lbs
OR: 87
SP: 13/2
In touch with leaders - prominent over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(tchd 6/1)
7 1 3
Age: 7
Weight: 9st 2lbs
OR: 83
SP: 15/2
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders early - soon towards rear - kept on but no impression(op 10/1)
8 2 5
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 5lbs
OR: 86
SP: 15/2
Raced wide - in touch with leaders - outpaced from over 2f out(op 13/2)
9
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 90
SP: 9/2F
Slowly into stride - always behind (jockey said gelding was very slowly away from the stalls)(op 4/1)
10
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 8lbs
OR: 89
SP: 28/1
Took keen hold - prominent - led after 2f - headed 2f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong(op 18/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £7.50
Tote place: £2.90 £3.90 £3.40
Exacta: £62.40
Trifecta: £699.80
Tricast: £545.15
CSF: £55.88