Lingfield Races
Lingfield
15:30
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Lingfield
Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2021
Distance: 2m3½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £52.30
Place: £10.50 £2 £1.50
Exacta: £428.80
Tricast: £984.86
Trifecta: £2204.10
Non-Runners: Brorson (unsuitable ground), For Langy (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Mister Watson (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 165 lbs | 50/1 | Won | Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 1st - not fluent 5 out - not fluent and pushed along briefly 3 out - close up before 2 out - pushed along and led 2 out - soon ridden - jumped left last - kept on well and went clear run-in (trainer said - on the improvement in form - the gelding was better suited by the heavy going)(op 33/1) | ||
| 2nd | 13 | Cheng Gong (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Neil King | 153 lbs | 9/2 | 6.5 | Led - headed and chased leader before 2nd - reminder on turn after 3rd - soon pushed along and dropped to midfield - headway and led again before 2 out - headed and not fluent 2 out - soon ridden - no extra from last(op 5/1) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Sheldon (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
Sean Houlihan
(3)lbs
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Seamus Mullins | 160 lbs | 100/30F | 4 | Took keen hold - towards rear - not fluent 5 out - pushed along and chased leaders before 2 out - ridden when bumped 2 out - soon held - not fluent but left in third last(op 7/2) | |
| 4th | 8 | Niblawi (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Adam West | 163 lbs | 25/1 | 3.25 | Took keen hold - midfield - not fluent 3rd - not fluent and pushed along briefly 5 out - ridden and chased leaders before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - went modest fourth run-in(op 66/1) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Mr Grey Sky (IRE) | 10 G | Good | Kim Bailey | 163 lbs | 7/1 | 6.5 | Took keen hold - midfield - not fluent 1st - chased clear leader after 3rd - ridden before 2 out - soon held - left in fourth when slightly hampered last - lost fourth run-in(op 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Sermando (FR) | 8 G | Poor | Jonjo O'Neill | 163 lbs | 14/1 | 41 | Took keen hold - towards rear - ridden and some headway before 2 out - tired jump 2 out - soon eased(op 15/2) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Blackjack Magic (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Jack R Barber | 166 lbs | 11/2 | - | Unruly beforehand - took keen hold - towards rear - slightly hampered 1st - pushed along and headway on inner before 2 out - ridden after 2 out - 4 lengths third when fell last(op 7/1) | ||
| 99th | 12 | Pride Of Lecale (GB) | N/A | Elite | Fergal O'Brien | 156 lbs | 12/1 | - | Took keen hold - midfield - pulled way into lead before 2nd - soon clear - reduced lead when not fluent 4 out - headed and weakened quickly before 2 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding ran too free in the early stages and stopped quickly in the heavy ground at which point he felt it prudent to pull him up before the second last flight)(op 17/2) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Manucci (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Gary Moore | 164 lbs | 18/1 | - | Took keen hold - held up in rear - pushed along briefly 5 out - struggling and became detached 4 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding ran too free in the early stages) | ||
| 99th | 11 | Induno (IRE) | N/A | Poor | David Pipe | 159 lbs | 5/1 | - | Took keen hold - prominent on inner - not fluent 4th - ridden 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out - soon pulled up (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the gelding's performance)(op 7/2) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Its Gonnahappen (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Sarah Humphrey | 164 lbs | 18/1 | - | Raced freely - prominent - lost position after 4 out - mistake 3 out - soon pulled up(op 12/1) |