Leonard D. A. McDermott Handicap – Lingfield

Lingfield

19:10

Leonard D. A. McDermott Handicap

Date 2023-06-03

Distance 7f135y

Class Class 6

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £3,245

Winning Time 1m 30.53s (slow by 2.63s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Gone (IRE) Neil Callan · Charlie Johnston	11/8F	Won
2nd	Nibras Rainbow (IRE) Jefferson Smith · Ismail Mohammed	15/2	0.05
3rd	Lunario (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Robyn Brisland	11/1	0.3
4th	Chalk Mountain (GB) Dane O'Neill · Stuart Kittow	7/2	2.25
5th	Hitched (IRE) Callum Shepherd · David Simcock	15/2	5
6th	House Of Dragons (GB) Joe Leavy · Seamus Durack	20/1	3.75
7th	Third Batch (GB) Adam Kirby · S Woods	28/1	16
8th	Margaret's Fuchsia (GB) Luke Catton · Gay Kelleway	9/1	21

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (8)	Gone Bay J:Neil Callan T:Charlie Johnston	J:Neil Callan T:Charlie Johnston	135	—	7-1531	65	75	68	12d	—	—	-21	15.5	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Three handicap wins already; well drawn to attack and down in class today; big chance
6 (4)	Chalk Mountain Grey J:Dane O'Neill T:Stuart Kittow	J:Dane O'Neill T:Stuart Kittow	133	—	450-18	63	72	43	15d	—	—	-9	8.3	0.75/1	4 25%
AW winner in April; well backed at Newmarket latest but only managed a midfield finish
8 (3)	Hitched Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:David Simcock	J:Callum Shepherd T:David Simcock	127	h	996-	57	51	-	158d	—	—	-6	4.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Well beaten in 6f AW events last year; gelded/tried in hood on h'cap debut; can do better
1 (6)	Margarets Fuchsia Chestnut J:Luke Catton(5) T:Gay Kelleway	J:Luke Catton(5) T:Gay Kelleway	136	p	422734	66	72	64	21d	—	—	+2	11	2.13/1	17/2 11%
She has threatened a win and returning to a sound surface can help; one to consider
2 (5)	Lunario Grey J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:Robyn Brisland	J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:Robyn Brisland	135	—	7-74	65	70	-	59d	—	—	-1	5.7	2.50/1	11 9%
Improved effort at Wolverhampton (7f) in April but always well placed; handicap debut
7 (2)	Nibras Rainbow Bay J:Jefferson Smith T:Ismail Mohammed	J:Jefferson Smith T:Ismail Mohammed	132	b	44-000	62	72	17	24d	—	—	-2	4.9	2.75/1	12 8%
Back to a good mark but he's been struggling this season; change of headgear today
4 (7)	House Of Dragons Bay J:Joe Leavy(7) T:Seamus Durack	J:Joe Leavy(7) T:Seamus Durack	135	—	534-0	65	72	18	15d	—	—	0	5.1	4.25/1	18 6%
Promise at 2 for another yard; well beaten on last month's handicap/stable debut
5 (1)	Third Batch Bay J:Adam Kirby T:S Woods	J:Adam Kirby T:S Woods	134	b	-24448	64	74	-	31d	—	—	+1	5.9	3.75/1	16 6%
Has shown ability on AW but latest run was a backward step; blinkers now reached for

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Gone	5/4	5/4	5/4	6/5	5/4
Chalk Mountain	4	4	4	4	4
Hitched	7	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Margarets Fuchsia	17/2	17/2	17/2	8	17/2
Lunario	10	11	11	10	11
Nibras Rainbow	10	12	12	11	12
House Of Dragons	18	18	14	16	16
Third Batch	16	16	16	16	16

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Gone

15.5

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 11.8

5/4

2nd

Margarets Fuchsia

OR: 4 Form: 4.6 Odds: 2.4

17/2

3rd

Chalk Mountain

8.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

Third Batch

5.9

OR: 3.5 Form: 1 Odds: 1.4

Lunario

5.7

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

House Of Dragons

5.1

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Nibras Rainbow

4.9

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Hitched

4.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Margarets Fuchsia	66	72	64
Gone	65	75	68
Lunario	65	70	—
House Of Dragons	65	72	18
Third Batch	64	74	—
Chalk Mountain	63	72	43
Nibras Rainbow	62	72	17
Hitched	57	51	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gone	12d ago	Quick return
Chalk Mountain	15d ago	Fit
House Of Dragons	15d ago	Fit
Margarets Fuchsia	21d ago	Fit
Nibras Rainbow	24d ago	Fit
Third Batch	31d ago	Fit
Lunario	59d ago	Fresh
Hitched	158d ago	Long break