LINGFIELD (A.W) (19 Nov 2005)

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3:45 Betdirect On Channel 4 Text Page 613 Handicap (2) (3yo+,0-100)

[off 0:] £11,759.79, £3,521.14, £1,760.57, £881.23, £439.67, £220.78 7f

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Red Spell (IRE) 4 8-7 D Holland 89 — —

2 1¼ King´s Caprice 4 8-4 S Carson 86 — —

3 2½ Lygeton Lad 7 8-13 M Fenton 95 — —

4 hd Psychiatrist 4 8-9 J Fortune 91 — —

5 1 Party Boss 3 9-5 W A Carson(7) 109 — —

6 hd Marshman (IRE) 6 8-4 N Mackay 86 — —

7 ½ Russian Symphony (USA) (10) C R Egerton 4 8-8 b S Drowne 9/4F 90 — —

8 ½ Leoballero 5 8-4 C Catlin 86 — —

9 1¼ Claret And Amber 3 8-3 1 Martin Dwyer 86 — —

10 3½ Red Romeo 4 8-4 2 Dale Gibson 86 — —

11 3½ Acomb 5 7-13 8 Rory Moore(5) 86 — —

12 ¾ Chateau Nicol 6 8-4 1 J Quinn 86 — —

12 ran TIME 1m 22.19s (fast by 2.61s)

TOTE Place 6 £59.13, Place 5 £16.78

Course record.

ANALYSIS: RED SPELL, who caught a real tartar on his last appearance here, made handsome amends for that and set the track record into the bargain. In another race when it paid to race close to the pace he was in the leading bunch throughout, collared the runner-up entering the final furlong and stayed on strongly.
King's Caprice took command two furlongs from home and very soon had most of his rivals on the stretch. He could not, though, get rid of the winner and had to give best in the closing stages.This was, nonetheless, a decent effort and a repeat could see him in the number one spot.
Lygeton Lad is vastly better on this surface than he is on grass and put some dismal turf runs behind him on this comeback after four months away. He was staying on well in the closing stages and success in the near future would come as no surprise.
Psychiatrist ran well but is too high in the handicap, while Party Boss is paying for his good form at the start of the year and in view of his vast weight was anything but disgraced. If he is to win, though, he has got to have some respite from the handicapper.
Marshman stayed on but was never dangerous, while Russian Symphony, though never far away, had no more to give in the last furlong-and-a-half.