BRITISH 2yo RACING - 2010 Season Race Result
Race 40 : Fri, April 30th
Lingfield Park AW 2:10, 5f Maiden (Fillies') (5)


[Est] is the B2yoR Rating. Green indicates a 55+ level,
Cream between 30 & 54, Pink less than 30.

Wnr = previous/LATER 2yo Winner. Letter is Race Type.
Hf = Position at Halfway. Green indicates making places to the finish.
GOING
TIME RcPc VP
STD 60.13
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Horse SP [EST]Run Wnr Trainer Dw Hf Run Notes
1Phoebs2.5412 N R. A. Mills 9
6
BOk Wd, H-1 +0.5f Drop-in Mdfld, 6th to Str -4L Wd, Eff Str, 5th-1f & Resp, Prg ins-1f, Chal ins -0.5f, po, Ld Ln
2Jambo Bibi2391 R. Hannon 6
2
TLFlashOv, B2 PNgl Resp, LdgLn Erl, 2nd+1f 1Wd, Eff to Str Resp, Chal-1f+, po, Ld ins-0.5f, Stall Lt, Hdd Ln
3Breedj2.75371 C. E. Brittain 2
1
Drift 9/4, B1 PNgl Resp, Ld to Bnd+1f, SttlPc Dwnhill, Eff to Str Resp, Chalgd-1f+, po, Stall ins-0.5f & Hdd, FdLt
4Fifth Commandment12351 A J. A. Osborne 1
7
BOk P-2 RL, Dv Erl Resp, Eff Str, po, 6th-1f, 4th-0.5f, po, Small
5Russian Ice20332 D. K. Ivory 7
3
BSAwk PResp, 3rd+1f 2Wd, Outpcd to Str, Resp-1f+, po, Stall Lt
6Danube Dancer16311 M J. S. Moore 3
4
BSAwk PResp, LdgLn Erl, H-1 +1f Drop 2ndRank, 3rd to Str, Outpcd ins-2f, SResp ins-1f, Stall ins-0.5f, FdLt
7Three Scoops15051 D. J. S. Ffrench-Davis 8
8
B-3 Inx P-2 Dv, SResp+1f, Outpcd to Str, Fd-1f
8Disco Doll20031 G. D. Blake 10
9
B-8 Wd P-4 Inx, Adf Erl, NIR
9Helen Of Toy33-123 B. G. Powell 5
5
LdgLn Erl, H-1 +1f Drop 2nd Rank, Outpcd to Str, Fd ins-1f
NRBournefree S. Kirk 4
NR = Self Cert (Off Colour)



SUMMARY
Does the Lingfield straight have an advantage to horses running Centre Track or not? A very complicated question to unpick and many races suggest there is. But, you can suggest other reasons for the shape of finishes at the course. For example, many races at lots of courses show the closers finishing away from the rail because the pacemakers run the rail. As the pacemakers fade the closers come past them toward centre track because that is where the clear path is. Lingfield is a course where jockeys have learnt that trying to find a gap towards the rail is problematic so they challenge wide. This then looks like a centre course bias when you are just watching the best of the finishers out there in most races.
But, you get plenty of examples where horses who get to Centre Track seem able to make up more ground than you would expect. Phoebs made 4L+ in the straight here in just an average race time for the time of year. That is not normal distance to make up and either she is much better than the others or getting onto the centre strip is worth a couple of lengths often. You can wonder at times whether the base of the track (under the Polytrack loose surface that gets harrowed) is actually a 'Crown' to assist drainage so the centre track strip is closer to the solid base.

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