June 01 / 14.07 Lingfield (AW)

14.07

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  • Prize money: £4710.6
  • 1m 0f 1y
  • Class 6
  • 11 runners
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Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Light rain

12/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.30
  • Place: £2.00

Form: -35079 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Tapeta win last summer came off this mark and the booking of Rossa Ryan is a positive as he returns to the AW after three ordinary efforts on turf; not always looked straightforward and interesting to see whether support comes this time.
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5th

3

(3)

21st Sep 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

16:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Volto Di Medusa

10st 0lb

J: Shay Farmer

T: Jack Jones

Recorded his third success, at Lingfield (1m, AW) in June off this mark; not beaten far on his last two starts and should be thereabouts.

10/1

6th

2

(6)

31st Aug 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

15:17 Southwell (AW)

Volto Di Medusa

9st 8lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Jack Jones

Inconsistent gelding who has his moods and always been capable of fluffing the start; one of his better efforts a month ago, switched from cheekpieces to second-time blinkers, but is not guaranteed to repeat the dose.

7/1

2nd

2

(9)

30th Jul 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

17:10 Wolverhampton (AW)

Volto Di Medusa

9st 10lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Jack Jones

Twice well beaten off this mark since winning narrowly at Lingfield (1m, Polytrack) last month; can blow the start; blinkers return, but risky.

14/1

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5/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 904-16 CD

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Well suited by switchback tracks and took advantage of a handy mark when winning on his C&D comeback in April; found life tougher off his revised mark in better company here last time but this is more his speed back down 2lb.
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6th

5

(1)

9th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 113y

Class 5

20:22 Epsom

Buy The Dip

9st 9lb

J: Luke Catton

T: Jim Boyle

Looked as good as ever when winning at Lingfield (1m, AW) on seasonal debut in April and again ran well over that C&D last month; didn't fire when back on turf recently (restless in stalls) but has form at this track and enters calculations.

10/1

6th

3

(5)

30th Jun 2026

Good

0m 7f 216y

Class 5

15:13 Brighton

Buy The Dip

9st 6lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: Jim Boyle

Has a consistent record here (32142132224) and has shown enough since returning on the AW in April to suggest he remains in form; should go well.

6/1

2nd

1

(3)

1st Jun 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

14:07 Lingfield (AW)

Buy The Dip

9st 9lb

J: Luke Catton

T: Jim Boyle

Well suited by switchback tracks and took advantage of a handy mark when winning on his C&D comeback in April; found life tougher off his revised mark in better company here last time but this is more his speed back down 2lb.

5/1

12/1

  • Place: £6.60

Form: 09-007

Last run: 35 days

W: 8st 10lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Useful 2yo for Charles Hills who struggled badly during a limited campaign last season; handicapper quick to ease off and it wouldn't be the biggest shock were he to pop up for a yard also responsible for Searchingtheblues.
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3rd

10

(7)

2nd Oct 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

18:45 Newcastle (AW)

Victory Sound

8st 10lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Mark Usher

Doubled his tally when winning by a neck in a 0-55 over C&D two starts back but never really looked a threat when fifth of 13 at Kempton nine days ago; each-way shout.

12/1

5th

14

(9)

23rd Sep 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

19:00 Kempton (AW)

Victory Sound

9st 0lb

J: Harry Burns

T: Mark Usher

Runner-up in a classified event at Lingfield last month and built on that to win a Newcastle handicap by a neck three weeks ago; did it quite cosily and remains of interest off this 2lb higher mark.

9/2

6/1

Form: 242-34

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Epsom winner last August for regular partner Donagh Murphy off a 5lb lower mark; fair comeback over C&D behind Buy The Dip in April (6lb better off today) but didn't build on that back on turf a fortnight ago.
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8th

6

(14)

15th Oct 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 216y

Class 5

16:25 Brighton

Play Me

9st 8lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Jim Boyle

Two wins, including C&D, this summer; three defeats at Epsom have followed August's 7f win there but he is back to a winning mark and this is an ease in grade; not discounted.

11/1

8th

9

(6)

27th Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 113y

Class 4

16:32 Epsom

Play Me

8st 11lb

J: Donagh Murphy

T: Jim Boyle

Won at Brighton (1m, good) in June and here (7f, good to firm) last month; respectable efforts here on his last two starts (including C&D) but 1lb out of the handicap today and may again be vulnerable.

