February 18 / 14.13 Lingfield (AW)

14.13

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Spreadex Sports Get £40 In Bonuses Classified Stakes

  • Prize money: £3402.1
  • 0m 7f 1y
  • Class 6
  • 10 runners
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Spreadex Sports Get £40 In Bonuses Classified Stakes

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Cloudy

12/1 (Won)

  • Win: £12.10
  • Place: £3.30

Form: 65-820 C

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Three-time Polytrack winner (all 1m); it's now 24 runs since the latest of those wins but he was only just touched off over 1m here last month and had an excuse (carried wide home bend) when well behind Daphne May last weekend; has a first-time hood added to a visor now dropping back to 7f.
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Verdict Starting price

8th

8

(8)

18th Feb 2024

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

17:30 Kempton (AW)

Divine Messenger

9st 5lb

J: David Probert

T: Emma Owen

Won three times at Lingfield (7f, Polytrack) early last year, but out of the frame in three starts since returning in December; back off his last winning mark which was also the only previous time he wore blinkers, but something to prove down to 6f for the first time since he was a 3yo.

25/1

8th

5

(2)

2nd Feb 2024

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

13:47 Lingfield (AW)

Divine Messenger

9st 8lb

J: David Probert

T: Emma Owen

dwelt start, towards rear

12/1

5th

3

(4)

20th Dec 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Kempton (AW)

Divine Messenger

9st 10lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Emma Owen

Nothing like the force of old but won three times over today's trip at Lingfield in early part of this year and, following a layoff, put in good front-running shift when fifth over 1m there a week ago; also suited by this track; contender if that recent outing has brought him on.

10/1

11/2

  • Place: £1.70

Form: 9-2591

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 3lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Failed to win in Ireland but came good at the fourth attempt for her new yard in 1m Southwell classified eight days ago; likely to be on the premises if showing up in similar form.
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7th

6

(11)

30th Aug 2023

Good

0m 7f 33y

Class 6

16:00 Musselburgh

Non Mollare

9st 4lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Daragh Bourke

Runner-up at Newcastle (1m, AW) last month then won comfortably here (1m1f, good) three weeks ago; the drop back in trip seems a likely negative but she went close over 7f on AW in February and is entitled to respect given how well she took to the course last time on her first visit here.

13/2

1st

9

(12)

11th Aug 2023

Good

1m 0f 208y

Class 6

16:53 Musselburgh

Non Mollare

9st 3lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Daragh Bourke

Returned from three-month break with creditable second on Tapeta at Newcastle (1m) a fortnight ago but needs to prove she can transfer that form to turf (unplaced all ten starts on grass).

7/1

2nd

5

(9)

29th Jul 2023

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

17:00 Newcastle (AW)

Non Mollare

9st 7lb

J: Ben Curtis

T: Daragh Bourke

in touch with leaders towards near side, headway and went second 2f out, chased clear leader over 1f out, kept on final 110yds, no match for winner

13/2

OUR TIP

6/4

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 77-891 C

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 6lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Rated in the low-70s last spring and back to form to take take advantage of a drop to 0-50 classified level over 1m here last Saturday; isn't sure to benefit from the return to 7f but potentially a cut above this grade now she's rediscovered some form.
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8

(4)

12th Sep 2024

Soft

1m 2f 17y

Class 5

15:10 Epsom

Daphne May

8st 6lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Gary & Josh Moore

in touch with leaders, pulled up quickly 2f out, looked to go wrong

9/2

2nd

1

(5)

29th Aug 2024

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:10 Chelmsford (AW)

Daphne May

9st 9lb

J: Tom Queally

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Beaten less than a length into third of ten behind Sunset In Paris in a similar contest at Lingfield (1m2f, Polytrack) on her penultimate start, but that the only time she has made the frame in her last 13 outings; others are more reliable.

