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

BRITISH 2yo RACING - 2010 Season Race Result

Race 40 : Fri, April 30th
Lingfield Park AW 2:10, 5f Maiden (Fillies') (5)

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[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 [Compare]	1	None

	Horse	SP	[EST]	Run	Wnr	Trainer	Dw	Hf	Run Notes
1	Phoebs	2.5	41	2	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
2	Jambo Bibi	2	39	1		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
3	Breedj	2.75	37	1		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
4	Fifth Commandment	12	35	1	A	J. A. Osborne	1	7	BOk P-2 RL, Dv Erl Resp, Eff Str, po, 6th-1f, 4th-0.5f, po, Small
5	Russian Ice	20	33	2		D. K. Ivory	7	3	BSAwk PResp, 3rd+1f 2Wd, Outpcd to Str, Resp-1f+, po, Stall Lt
6	Danube Dancer	16	31	1	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
7	Three Scoops	150	5	1		D. J. S. Ffrench-Davis	8	8	B-3 Inx P-2 Dv, SResp+1f, Outpcd to Str, Fd-1f
8	Disco Doll	200	3	1		G. D. Blake	10	9	B-8 Wd P-4 Inx, Adf Erl, NIR
9	Helen Of Toy	33	-12	3		B. G. Powell	5	5	LdgLn Erl, H-1 +1f Drop 2nd Rank, Outpcd to Str, Fd ins-1f
NR	Bournefree					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.