14:50
Careersinracing Step On Track Programme Handicap Hurdle Race
Class 5, 2m (2m0f), Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, £3,248, 9 runners
- Going
- GOOD (GoingStick: 7.4)
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Sunny Intervals
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Dotties Star heads our ratings at 92 and is the pick of this nine-runner Class 5 over two miles at Lingfield, narrowly ahead of Zaraquelle and Most Wanted on 90. That two-pound edge is slim but enough to make him the one to beat on the figures, and the good ground raises no obvious concern. Zaraquelle and Most Wanted are the main dangers, with Raffles Nobu a little further back on 88 and capable of making the frame if the principals falter. Dotties Star gets the vote in a tight contest.
Runners
James Best
Harriet Dickin 0/6
Winless in his last five, Play On Court has finished seventh in his last two outings and was pulled up five starts back, so he is hard to fancy, especially carrying 167 lb off an official mark of 90. He has run over today's trip and going, and a 34-day break may help.
- Sire
- Court Cave (IRE)
- Dam
- Running Wild (IRE) by Anshan
- Owner
- Mark James
- Foaled
- 11 May 2021
- Stable
- Midford, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 12%
- Ratings
- Perf 82
Mr Alex Chadwick (3)
James Owen 14/50
Zaraquelle is consistent, with a fourth last time out, a second two starts back, and a second three starts back, and she's fresh from a 13-day break with a yard in form (14/50 over the last 14 days). She has run over today's trip and going, though she's yet to win in her last four starts, and 167 lb is the main risk.
- Sire
- Zarak (FR)
- Dam
- Coif (IRE) by Shamardal
- Owner
- J Owen
- Foaled
- 30 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 14 wins from 50 runs (28%)
- Trainer running to form
- 47%
- Ratings
- Perf 90
Nathan Andrews (10)
Nick Scholfield 0/19
Raffles Nobu is fit enough after 15 days off and has run over today's trip and going, with a second four starts back and a third six starts back showing he can get involved. Two sevenths in his last two outings are the worry, though, and he is still yet to win in recent form.
- Sire
- Authorized (IRE)
- Dam
- Utopie Des Bordes (FR) by Antarctique
- Owner
- Michael Ogburn
- Foaled
- 16 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 19 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 88
Sean Houlihan
Pat Phelan 0/4
Dotties Star has shown solid recent form, with a second two starts back and a fifth last time out, and he returns after 22 days having run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 92 makes him the one to beat, though he is yet to win in his last five and carries 163 lb.
- Sire
- Sea The Moon (GER)
- Dam
- Young Dottie (GB) by Desert Sun
- Owner
- Ermyn Lodge Stud
- Foaled
- 18 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Epsom, Surrey
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 92
Freddie Gingell
Joe Tizzard 7/25
Diamond Days is winless in his last five, with a fall last time out and a pulled up three starts back, though a fourth two starts back shows some promise. He has run over today's trip and going and returns after eight days, with the yard in form, but 161 lb is a hefty burden.
- Sire
- Diamond Boy (FR)
- Dam
- Foxy Lauren (IRE) by Old Vic
- Owner
- Coral Racing Club
- Foaled
- 12 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Milborne Port, Dorset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 25 runs (28%)
- Trainer running to form
- 62%
- Ratings
- Perf 87
Richie McLernon
Neil Mulholland 6/25
Castle Quarter has been placed in two of his last three, a third last time out and a second two starts back, yet he is still winless in his last six and ranks eighth of nine on our figures. He has run over today's trip and going, but 159 lb is a hefty burden.
- Sire
- Zoffany (IRE)
- Dam
- Queen's Pudding (IRE) by Royal Applause
- Owner
- Mr Mrs R Newiss Gavin Teversham
- Foaled
- 30 Mar 2016
- Stable
- Limpley Stoke, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 25 runs (24%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 82
Callum Pritchard
Seamus Mullins 2/8
Western Soldier is winless in his last five, though a fifth last time out and a fourth two starts back show him competitive, and he has run over today's trip and going after 26 days off. Carrying 159 lb off 82 is a stiff ask, and our rating of 87 only ranks him fifth of nine.
- Sire
- Soldier Hollow (GB)
- Dam
- Wamika (GER) by Shirocco
- Owner
- Mrs Kate Kenyon
- Foaled
- 24 Mar 2018
- Stable
- USA
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 8 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 87
Tom Cannon
David Bridgwater 0/1
Most Wanted showed up well when third last time out, and he has run over today's trip and on this going, while our rating of 90 ranks him third of nine. The main risk is a winless run in his last six and a hefty 158 lb to carry.
- Sire
- Buratino (IRE)
- Dam
- Pure Jazz (IRE) by Marju
- Owner
- G J Clarkson
- Foaled
- 27 Feb 2018
- Stable
- Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 90
Sean Bowen
Jim & Suzi Best 0/9
Foinix is hard to fancy, having finished fifth, sixth, fifth and fifth in his last four starts, yet to win in that spell, and he carries 156 lb off an official mark of 79. He has run over today's trip and is back quickly after six days, but our rating of 61 ranks him last of nine.
- Sire
- Phoenix Reach (IRE)
- Dam
- Yeah Baby Yeah (IRE) by Art Connoisseur
- Owner
- J May, S Holden, T Helliwell
- Foaled
- 20 Jan 2020
- Stable
- Lewes, E Sussex
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 9 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 21%
- Ratings
- Perf 61
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.