6/1

11th

10

(1)

30th Jul 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

17:45 Lingfield (AW)

Daphne May

9st 3lb

J: Tom Queally

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Losing run up to 12, but having plummeted down the weights she was beaten less than a length into third of ten in a 0-50 classified event here (1m2f) a week ago; AW wins have come over 7f/1m, but she has been successful over this far on turf and remains unexposed at the trip.

8/1

Form: 0404-9

Last run: 45 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 46

Form & Verdict
Two of last three runs easy to forgive (1m2f/1m3f) and ran well over 1m here in between; peak RPR came over 7f and no forlorn hope in first-time headgear.
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4th

10

(2)

18th Feb 2023

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

14:13 Lingfield (AW)

Smarden Flyer

9st 2lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John Best & Karen Jewell

soon led, headed and lost two places after 1f

12/1

14

(14)

8th Feb 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

18:00 Kempton (AW)

Smarden Flyer

9st 2lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: John Best & Karen Jewell

Two of last three runs easy to forgive (1m2f/1m3f) and ran well at Lingfield in between; peak RPR came over C&D last May but stall 14 tempers enthusiasm; wears headgear (visor) for the first time.

14/1

9th

11

(7)

4th Jan 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 6

20:30 Kempton (AW)

Smarden Flyer

9st 2lb

J: Luke Morris

T: John Best & Karen Jewell

midfield

6/1

Form: 437-58 D

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 2lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 46

Form & Verdict
Sole win in 28 starts came at Wolverhampton (7f) in December; not disgraced since but she's held by Daphne May on last weekend's course form (1m); visored first time.
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5th

9

(3)

18th Feb 2023

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

14:13 Lingfield (AW)

River Chorus

9st 2lb

J: Josephine Gordon

T: Phil McEntee

towards rear

16/1

8th

11

(4)

11th Feb 2023

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

13:58 Lingfield (AW)

River Chorus

9st 2lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Phil McEntee

Sole win in 27 starts came at Wolverhampton (7f, Tapeta) in December, but not disgraced in four outiings since (was found to have bled from the nose last time); in the frame in two of her three starts over this trip, but she does seem better over shorter.

6/1

5th

11

(12)

28th Jan 2023

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

17:30 Kempton (AW)

River Chorus

9st 2lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Phil McEntee

prominent

6/1

Form: 5-6616 D BF

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 2lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Came good at the 19th time of asking when showing a nice turn of foot to see off 12 rivals in a classified event at Kempton (7f) last month; missed the break and worth forgiving her subsequent sixth in a similar race back there; considered.
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6th

6

(1)

18th Feb 2023

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

14:13 Lingfield (AW)

Elegant Ellen

9st 2lb

J: Adam Farragher

T: Amy Murphy

slowly into stride, towards rear, headway into midfield after 1f

6/1

6th

4

(9)

8th Feb 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

18:00 Kempton (AW)

Elegant Ellen

9st 2lb

J: Adam Farragher

T: Amy Murphy

dwelt start, towards rear

11/4

1st

6

(3)

28th Jan 2023

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

17:30 Kempton (AW)

Elegant Ellen

9st 2lb

J: Adam Farragher

T: Amy Murphy

prominent

16/1

Form: 5-4356 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 2lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Ten-time winner, including six on the Tapeta at Newcastle; running respectably without being at her best this winter, including when returned to 7f at Southwell 16 days ago; Paul Mulrennan, who has been on board for her last two wins, takes over from a 7lb claimer; first start on Polytrack.
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8th

9

(8)

31st Jul 2023

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

15:05 Ayr

Oriental Lilly

8st 9lb

J: Amie Waugh

T: Jim Goldie

Three-time course winner but she's been operating off this basement mark without success for quite a while; others are preferred.

25/1

5th

12

(6)

17th Jul 2023

Soft

0m 7f 50y

Class 6

16:55 Ayr

Oriental Lilly

9st 1lb

J: William Pyle

T: Jim Goldie

Losing spell goes back to 2021 and recent efforts don't particularly suggest she's about to regain the winning thread; opposed.