12/1

3rd

7

(9)

10th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 113y

Class 5

17:27 Epsom

Play Me

9st 3lb

J: Donagh Murphy

T: Jim Boyle

Hold-up performer who gained his second success at this track when getting up late over 7f last month (good to firm); stuck at it for fourth here ten days ago (again 7f; good to soft) and should have this run to suit on his return to 1m; strongly considered.

6/1

5/1

Form: 454352 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 3lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Rated much higher when joining this yard in autumn 2024; remained consistent enough off a sliding mark during the winter but needs more if he's to snap the losing run.
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5th

8

(4)

1st Jun 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

14:07 Lingfield (AW)

Pitney

9st 3lb

J: Kieren Fox

T: Michael Attwater

Rated much higher when joining this yard in autumn 2024; remained consistent enough off a sliding mark during the winter but needs more if he's to snap the losing run.

5/1

Form: -42198 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Goes back to the blinkers worn for both Newcastle wins, latterly off 3lb lower, for Iain Jardine in the winter but again no sign of the usual tongue-tie; big price and well held for his new yard on turf a few weeks ago.
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6th

7

(2)

30th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 50y

Class 5

17:25 Nottingham

Showmedemoney

10st 5lb

J: Miss Taryn Cole

T: Craig Benton

Six-time winner split between AW and turf; has mixed record since his last success in February but he was only just caught at Windsor (1m, good to firm) last time; has possibilities if he can back that up and he has won over this trip.

100/30

2nd

1

(6)

29th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 31y

Class 6

20:30 Windsor

Showmedemoney

9st 9lb

J: Kieren Fox

T: Craig Benton

Again no sign of the tongue-tie he wore for most wins; two runs this season were his first on turf since June 2024 and he needs to return to February's AW levels.

14/1

4th

5

(9)

15th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

13:50 Chepstow

Showmedemoney

10st 12lb

J: Miss Taryn Cole

T: Craig Benton

Again no sign of the tongue-tie worn for most wins as he has a rare run away from the AW; bit better at Lingfield recently on his second run for this yard but needs more back on turf.

12/1

Form: 65-364 C

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Better record on Polytrack than turf and the handicapper's given him every chance, with him now 3lb lower than when not beaten far as favourite over C&D in January; looks set to go well back on the AW.
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3

(3)

5th Oct 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

19:15 Kempton (AW)

Virtue Patience

9st 8lb

J: Pat Dobbs

T: Amanda Perrett

Won a Lingfield maiden (7f, AW) last March but he's been up and down since and has struggled in last two runs; overall record is now 1-15 and he needs a major revival back in trip; first-time blinkers replace cheekpieces.

25/1

9th

12

(3)

14th Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 31y

Class 5

13:42 Windsor

Virtue Patience

9st 0lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Amanda Perrett

Good to soft ground was probably against him when well held at Salisbury recently but, even though most of his best form is on the AW, he can't be ruled out off a useful turf mark on his best grass form in 2025; a revival is possible.

22/1

4th

7

(6)

3rd Sep 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

13:53 Salisbury

Virtue Patience

9st 7lb

J: Charlie Tucker

T: Amanda Perrett

Most of his best form, and sole win, is on the AW, but he would come right into this reckoning if able to reproduce a good third of 14 at Newbury last summer when 11lb higher; however, he wasn't in the same form in two subsequent runs there, nor back on the AW last time.

4/1

Form: 5-5037

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Won her first two as a 2yo and entered handicaps on an unrealistic mark; best efforts of late have come on Tapeta but she's won on Polytrack and has been offering more of late; capable at this level.
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9th

6

(2)

23rd Sep 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

19:00 Kempton (AW)

Searchingtheblues

9st 10lb

J: Rose Dawes

T: Mark Usher

Won on the AW on her first two starts in July 2024 but she's without a win since; had cheekpieces on for the first time when runner-up to a well-treated rival at Ffos Las (7.5f, good) last month before a respectable fourth of ten on the AW at Lingfield three weeks ago; solid place chance.

