March 25 / 16.22 Lingfield (AW)

16.22

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Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Classified Stakes (Div II)

  • Prize money: £3140.4
  • 1m 4f 0y
  • Class 6
  • 12 runners
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Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Classified Stakes (Div II)

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Mostly cloudy

5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £18.00
  • Place: £3.90

Form: 752/7-

Last run: 169 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
His sole win was over hurdles 14 months ago but he looked a bit unlucky when runner-up in that sphere at Huntingdon (2m) 24 days ago; now returns to the Flat but conditions should be fine and he needs a close look in the market.
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10th

8

(3)

20th May 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 6

21:00 Kempton (AW)

Dotties Star

9st 1lb

J: James Glennon

T: Pat Phelan

Better known as a hurdler these days, but he made a successful return to the Flat when narrowly landing a classified event at Lingfield (1m4f, Polytrack) in March; never involved in a C&D handicap last time but that was against a pace bias and he has claims if things go more to plan this time.

6/1

7th

11

(9)

8th Apr 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 6

20:30 Kempton (AW)

Dotties Star

8st 10lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Pat Phelan

Better known as a hurdler these days, but he made a successful return to the Flat when narrowly landing a 0-50 classified event at Lingfield (1m4f, Polytrack) a fortnight ago; this will be harder, but he remains unexposed on the AW.

8/1

1st

3

(4)

25th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

16:22 Lingfield (AW)

Dotties Star

9st 9lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Pat Phelan

His sole win was over hurdles 14 months ago but he looked a bit unlucky when runner-up in that sphere at Huntingdon (2m) 24 days ago; now returns to the Flat but conditions should be fine and he needs a close look in the market.

5/1

3/1

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 345-41 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Dual-purpose performer who got off the mark at the 19th attempt when landing classified event at Wolverhampton (1m4f, Tapeta) two weeks ago; got an easy lead but he justified support in good style and they were strung out behind him; key player.
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3

11th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:42 Southwell

Saachi

11st 4lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Ian Williams

Four modest runs over hurdles and endured a heavy defeat in handicap company; however, returns to this scene on the back of two competitive runs in 1m4f classified races on the AW, so at least he's in good nick.

10/1

2nd

8

(8)

25th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

16:22 Lingfield (AW)

Saachi

9st 9lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Ian Williams

Dual-purpose performer who got off the mark at the 19th attempt when landing classified event at Wolverhampton (1m4f, Tapeta) two weeks ago; got an easy lead but he justified support in good style and they were strung out behind him; key player.

3/1

16/1

  • Place: £10.00

Form: 66807-

Last run: 100 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Six-race maiden who has not finished closer than 6l to a winner including in a 1m2f handicap here in December; cheekpieces are now added and she needs improvement at this new trip after a break.
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2nd

7

(4)

28th Apr 2026

Standard

2m 0f 102y

Class 6

16:35 Southwell (AW)

Onlyriversrunfree

9st 3lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Murty McGrath

0-7; best effort when third of 12 in a 0-50 classified event at Lingfield (1m4f, Polytrack; first-time cheekpieces) last month; has something to prove over this far, though.

12/1

3rd

6

(7)

25th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

16:22 Lingfield (AW)

Onlyriversrunfree

9st 9lb

J: Tom Queally

T: Murty McGrath

Six-race maiden who has not finished closer than 6l to a winner including in a 1m2f handicap here in December; cheekpieces are now added and she needs improvement at this new trip after a break.

16/1

2

(9)

16th Jun 2025

Good To Soft

1m 0f 14y

Class 6

17:05 Chepstow

Onlyriversrunfree

9st 9lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: Murty McGrath

Safely held at triple-digit odds in three AW novice/maiden races during the winter (all 1m); has better chance to get competitive in this low-grade handicap but still makes only limited appeal.

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: 334-58

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Just one win from 35 starts and he finished eighth of nine in a classified event at Wolverhampton (9.4f) last month; remains unexposed over this trip but he's hard to predict and others are more convincing.
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4th

2

(3)

25th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

16:22 Lingfield (AW)

Change Of Fortune

9st 9lb

J: David Probert

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Just one win from 35 starts and he finished eighth of nine in a classified event at Wolverhampton (9.4f) last month; remains unexposed over this trip but he's hard to predict and others are more convincing.

14/1

8th

2

(5)

23rd Feb 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Change Of Fortune

9st 9lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Record of 1-34 but his win was at Ffos Las last summer and he returned from a break with an encouraging fifth here (8.6f classified) last month; should benefit from that run and he could be dangerous back up in trip.

