The biggest name entrant is Epsom Derby winner Sir Percy. Note: Marcus Tregoning's colt Sir Percy will only run in the biggest race of the season at the Lingfield polytrack if he does not go in the Dubai World Cup Sheema Classic, run on the sand at Nad Al Sheba (march 31).
The other top entrants out of the 40 include the Illustrious Blue (William Knight), Mighty (Jane Chapple-Hyam), the unbeaten All-weather racer Gentleman's Deal and Alan Swinbank's Alfie Flats. Jim Bolger entered Heliostatic, winner of the Gp3 Meld Stakes run at Leopardstown. 3 entries came in from Ireland and 2 are French, but Sir Percy is the big name horse for sure.
2007 Lingfield Winter Derby Runners
Lingfield 3.40 (Sat, March 24, 2007)
Betdirect Winter Derby (group 3)
Going: Standard
12 Runners
01 (07) Alfie Flits
02 (01) Blue Bajan (IRE)
03 (08) Boo
04 (06) Cimyla (IRE)
05 (03) Cusoon
06 (04) Gentleman's Deal (IRE)
07 (02) Grand Passion (IRE)
08 (10) Hattan (IRE)
09 (09) Illustrious Blue
10 (12) Mighty
11 (05) Orchard Supreme
12 (11) Speedy Sam
Betting Forecast: 5/1 Gentleman's Deal (IRE), 6/1 Blue Bajan (IRE), 6/1 Cusoon, 6/1 Illustrious Blue, 7/1 Alfie Flits, 10/1 Cimyla (IRE), 10/1 Hattan (IRE), 10/1 Mighty, 10/1 Orchard Supreme, 12/1 Grand Passion (IRE), 25/1 Speedy Sam, 40/1 Boo
Selection: Gentleman's Deal. (Won 4/1 JF)
Winter Derby Betting Odds Archive
02 Blue Bajan 9/2 4/1
06 Gentleman's Deal 4/1
01 Alfie Flits 9/2
05 Cusoon 8/1 9/1 8/1
08 Hattan 10/1 9/1
10 Mighty 12/1 11/1 10/1
04 Cimyla 10/1 9/1 10/1 11/1 10/1
09 Illustrious Blue 10/1 11/1 12/1 11/1
11 Orchard Supreme 20/1 18/1 16/1 20/1
07 Grand Passion 33/1 25/1
12 Speedy Sam 33/1 28/1 33/1 28/1
03 Boo 100/1
02 Blue Bajan 9/2 4/1
06 Gentleman's Deal 4/1
01 Alfie Flits 9/2
05 Cusoon 8/1 9/1 8/1
08 Hattan 10/1 9/1
10 Mighty 12/1 11/1 10/1
04 Cimyla 10/1 9/1 10/1 11/1 10/1
09 Illustrious Blue 10/1 11/1 12/1 11/1
11 Orchard Supreme 20/1 18/1 16/1 20/1
07 Grand Passion 33/1 25/1
12 Speedy Sam 33/1 28/1 33/1 28/1
03 Boo 100/1
Winter Derby Race Result
Lingfield 3.15
1st Gentleman's Deal 4/1 JF
2nd Grand Passion 25/1
3rd Illustrious Blue 11/1
12 Ran.
2007 Lingfield Winter Derby Rerun
Lingfield 3.15
1st Gentleman's Deal 4/1 JF
2nd Grand Passion 25/1
3rd Illustrious Blue 11/1
12 Ran.
Lingfield Winter Derby Trials Archive
Lingfield 3.40 (Sat, Feb 24)
Go Pontin's Winter Derby Trial 1m 2f Stakes (listed)
1 (2) Birkspiel (GER) 153
2 (3) Blue Bajan (IRE) 98
3 (8) Cusoon 14
4 (6) Grand Passion (IRE) 20
5 (1) Party Boss 7
6 (5) Mighty 14
7 (4) Tous Les Deux 14
8 (7) Fusili (IRE) 28
Betting Forecast: 3/1 Grand Passion (IRE), 7/2 Party Boss, 4/1 Blue Bajan (IRE), 5/1 Mighty, 8/1 Cusoon, 8/1 Fusili (IRE), 16/1 Birkspiel (GER), 33/1 Tous Les Deux
Betting Odds Archive
2 Blue Bajan 3/1 10/3 7/2 10/3 7/2 3/1 11/4
6 Mighty 10/3 7/2 10/3 3/1 11/4 3/1
4 Grand Passion 5/2 11/4 3/1 10/3 7/2 4/1
5 Party Boss 5/1 9/2 4/1 9/2
3 Cusoon 8/1 7/1 6/1
8 Fusili 20/1 25/1 20/1
1 Birkspiel 50/1 40/1 33/1 40/1
7 Tous Les Deux 50/1 66/1
2 Blue Bajan 3/1 10/3 7/2 10/3 7/2 3/1 11/4
6 Mighty 10/3 7/2 10/3 3/1 11/4 3/1
4 Grand Passion 5/2 11/4 3/1 10/3 7/2 4/1
5 Party Boss 5/1 9/2 4/1 9/2
3 Cusoon 8/1 7/1 6/1
8 Fusili 20/1 25/1 20/1
1 Birkspiel 50/1 40/1 33/1 40/1
7 Tous Les Deux 50/1 66/1
Race Result
Lingfield 3.40
1st Cusoon 11/2
2nd Blue Bajan 11/4 Favourite
3rd Mighty 3/1
8 Ran.
Lingfield 3.40
1st Cusoon 11/2
2nd Blue Bajan 11/4 Favourite
3rd Mighty 3/1
8 Ran.
Lingfield Winter Derby Previous Winners Archive (pre 2007)
1998 Running Stag 1999 Supreme Sound
2000 Zanay
2001 Sergeant York
2002 Adiemus
2003 Parasol
2004 Caluki
2005 Eccentric
2006 Sri Diamond
Sandracer Related 2007 Winter Derby Posts
♠ 2006 Winner Sri Diamond Pulled Out Of 2007 Winter Derby
Winter Derby Result Report
1st 6 Gentleman's Deal 9 0 P Mulrennan 4/1 JF
winner, soon led, steady pace headed over 6f out, remained prominent, led inside final furlong, ran on
2nd Neck 7 Grand Passion 9 0 S Drowne 25/1
held up, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on strongly, nearest finish
3rd Neck 9 Illustrious Blue 9 0 P Doe 11/1
in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on well
4th Short Head 10 Mighty 9 0 J F Egan 10/1
soon prominent, lost place over 5f out, rallied and headway over 1f out, kept on well
5th Neck 2 Blue Bajan 9 0 M Hills 4/1 JF
tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed well inside final furlong
6th 1/2 length 3 Boo 9 0 N Callan 100/1
held up in touch, outpaced over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
7th Dead Heat 4 Cimyla 9 0 G Baker 10/1
lonely into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, soon one pace
8th Neck 11 Orchard Supreme 9 0 R Hughes 20/1
held up in rear, headway final furlong, never nearer
9th Neck 5 Cusoon 9 0 J Fortune 8/1
in touch, short of room inside first furlong, soon mid-division, hampered over 2f out, soon not clear run, headway over 1f out, kept on
10th 1 1/2 length 8 Hattan 9 0 S Sanders 9/1
held up mid-division, took closer order over 4f out, soon with leader, weakened over 1f out
11th 1 1/2 length 1 Alfie Flits 9 0 J P Spencer 9/2
behind, headway to lead over 6f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong
12th Short Head 12 Speedy Sam 9 0 P Cosgrave 28/1
tracked leaders, lost place well over 2f out