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1st Mar 2016 | Horse Racing

Heart Locket Needs To Relax

Lingfield: Heart Locket Needs To Relax

Went off way too fast on last start (blinkers discarded) but was still leading with a furlong to go and clocked a respectable time.

Lit up by first time blinkers, Heart Locket ran away with Graham Gibbons on her last outing but still managed to clock a noteworthy time. At one stage she enjoyed a lead in excess of 10 lengths over the pack but was swallowed up with 200 yards to go.


Visually it looked like she went too fast, fellow pace-setter Gabrial The Terror finished a tailed-off last and the sectionals confirm this impression.

Heart Locket slowed markedly in the final 2f and her finishing speed was 95.7% of the average race speed, a dramatic pace collapse. Considering the way the race panned out she did well to run a respectable time figure.

Down in trip, in a small field, Graham Gibbons can dictate matters from the front and the lack of headgear should mean his mount is more amenable. The pair can win at 9/4 (Bet365).

Odds correct at time of publishing: 06:38 1st Mar, 2016 but subject to change

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