13/2

Form: 84-563 CD

Last run: 43 days

W: 9st 9lb

8 yo Filly

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
C&D winner who enjoyed a productive 2023; losing run up to 18, but she was placed in a handicap over C&D last month and has each-way claims again.
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5th

5

(4)

25th May 2026

Good

1m 3f 179y

Class 6

17:23 Leicester

Gearings Point

9st 2lb

J: Rose Dawes

T: Sheena West

All four wins at about this trip in 2023, including over C&D; not totally clear whether she's still the same mare since back from an absence but she gave Moon Over The Sea some grief at Windsor (about 1m3f, good to firm) on her recent return to turf and has another good run in her.

9/4

2nd

11

(5)

7th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 6

16:00 Windsor

Gearings Point

9st 1lb

J: George Bass

T: Sheena West

Winless since 2023 but she comes here in decent nick, fifth of 12 in 1m4f classified event at Lingfield in March; possibilities.

10/1

5th

5

(1)

25th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

16:22 Lingfield (AW)

Gearings Point

9st 9lb

J: George Bass

T: Sheena West

C&D winner who enjoyed a productive 2023; losing run up to 18, but she was placed in a handicap over C&D last month and has each-way claims again.

6/1

13/2

Form: 76-434

Last run: 36 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
0-15 but he's reached the frame in his last three starts including over 1m4f and 1m6f at Wolverhampton in last two runs; didn't get the best of runs in a handicap last time and he should go well again back in trip.
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9th

11

(3)

17th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

17:35 Wolverhampton (AW)

Ignition

9st 1lb

J: Zoe Lewis

T: Thomas Faulkner

No wins in 17 but after racing over further he hit the frame over C&D 11 days ago; could nick a race sooner or later off this low a mark.

14/1

3rd

10

(5)

6th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

17:55 Wolverhampton (AW)

Ignition

8st 10lb

J: Zoe Lewis

T: Thomas Faulkner

16-race maiden; reasonably competitive in various forms of headgear this year (434) until taking a step back at Lingfield (sixth; 1m4f) latest; drops back noticeably in trip; others are more obvious.

14/1

6th

11

(5)

25th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

16:22 Lingfield (AW)

Ignition

9st 8lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Thomas Faulkner

0-15 but he's reached the frame in his last three starts including over 1m4f and 1m6f at Wolverhampton in last two runs; didn't get the best of runs in a handicap last time and he should go well again back in trip.

13/2

14/1

Form: 2127-8 D

Last run: 78 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Runner-up at Brighton (1m4f, soft) last September but he's been out of sorts under both codes since including a remote fifth over hurdles at Plumpton last week; blinkers now return but he's 1-30 on AW and has plenty to prove back on the Flat.
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7th

4

(11)

25th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

16:22 Lingfield (AW)

Foinix

9st 9lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Jim & Suzi Best

Runner-up at Brighton (1m4f, soft) last September but he's been out of sorts under both codes since including a remote fifth over hurdles at Plumpton last week; blinkers now return but he's 1-30 on AW and has plenty to prove back on the Flat.

14/1

5th

6

16th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 195y

Class 5

15:15 Plumpton

Foinix

10st 13lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Jim & Suzi Best

Modest Flat handicapper; tailed off all three starts over hurdles, the latest in a C&D maiden (good; 250-1) last November; only eighth of ten at Southwell (1m3f AW) in January; handicap hurdle debut.

16/1

5th

3

20th Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 195y

Class 4

14:10 Plumpton

Foinix

11st 0lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Jim & Suzi Best

Four-time Flat winner, most recently off lowly mark at Brighton (1m4f, good to firm) this summer, but always behind on recent hurdling debut at Fontwell (2m1f, good).

33/1

8th
9 (2)
Tatmeen

12/1

Form: 50-966 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Got off the mark at Kempton (1m4f) last May but he's been regressive since and was tailed off over C&D last time; record is now 1-12 and he needs a big turnaround.
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8th

9

(2)

25th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

16:22 Lingfield (AW)

Tatmeen

9st 9lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Luke Dace

Got off the mark at Kempton (1m4f) last May but he's been regressive since and was tailed off over C&D last time; record is now 1-12 and he needs a big turnaround.

12/1

6th

8

(5)

28th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 5

13:00 Lingfield (AW)

Tatmeen

8st 9lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Luke Dace

Got off the mark at Kempton (1m4f) last May but his more recent form is far less encouraging, beating only one home in his last three starts; has first-time cheekpieces added to his regular hood.

25/1

6th

7

(1)

12th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

13:23 Lingfield (AW)

Tatmeen

9st 1lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Luke Dace

Got off the mark at Kempton (1m4f) last May but his more recent form is far less encouraging, last of nine over C&D 19 days ago; hood goes back on now with work to do.