8/1

4th

7

(6)

3rd Sep 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 5

18:00 Lingfield (AW)

Searchingtheblues

9st 6lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Mark Usher

Started handicap life on an unrealistic mark and has proven wildly inconsistent since; one of her better efforts on a rare turf start last time, when flying off in front in first-time cheekpieces, but she's no certainty to repeat the dose.

11/2

12/1

Form: -67305 D

Last run: 54 days

W: 9st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Hold-up filly whose win for Ed Dunlop, from whom she was picked up in April for 7,500gns, came on Tapeta; become hard to predict and there's no sign of the usual headgear back from a short break.
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9th

10

(3)

30th Sep 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Amber Honey

9st 6lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Pat Phelan

Well positioned when opening her account for new connections at Lingfield 18 days ago, seemingly appreciating being back over 1m/on AW; not ruled out off 3lb higher.

13/2

1st

6

(4)

12th Sep 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

14:49 Lingfield (AW)

Amber Honey

9st 3lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Pat Phelan

A two-time AW winner (around 1m) in 2025; best of three runs for her new yard when fourth of six in 1m1f handicap on turf here last month; needs to build on it now.

12/1

4th

1

(6)

4th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 0y

Class 6

20:18 Lingfield

Amber Honey

9st 9lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Pat Phelan

Dual Tapeta winner who didn't handle Brighton last time (has run well on the AW here before though); become very hit and miss in recent times and has it to prove now.

12/1

20/1

Form: 346140 CD

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Enjoyed a revival for James Owen and this yard earlier in the year, with three wins, including two round here; up in the weights now, though, and finished well behind a couple of these over C&D a month ago; needs more from somewhere.
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14

(13)

17th Oct 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

16:23 Southwell (AW)

Secret Road

9st 1lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward

Scored three times, for two yards, in the early part of 2026; not in the same form since, latterly for another new stable; revival needed.

40/1

9th

9

(10)

2nd Oct 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

18:45 Newcastle (AW)

Secret Road

9st 0lb

J: David Allan

T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward

Six of his eight wins have been on the AW, the most recent coming in first-time cheekpieces at Lingfield (1m) in March on his first start for Laura Mongan; down the field in two outings for this stable, however, and others have stronger claims; hood on and cheekpieces discarded.

25/1

8th

4

(8)

8th Sep 2026

Good

0m 7f 6y

Class 6

16:46 Catterick

Secret Road

9st 6lb

J: David Allan

T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward

Not won on turf since his Irish days and tends to stick to the AW now; ordinary debut for his new yard recently, having been picked up for 2,000gns, and isn't obviously fancied.

33/1

Form: 53070-

Last run: 181 days

W: 8st 13lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Regressive maiden who had breaks between his three handicaps runs last year (beaten a long way each time); the first-time headgear will need to be a difference maker back from six months off.
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4

(3)

18th Jun 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:40 Lingfield

Dios De La Guerra

9st 9lb

J: Alec Voikhansky

T: Simon Dow

Regressive maiden who has had breaks between his four handicap runs (7f/1m) and he's struggled in all of them; now drops into a classified event but he has a lot to prove on this switch to sprinting; hood worn last time is removed.

33/1

11th

11

(1)

1st Jun 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

14:07 Lingfield (AW)

Dios De La Guerra

8st 13lb

J: Josephine Gordon

T: Simon Dow

Regressive maiden who had breaks between his three handicaps runs last year (beaten a long way each time); the first-time headgear will need to be a difference maker back from six months off.

25/1

7th

6

(3)

11th Aug 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:15 Kempton (AW)

Dios De La Guerra

9st 4lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Simon Dow

Showed promise when third of eight in a Lingfield maiden (1m, Polytrack) in March, but failed to beat a rival on handicap debut here (7f) three weeks later; not seen since and has something to prove.

20/1

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Payout
Exacta £26.90
Straight Forecast £22.50
Tricast £350.88
Trifecta £383.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Virtue Patience

The Guardian:

Play Me

POSTDATA:

Searchingtheblues

The Sun:

Buy The Dip

D Express:

Amber Honey

Telegraph:

Mbappe

NEWMARKET:

Volto Di Medusa

Daily Record:

Pitney

Daily Mail:

Showmedemoney

Daily Mirror:

Play Me

LAMBOURN:

Searchingtheblues

RP RATINGS:

Virtue Patience

The Times:

Virtue Patience

The Star:

Buy The Dip