2 listed races at Lingfield

The new Polytrack at Lingfield seems to have settled in well, although jockeys report that it is still on the slow side. Today on thursday Lingfield stages the first of its big all-weather meetings of the winter, with two listed races for fillies and mares as the main features. There are always plenty of runners looking for black type at the end of the season, and both races look very competitive.

They go over a mile at 15.50 CET, where Moone´s My name (Ralph Beckett/ Paul Hanagan) and the 3yo Sentari (William Haggas/ Graham Lee) are top-rated, but both are running for the first time on the all-weather. Sentari was runner-up in the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot, which is good form, but we prefer the CD specialist Night Lily (Paul d´Arcy/ Silvestre de Sousa); although her recent form is not so exciting, her second place to Chachamaideee in a similar race here in May reads extremely well in the context of this race. The other listed race is over 1 mile 5 furlongs half an hour later and stamina will be required here. Both top-weight Polygon (John Gosden/ Rab Havlin) and the Queen´s Momenntary (Michael Bll/ Hayley Turner) are moving up in distance, while Godolphin´s unbeaten Surprise Moment (Saeed bin Suroor/ Mikael Barzalona) is moving up in grade. We prefer stable companion, German-bred Rumh (de Sousa), a daughter of Monsun, who has won over 2 miles and also goes well on the all-weather. Albamara (Sir Mark Prescott/ Luke Morris) has a great pedigree, by Galileo out of multiple Group One winner Albanova, and is an obvious danger. Godolphin could start off a good afternoon by winning the 7 furlongs handicap at 15.20 with top-weight Gold City (bin Suroor/ Barzalona), also making his all-weather debut, but also have some fancied runners in the 2yo maidens earlier.

Betting forecast:
1. Race: Mrs Bannock - First Secretary - Hekaayaat
2. Race: Thakana - Hidden Belief - Tomintoul Magic
3. Race: Emperical - Future Reference - Price Is Truth
4. Race: Roninski - Elusive Flame - Johnny Castle
5. Race: Moone`S My Name - Sentaril - Baheeja
6. Race: Surprise Moment - Albamara - Momentary
7. Race: Layali Dubai - Semeen - Significant Move
8. Race: Jackie Love - Mary`S Pet - Darnathean