33/1

8th

12

(5)

10th Jul 2023

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

17:15 Ayr

Oriental Lilly

8st 12lb

J: William Pyle

T: Jim Goldie

Took a division of this race from 6lb higher in 2021 and 7lb lower than when successful at Newcastle (6f, AW) later that year, but she has gone 27 starts without a win since then; hard to fancy.

25/1

Form: 546-73 C

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Multiple AW winner but the latest was two years ago; offered enough when third (Delagate The Lady second) in a C&D handicap latest to think he can be very competitive here but all his wins have come at sprint trips.
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2nd

1

(5)

15th Aug 2023

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

19:45 Chelmsford (AW)

Cappananty Con

9st 6lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: Michael Attwater

C&D winner who showed he still had it when winning at Wolverhampton (7f, Tapeta) in April, but that his only success in his last 40 starts and was 5l behind One For The Ladies back there (6f) last month; vulnerable.

7/1

8th

1

(8)

19th Jul 2023

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Cappananty Con

9st 9lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Michael Attwater

Five course wins, the latest when ending a 36-race losing run in a 7f apprentice handicap in April; twice well held since, including back at this level last time, and it's hard to know what to expect.

14/1

Form: 679-92

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 2lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
Both AW wins at 6f but she showed she's effective at this trip when second (Cappananty Con third) in a handicap here 15 days ago; not long with this yard and one for the shortlist.
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8th

9

(6)

10th Sep 2024

Good

0m 7f 6y

Class 6

18:05 Catterick

Delagate The Lady

8st 11lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Roger Fell & Sean Murray

Struggled in three classified races before running poorly in a handicap at Redcar; all those runs were over 6f, the trip for all her wins.

14/1

10th

10

(11)

24th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 217y

Class 6

19:30 Redcar

Delagate The Lady

9st 0lb

J: Ethan Jones

T: Roger Fell & Sean Murray

Four-time winner but she's struggled to threaten in classified races on her three starts this year; probably best to look elsewhere.

20/1

4th

3

(3)

9th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

16:40 Thirsk

Delagate The Lady

9st 9lb

J: Ethan Jones

T: Roger Fell & Sean Murray

Finished a long way behind Flavius Titus and Arlington at Newcastle last week; plenty to prove.

33/1

66/1

Form: 56690-

Last run: 75 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 42

Form & Verdict
Yet to place and failed to beat a rival at Wolverhampton in December on first start since leaving Robyn Brisland; tongue-tie goes on.
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7th

4

(10)

12th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

16:50 Lingfield (AW)

Hold The Press

9st 9lb

J: Jude Fernandes

T: J R Jenkins

C&D winner; inconsistent 7yo but he wasn't beaten far into fourth over C&D last August; well short of that level twice since and he is not a solid option.

14/1

11

(12)

23rd Sep 2025

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

17:15 Lingfield (AW)

Hold The Press

8st 11lb

J: Oliver Carmichael

T: J R Jenkins

Sole success in 25 starts came over C&D in September 2023 and is still 1lb higher; opposable from the outside stall.

20/1

4

(11)

30th Aug 2025

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

18:25 Lingfield (AW)

Hold The Press

9st 9lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: J R Jenkins

Record of 1-24 but his win came over C&D and he ran well to finish a close fourth in a handicap here 18 days ago; ties in with Buttercross Flyer and Capallcliste on that form and he's in the mix.

8/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £67.20
Straight Forecast £53.01
Trifecta £239.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Daphne May

The Star:

Non Mollare

The Sun:

Elegant Ellen

RP Ratings:

Daphne May

POSTDATA:

Daphne May

The Times:

Daphne May

Telegraph:

Daphne May

The Guardian:

Daphne May

Daily Mail:

Daphne May

D Express:

Daphne May

Daily Mirror:

Daphne May

Daily Record:

Daphne May