14/1

Form: 3506-2

Last run: 68 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
29-race maiden who has struggled back over hurdles in his last two runs; finished second in a classified event at Wolverhampton (1m4f) in January but was beaten 6l and that took his AW record to 0-12; down the list.
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9th

10

(9)

25th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

16:22 Lingfield (AW)

Warrior Lion

9st 9lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Jennie Candlish

29-race maiden who has struggled back over hurdles in his last two runs; finished second in a classified event at Wolverhampton (1m4f) in January but was beaten 6l and that took his AW record to 0-12; down the list.

7/1

8th

6

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

13:38 Sedgefield

Warrior Lion

10st 8lb

J: William Shanahan

T: Jennie Candlish

Runner-up in basement-grade AW race in January but pulled up over C&D (good to soft) when back over hurdles last month and now 0-28 overall; stable has much more obvious chance with Captain Cool.

25/1

8

4th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

14:42 Sedgefield

Warrior Lion

11st 0lb

J: William Shanahan

T: Jennie Candlish

Runner-up on AW last month and now has first hurdle start for current yard; however, that recent Flat form is very modest, he's achieved little in this code, and he's yet to win after 27 attempts (seven over hurdles).

15/2

14/1

Form: 00-887

Last run: 46 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 46

Form & Verdict
All three wins have come over further on the AW; drops to this level for the first time but he's struggled since last April and needs a major revival in new headgear.
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7th

1

20th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 0y

Class 4

14:30 Warwick

Alex The Great

11st 4lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Tony Carroll

Three-time AW winner at a modest level on Flat; beaten long way in two similar events over 2m at Hereford recently; steps up in trip but easy to dismiss.

40/1

4th

1

5th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

18:12 Hereford

Alex The Great

11st 4lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Tony Carroll

Three-time AW winner at a modest level on Flat; beaten long way over C&D switched to hurdles time; opposed.

33/1

9th

1

16th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

17:30 Hereford

Alex The Great

11st 4lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Tony Carroll

High-mileage three-time Flat winner who is now limited in that scene, only ten days ago finishing well held off a basement mark on the AW.

100/1

16/1

Form: -45469

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
16-race maiden who still has stamina to prove at this trip and she was a long way below form at Wolverhampton (8.6f) last week; opposable.
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10th

11

(12)

9th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

19:55 Leicester

Pure Theory

9st 0lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Stephanie Cassidy

Is 0-17 and she beat just one home in a 1m4f classified event at Lingfield last time; usual cheekpieces go back on (also tongue tied) with plenty to prove.

33/1

11th

12

(6)

25th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

16:22 Lingfield (AW)

Pure Theory

9st 8lb

J: Tyler Heard

T: Stephanie Cassidy

16-race maiden who still has stamina to prove at this trip and she was a long way below form at Wolverhampton (8.6f) last week; opposable.

16/1

9th

8

(10)

16th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Pure Theory

9st 9lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Stephanie Cassidy

Yet to score after 15 outings and she beat only two in 1m2f handicap at Chelmsford 18 days ago; she needs to take a step forward.

6/1

16/1

Form: 89-075

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 43

Form & Verdict
Struggled in his first five runs but he showed signs of ability when a staying-on fifth in Wolverhampton handicap (8.6f) two weeks ago; looks worth a try at this new trip but he's drawn out wide and this is a tough task on the figures.
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7th

9

(4)

29th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

14:00 Chepstow

Paps Of Jura

8st 9lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Sam Thomas

Unplaced all eight starts; seemingly aided by first-time hood when respectable fourth of seven at Bath (1m2f, firm) last month but needs to find something extra over this longer trip.

16/1

4th

7

(4)

27th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 37y

Class 6

14:30 Bath

Paps Of Jura

8st 4lb

J: Tyler Heard

T: Sam Thomas

Seven-race maiden who last two efforts (8.5f/1m4f, AW) suggest this return to 1m2f, combined with first-time hood, may prove ideal; improvement is not out of the question.

25/1

12th

7

(12)

25th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

16:22 Lingfield (AW)

Paps Of Jura

9st 9lb

J: Conor Whiteley

T: Sam Thomas

Struggled in his first five runs but he showed signs of ability when a staying-on fifth in Wolverhampton handicap (8.6f) two weeks ago; looks worth a try at this new trip but he's drawn out wide and this is a tough task on the figures.

16/1

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Payout
Exacta £63.90
Straight Forecast £37.76
Trifecta £757.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Saachi

POSTDATA:

Ignition

D Express:

Paps Of Jura

RP RATINGS:

Alex The Great

The Guardian:

Warrior Lion

Daily Record:

Gearing's Point

The Times:

Ignition

The Sun:

Ignition

Telegraph:

Saachi

Daily Mail:

Saachi

Daily Mirror:

Saachi

The Star:

Saachi