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Lingfield

16:00

Date 2023-06-12

Distance 7f135y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3-5yo

Prize £4,104

Winning Time 1m 30.51s (slow by 2.61s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kentucky Bluegrass (GB) Jason Watson · David O'Meara	7/2	Won
2nd	Kiaraad (GB) Jefferson Smith · Ismail Mohammed	17/2	1.25
3rd	Bobby's Blessing (GB) Daniel Muscutt · Charlie Johnston	9/4	0.3
4th	Imperial Dream (IRE) Luke Morris · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	5/4F	0.3
5th	Break The Spell (IRE) William Carson · Michael Attwater	22/1	4.5
6th	The Craftymaster (GB) George Rooke · Roger Teal	80/1	4
7th	Centre Back (GB) Charlie Bennett · Sylvester Kirk	200/1	17

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 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 (5)	Imperial Dream Bay J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	130	—	442-	72	75	-	277d	—	—	-12	20.9	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Beaten in a modest race on final 2yo start but now gelded and open to improvement
1 (7)	Bobbys Blessing Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:Charlie Johnston	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Charlie Johnston	146	—	1	-	79	66	12d	—	—	-10	18.9	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Bare form of Beverley win gives him strong claims and he did well to win that day
2 (3)	Kentucky Bluegrass Bay J:Jason Watson T:David Omeara	J:Jason Watson T:David Omeara	137	—	8-1	76	70	45	39d	—	—	+4	21.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Narrow Redcar winner; closely matched with Bobby's Blessing through one formline
4 (2)	Kiaraad Bay J:Jefferson Smith T:Ismail Mohammed	J:Jefferson Smith T:Ismail Mohammed	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-7	2.7	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Gelded ahead of debut and would need to see market confidence behind him
7 (4)	Break The Spell Bay J:William Carson T:Michael Attwater	J:William Carson T:Michael Attwater	125	—	27-73	70	74	30	20d	—	—	+2	6.1	6.00/1	25 4%
Beaten in the region of 5l this season (7f/1m) and looks vulnerable
6 (6)	The Craftymaster Chestnut J:George Rooke T:Roger Teal	J:George Rooke T:Roger Teal	128	—	—	-	46	-	19d	—	—	-2	0.6	16.25/1	66 2%
Made no impression in a Kempton novice over this trip when 25-1
5 (1)	Centre Back Bay J:Charlie Bennett T:Sylvester Kirk	J:Charlie Bennett T:Sylvester Kirk	128	—	05	-	50	-	11d	—	—	-1	0.5	49.75/1	200 1%
Beaten 16l (7f) and 10l (6f) in two runs; handicaps should see him in a better light

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Imperial Dream	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4
Bobbys Blessing	7/4	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8
Kentucky Bluegrass	4	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2
Kiaraad	9	15/2	7	8	17/2
Break The Spell	25	22	22	22	25
The Craftymaster	66	50	50	50	40
Centre Back	200	150	150	150	150

Predictor

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

1st

Kentucky Bluegrass

21.7

OR: 6.5 Form: 10 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Imperial Dream

20.9

OR: 5.5 Form: 5 Odds: 10.4

6/4

3rd

Bobbys Blessing

18.9

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 8.9

15/8

Break The Spell

6.1

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Kiaraad

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

The Craftymaster

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Centre Back

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

200

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kentucky Bluegrass	76	70	45
Imperial Dream	72	75	—
Break The Spell	70	74	30
Bobbys Blessing	—	79	66
Kiaraad	—	—	—
The Craftymaster	—	46	—
Centre Back	—	50	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Centre Back	11d ago	Quick return
Bobbys Blessing	12d ago	Quick return
The Craftymaster	19d ago	Fit
Break The Spell	20d ago	Fit
Kentucky Bluegrass	39d ago	Fit
Imperial Dream	277d ago	Long break
Kiaraad	—	—