Result 16:12 · Lingfield Park

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Class 61mStandard4yo+ · 8 ran

Result

Official · time 1m 38.11s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	First Encounter (GB)	Luke Morris	John Gallagher	—	2.88	3.15
2	Unknown Journey (IRE)	William Carson	Tony Carroll	½L	13.0	17.5
3	Monks Mead (GB)	George Bass	Mark Usher	2L	4.50	5.16
4	Spirit Charmer (GB)	Charles Bishop	Patrick Chamings	2L	21.0	28.0
5	Pyrrhic Dancer (IRE)	Gina Mangan	Gary Brown	4L	17.0	18.0
6	Iftikhaar (IRE)	Jonny Peate	J R Jenkins	5L	13.0	16.6
7	Nicely Curved (USA)	Rob Hornby	Hayley Burton	11L	3.25	3.61
8	Back Before Dark (GB)	Jude Fernandes	Andy Irvine	12¼L	51.0	70.8

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1 (10)

Back Before Dark (GB)

5yo · 9-2 · OR 47

340205 J Jude Fernandes T Andy Irvine —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
02 Jan 26	Wolverhampton	5f	Standard	C6	5/8	5¼L	11.0
16 Dec 25	Newcastle	6f	Standard	C6	11/14	8½L	21.0
22 Sep 25	Hamilton Park	6f	Soft	C6	2/6	1L	6.00

1 win from 17 · placed 4

First time at this course and trip

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2 (4)

First Encounter (GB) b

5yo · 9-9 · OR 49

248612 J Luke Morris T John Gallagher —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 Feb 26	Lingfield Park	1m	Standard	C6	2/7	nk	2.50
30 Jan 26	Wolverhampton	1m 110y	Standard	C6	1/10	—	5.50
14 Jan 26	Kempton Park	1m	Standard To Slow	C6	6/11	5½L	6.50

4 wins from 33 · placed 11

Won 3 of 20 at around this trip

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3 (5)

Iftikhaar (IRE) v

7yo · 9-9 · OR 48

080825 J Jonny Peate T J R Jenkins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
31 Jan 26	Lingfield Park	1m 2f	Standard	C6	5/8	2½L	9.00
21 Jan 26	Lingfield Park	1m 2f	Standard	C6	2/9	nse	19.0
15 Dec 25	Lingfield Park	1m 2f	Standard	C6	8/13	10L	67.0

1 win from 36 · placed 9

Won 1 of 6 at around this trip

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5 (1)

Monks Mead (GB)

5yo · 9-9 · OR 49

345124 J George Bass T Mark Usher —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Feb 26	Chelmsford City	1m 2f	Standard	C6	4/7	2½L	4.00
31 Jan 26	Lingfield Park	1m 2f	Standard	C6	2/8	1¼L	3.50
21 Jan 26	Lingfield Park	1m 2f	Standard	C6	1/9	—	4.33

3 wins from 33 · placed 16

Course winner: 2 wins from 9 here

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6 (7)

Nicely Curved (USA) h,t

6yo · 9-9 · OR 50

2 J Rob Hornby T Hayley Burton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 Feb 26	Lingfield Park	1m	Standard	C6	2/8	nk	8.00

0 wins from 1 · placed 1

1 run here without a win

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7 (2)

Pyrrhic Dancer (IRE) b

7yo · 9-9 · OR 45

673046 J Gina Mangan T Gary Brown —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Jan 26	Wolverhampton	1m 1f 110y	Standard	C6	6/9	4¾L	7.00
25 Nov 25	Wolverhampton	1m 110y	Standard	C6	4/13	3¾L	29.0
23 Sep 25	Lingfield Park	1m 2f	Standard	C6	13/13	46½L	26.0

3 wins from 24 · placed 4

Won 3 of 5 at around this trip

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Spirit Charmer (GB)

5yo · 9-9 · OR 47

300663 J Charles Bishop T Patrick Chamings —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 Feb 26	Lingfield Park	1m	Standard	C6	3/8	1¾L	67.0
10 Jan 26	Lingfield Park	7f	Standard	C6	6/9	6¾L	51.0
18 Sep 25	Chelmsford City	6f	Standard	C6	6/12	3½L	51.0

0 wins from 14 · placed 2

6 runs here without a win

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10 (8)

Unknown Journey (IRE)

4yo · 9-9 · OR 45

699735 J William Carson T Tony Carroll —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 Feb 26	Lingfield Park	1m	Standard	C6	5/7	5¾L	6.00
29 Jan 26	Lingfield Park	1m	Standard	C6	3/9	4¾L	13.0
12 Jan 26	Lingfield Park	1m	Standard	C6	7/11	5¾L	23.0

0 wins from 19 · placed 3

5 runs here without a win

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