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Lingfield
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Sri Lanka The Wonder Of Asia Handicap Chase
Lingfield Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 Distance: 2m7½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £9.20 Place: £2 £1.60 £1.80 Exacta: £47.40 Tricast: £173.52 Trifecta: £180.20
Non-Runners: Racing Snake (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Felton Bellevue (FR) 9 G Poor
Ben Case 161 lbs 15/2 Won In touch with leaders - headway and pressed leader after 11th - led before 2 out - clear with one other after 3 out (usual 4 out) - led and bumped before 2 out (usual 3 out) - soon went clear - eased run-in(op 9/1 tchd 7/1)
2nd 3 Twilight Glory (GB) 9 G AVG
Tim Vaughan 164 lbs 5/1 11 In rear on inner - headway after 3 out (usual 4 out) - chased clear leader run-in - stayed on(op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
3rd 2 Summer In Milan (IRE) 6 G Poor
Chris Gordon 161 lbs 4/1J 3.75 Pressed leader - prominent 7th - mistake and outpaced 10th - rallied and briefly chased clear leader last - soon no extra(op 7/2)
4th 9 Dysania (IRE) 9 G Poor
Peter & Michael Bowen 142 lbs 5/1 4.75 In rear - jumped left and hampered 2nd - headway and in touch with leaders when mistake 11th - soon outpaced - no impression from 2 out(op 6/1 tchd 7/1)
5th 8 Watchoutitscookie (IRE) 6 G Poor
Nigel Hawke 145 lbs 9/2 0.2 Took keen hold - pressed leaders - led narrowly 4th - went clear with winner after 3 out (usual 4 out) - headed before 2 out (usual 3 out) - lost second and weakened last (jockey said gelding hung right-handed; vet said gelding had lost his left-fore shoe)(op 6/1)
99th 5 Game Line (IRE) 10 G AVG
Peter & Michael Bowen 160 lbs 50/1 - In touch with leaders - weakened 10th - pulled up 3 out (usual 4 out)(op 40/1)
99th 1 Heaven Smart (FR) 7 G Poor
Gary & Josh Moore 163 lbs 15/2 - Led narrowly - headed 4th - soon pressed leader - lost second after 10th - weakened 3 out (usual 4 out) - soon pulled up(op 6/1 tchd 8/1)
99th 7 The Cox Express (GB) 6 G Poor
Robert Walford 151 lbs 4/1J - Didn't jump with fluency - never going well - hampered 2nd - always behind - pulled up before 2 out (usual 3 out) (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(tchd 18/5)