May 09 / 13.58 Lingfield

13.58

Good To Firm

William Hill Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes (Listed Race)

  • Prize money: £34026
  • 1m 3f 133y
  • Class 1
  • 6 runners
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William Hill Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes (Listed Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £3.25
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 21-1

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Went close on debut at Ascot (1m, soft) and beat notable rivals in a Newmarket maiden (1m, good) later in September; favourite for a valuable novice event at Newbury (1m2f, good) three weeks ago and battled his way to another narrow win, in a blanket finish but there's a good chance he will come on from that run and be suited by this longer trip (very much supported by pedigree); firmly in the mix.
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1st

6

(3)

9th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 133y

Class 1

13:58 Lingfield

Maltese Cross

9st 2lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Went close on debut at Ascot (1m, soft) and beat notable rivals in a Newmarket maiden (1m, good) later in September; favourite for a valuable novice event at Newbury (1m2f, good) three weeks ago and battled his way to another narrow win, in a blanket finish but there's a good chance he will come on from that run and be suited by this longer trip (very much supported by pedigree); firmly in the mix.

5/2

1st

1

(3)

17th Apr 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 2

15:42 Newbury

Maltese Cross

9st 8lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Dante and Derby entry; went close on debut at Ascot (1m, soft) and one better in a Newmarket maiden (1m, good) later in September; battled back admirably in the latter, which is strong form; looks a good prospect for 1m2f and probably even more so for 1m4f.

5/2

5/1

  • Place: £2.90

Form: 511-

Last run: 194 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to smart Flat and hurdle winner Absurde; odds-on winner of maiden at Goodwood (1m2f, soft) and novice at Redcar (1m1f, good to soft) on last two starts as 2yo, in the latter making all and stretching 8l clear; needs a good deal better in this company but he's clearly promising.
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2nd

3

(1)

9th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 133y

Class 1

13:58 Lingfield

Bay Of Brilliance

9st 2lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

Half-brother to smart Flat and hurdle winner Absurde; odds-on winner of maiden at Goodwood (1m2f, soft) and novice at Redcar (1m1f, good to soft) on last two starts as 2yo, in the latter making all and stretching 8l clear; needs a good deal better in this company but he's clearly promising.

5/1

1

(1)

27th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

1m 1f 0y

Class 5

13:30 Redcar

Bay Of Brilliance

9st 11lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

Seemed to be tapped for toe in the latter stages over 7f on debut; suited by the step up in trip at Goodwood (1m2f, soft) and the form of that success has been franked; respected under 7lb penalty.

Evs

Form: 3-13

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Winning siblings include Claymore, a Group 3 winner at 1m2f for this yard; third to Maltese Cross in a 1m Newmarket maiden on sole 2yo start; evens when making all in a Kempton novice (1m, AW) on return and his rallying third of six in Listed race at Epsom (1m2f, good) suggested that this longer trip would suit; some others have better form but he can improve.
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3rd

2

(2)

9th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 133y

Class 1

13:58 Lingfield

Balzac

9st 2lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

Winning siblings include Claymore, a Group 3 winner at 1m2f for this yard; third to Maltese Cross in a 1m Newmarket maiden on sole 2yo start; evens when making all in a Kempton novice (1m, AW) on return and his rallying third of six in Listed race at Epsom (1m2f, good) suggested that this longer trip would suit; some others have better form but he can improve.

25/1

3rd

1

(1)

28th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 17y

Class 1

14:40 Epsom

Balzac

9st 3lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

Winning siblings include Claymore, a Group 3 winner at 1m2f for this yard; lots to like about his persevering third of seven in a good 1m Newmarket maiden (22-1; ridden by 7lb claimer) on debut but he didn't need any more than that form when making all on Kempton AW (1m) this month; Derby entry who should make a better 3yo but how much better will be clearer after today.

8/1

Form: 2154-4

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Camelot colt; maiden winner at Glorious Goodwood and best form when staying on from off the pace to take fourth in Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud (1m2f, very soft) in October; shaped as if he needed the race when fourth of seven from the back in Listed event at Newmarket (1m1f, good) on return, and this is a different trip, so it's far too early to write him off.
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5th

4

(4)

9th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 133y

Class 1

13:58 Lingfield

Isaac Newton

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Camelot colt; maiden winner at Glorious Goodwood and best form when staying on from off the pace to take fourth in Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud (1m2f, very soft) in October; shaped as if he needed the race when fourth of seven from the back in Listed event at Newmarket (1m1f, good) on return, and this is a different trip, so it's far too early to write him off.

7/2

4th

4

(6)

15th Apr 2026

Good

1m 1f 0y

Class 1

14:25 Newmarket

Isaac Newton

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Ballydoyle colt who gained his maiden win at Glorious Goodwood then had a couple of French assignments, finishing fifth in a valuable conditions race at Longchamp (form has substance) and good fourth in the Criterium de Saint-Cloud (1m2f Group 1); leading player on the figures.

3/1

9

(4)

2nd Aug 2025

Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

16:20 Goodwood

Isaac Newton

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Camelot colt who cost 380,000euros as a yearling; 11-1, beaten a nose and divided two stablemates when second of 15 at the Curragh (7f, good; 11-1) and the short-priced winner was taking a big step forward from his debut effort; this colt might well do likewise and take plenty of beating.

10/11

OUR TIP

Form: 4410-1

Last run: 50 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
It was a French Group 1 (1m2f, very soft) which saw his progress arrested as a 2yo; his improved form to win a six-runner handicap here (1m2f, AW) on reappearance came by a neck off a mark of just 80 and although the runner-up has won twice since, this race clearly demands big improvement.
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6th

1

(5)

9th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 133y

Class 1

13:58 Lingfield

A Taste Of Glory

9st 2lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Andrew Balding

It was a French Group 1 (1m2f, very soft) which saw his progress arrested as a 2yo; his improved form to win a six-runner handicap here (1m2f, AW) on reappearance came by a neck off a mark of just 80 and although the runner-up has won twice since, this race clearly demands big improvement.

33/1

1st

2

(1)

20th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

14:42 Lingfield (AW)

A Taste Of Glory

9st 5lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Andrew Balding

Improved with each of his first three runs as a 2yo, winning a 1m maiden at Brighton in October; faced a stiff task upped to Group 1 company in France 19 days later (1m2f, very soft) and came up well short; the fact he was even considered for that race suggests an opening mark of 80 should be within range.

6/1

Form: 1-1

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 104

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Payout
Exacta £12.60
Straight Forecast £18.73
Trifecta £82.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Maltese Cross

RP RATINGS:

Maho Bay

POSTDATA:

Balzac

The Times:

Bay Of Brilliance

NEWMARKET:

Maho Bay

The Sun:

Maho Bay

TOPSPEED:

Maltese Cross

Telegraph:

Maltese Cross

The Guardian:

Maltese Cross

Daily Mail:

Maltese Cross

D Express:

Maltese Cross

Daily Mirror:

Maltese Cross

The Star:

Maltese Cross

Daily Record:

Maltese Cross