July 15 / 19.20 Lingfield

19.20

Good To Firm

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  • Prize money: £7955.68
  • 0m 7f 135y
  • Class 3
  • 4 runners
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Runners: 4 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

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7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £3.50

Form: 22-052

Last run: 50 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
0-10 although he did 'win' at Beverley (1m2f, good to firm; demoted for interference) last August; best run since when second to Classic Encounter at Redcar (1m, good to firm; first-time visor) when last seen in May; gets a weights pull and a form case can be made.
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7th

11

(6)

3rd Oct 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

15:35 Ascot

Desert Shadow

9st 3lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Saeed bin Suroor

Record of 2112 since wearing a visor and dropped back from middle distances (maiden previously); ran creditably at Sandown (7f) most recently, despite pulling hard; may still have further progress in him, especially if settling better; one to consider.

12/1

2nd

2

(10)

29th Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

16:05 Sandown

Desert Shadow

9st 13lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Saeed bin Suroor

Mostly campaigned over middle distances but the recent drop to 7f has been the making of him; surged clear under Oisin Murphy to win over C&D (good to firm; unraced on softer than good) three weeks ago and a 9lb rise looks fully justified; thriving and needs taking seriously once more.

15/8

1st

1

(4)

6th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

19:23 Sandown

Desert Shadow

10st 2lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Saeed bin Suroor

Made it 11th time lucky when seeing off three rivals at Lingfield (7.5f, good to firm) three weeks ago but the majority of those starts have been over 1m2f+ so he is unexposed over this sort of trip; Oisin Murphy also has a very good record for the stable.

11/4

4/1

Form: 2-0843

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Maiden and novice winner who is yet to win a handicap but last time's third of 14 at Newbury (7f, good to firm; fourth has won since) was his best run of this term; far from ruled out off a career-low mark.
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6th

9

(5)

26th Sep 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

16:50 Newmarket

Huscal

8st 11lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Charles Hills

In good form on fast ground in July prior to winning at Lingfield (7f, AW), and he followed up at Sandown (7f, good to soft) a fortnight ago; into a tougher race today but this 4yo is clearly on the up and is one to consider for last year's winning yard.

7/2

1st

3

(1)

11th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

16:22 Sandown

Huscal

9st 5lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Charles Hills

Gained reward for several creditable efforts when making all over this trip at Lingfield (Polytrack) three weeks ago; this is tougher off 4lb higher, but he still looks on a workable mark and his first two wins were on turf; respected.

11/4

Form: -76142 BF

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Gained a third win when beating Desert Shadow at Redcar (1m, good to firm) in May and he went down narrowly over that C&D (good; third has won since) four weeks ago; leading claims from an unchanged mark.
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2nd

2

(7)

3rd Oct 2026

Good

0m 7f 219y

Class 2

16:35 Redcar

Classic Encounter

9st 11lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: George Boughey

Goes well here and won over C&D (good to firm) in May; now returns from a break after a rare below-par effort; has run well fresh in the past and he ought to make his presence felt.

7/2

3rd

1

(1)

15th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 135y

Class 3

19:20 Lingfield

Classic Encounter

9st 11lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

Gained a third win when beating Desert Shadow at Redcar (1m, good to firm) in May and he went down narrowly over that C&D (good; third has won since) four weeks ago; leading claims from an unchanged mark.

Evs

2nd

3

(6)

19th Jun 2026

Good

0m 7f 219y

Class 3

15:25 Redcar

Classic Encounter

10st 0lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: George Boughey

Respectable effort when fourth of 12 at Newbury (1m, good to firm) this month and the return here makes him especially interesting given he is 2-2 over C&D; drying ground a positive.

11/2

Form: 57-859

Last run: 92 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Two 1m good-ground wins last spring include a defeat of Classic Encounter at Newmarket; creditable fifth of 16 at Meydan in January and although his return to these shores didn't go well when tailed off at Newmarket (raced too freely) in April, he's dipped below his last winning mark; considered.
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4th

1

(3)

7th Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 31y

Class 4

15:42 Windsor

Great Chieftain

10st 2lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Oliver Cole

Two 1m wins in May 2025, at Newmarket and Haydock (both on good), but he hasn't found his form since back in Britain in April, a further drop in the weights failing to produce more over this C&D in August.

10/1

6th

3

(5)

13th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 31y

Class 4

18:41 Windsor

Great Chieftain

9st 13lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Oliver Cole

Won two in a row last May (1m, good) and is 7lb below his last winning mark; however, hasn't produced an effort of note since returning to Britain after a stint at Meydan.

10/1

12th

14

(11)

1st Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 11y

Class 3

17:20 Goodwood

Great Chieftain

9st 5lb

J: David Probert

T: Oliver Cole

Course winner who won two in a row last May (1m, good) and is 4lb below his last winning mark; showed some spark at Meydan in January but hasn't shone in Britain on his two runs since and needs to turn things around.

20/1

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Payout
Exacta £12.40
Straight Forecast £11.75
Trifecta £13.80

Selections

POSTDATA:

Classic Encounter

SPOTLIGHT:

Great Chieftain

NEWMARKET:

Desert Shadow

LAMBOURN:

Huscal

The Star:

Desert Shadow

Daily Record:

Desert Shadow

The Times:

Huscal

RP RATINGS:

Great Chieftain

TOPSPEED:

Great Chieftain

Telegraph:

Great Chieftain

The Guardian:

Classic Encounter

Daily Mail:

Classic Encounter

D Express:

Classic Encounter

Daily Mirror:

Classic Encounter