Lingfield Races
Lingfield
13:50
William Hill Epic Value Handicap
Lingfield
Date: Sat, 11 May 2024
Distance: 1m3½f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.25
Place: £1.30 £1.50
Exacta: £4.70
Tricast: £9.49
Trifecta: £13.80
Non-Runners: Flash Bardot (unsuitable ground), Kolossal (withdrawn; got loose beforehand), Track Of Time (vet's certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Aimeric (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Roger Varian | 135 lbs | 5/4F | Won | In touch with leaders - headway from over 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - ran on - won going away(Mkt1: tchd 11/8; Mkt2 tchd 6/5 and tchd 11/8) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | True Legend (IRE) | 4 C | AVG | Sir Mark Prescott Bt | 121 lbs | 5/2 | 2.5 | Led - increased tempo 3f out - headed over 1f out - kept on but no match for winner(Mkt1: op 10/3 tchd 11/4) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | If Not Now (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Ralph Beckett | 135 lbs | 5/1 | 1.75 | Towards rear - raced awkwardly over 3f out - headway over 2f out - went third over 1f out - kept on but no match for first two(Mkt1: op 11/2 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Global Heat (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Saeed bin Suroor | 130 lbs | 9/1 | 5.5 | In touch with leaders - outpaced 3f out - carried head high and weakened over 1f out(Mkt1: tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1; Mkt2 tchd 17/2 and tchd 10/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Peking Opera (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Gary & Josh Moore | 136 lbs | 20/1 | 1.25 | Raced in second - outpaced 3f out - ridden but weakened from over 2f out(Mkt1: op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 18/1; Mkt2 op 18/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Base Note (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Simon & Ed Crisford | 130 lbs | 14/1 | 0.3 | Slowly into stride - nudged along early - raced in last throughout (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(Mkt1: tchd 16/1) |