Lingfield (AW)
12:55
BetUK's Acca Club £5 Free Bet Handicap
Lingfield (AW) Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2023 Distance: 1m4f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 5 Surface: AW
Win: £4.20 Place: £1.50 £2.10 £2.90 Exacta: £21.70 Tricast: £197.11 Trifecta: £129.40
Non-Runners: Borntobealeader (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Forge Valley Lad (GB) 8 G AVG David Simcock 135 lbs 16/5 Won Midfield - switched right and smooth headway on outer over 2f out - switched to centre and carried head awkwardly over 1f out - ridden to lead inside final furlong - kept on - always doing enough(op 3/1 tchd 10/3)
2nd 2 Renardeau (GB) 7 G AVG Ali Stronge 138 lbs 15/2 .75 Awkward start - in rear - pushed along and headway on outer over 2f out - edged right and ridden over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong - went second post(op 13/2 tchd 11/2)
3rd 3 Victory March (IRE) 7 G Poor Seb Spencer 138 lbs 9/1 0.05 Towards rear - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and ran on inside final 110yds - went third post(tchd 17/2)
4th 8 Chateau d'If (FR) 4 G Poor Amy Murphy 131 lbs 28/1 0.1 Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along 3f out - stumbled and lost position over 2f out - ridden and rallied over 1f out - went second inside final 110yds - lost two places final stride(op 20/1)
5th 10 Murhib (IRE) 11 G Poor Lydia Richards 126 lbs 12/1 2.5 Prominent early - soon dropped to midfield - pushed along over 2f out - headway when short of room 2f out - ridden and kept on against far rail from over 1f out - not reach leaders (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run when rounding the final bend)(op 9/1)
6th 6 Later Darling (GB) 3 G Poor Amanda Perrett 133 lbs 2/1F 0.1 Slowly away - towards rear - headway to lead after 2f - shaken up 2f out - ridden over 1f out - headed and weakened inside final furlong(op 5/2)
7th 7 Largo Bay (USA) 7 G AVG Michael Madgwick 131 lbs 8/1 0.1 Led - headed and prominent after 1f - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and every chance over 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds(op 9/1)
8th 1 Crescent Lake (GB) 7 G Poor Gary Moore 133 lbs 50/1 5.5 Always towards rear(op 40/1)
9th 4 Zhang Fei (FR) 7 G Poor Paul & Oliver Cole 130 lbs 13/2 8 Prominent - led after 1f - headed and prominent after 2f - pushed along and weakened over 2f out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet said post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 7/1 tchd 6/1)