February 25 / 17.00 Lingfield (AW)

17.00

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  • Prize money: £4291.88
  • 1m 2f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 11 runners
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Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Partly cloudy

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10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.80
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 804-15 BF

Last run: 37 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Kept on well to win a Wolverhampton handicap (extended 1m1f) last month; came up short in his bid for a quick double three days later; doesn't have the advantage of Billy Loughnane's claim this time and others are more appealing.
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6th

3

(5)

7th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 4

17:35 Wolverhampton (AW)

Arcadian Nights

9st 9lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Mark Loughnane

Record of 10-33 on AW features six wins at Wolverhampton, including in this race (off just 1lb lower) last year; close fourth at Lingfield for an encouraging start to his 2026 campaign; fighting chance.

7/2

4th

4

(5)

10th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

15:48 Lingfield (AW)

Arcadian Nights

9st 9lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Mark Loughnane

Best known as a Wolverhampton specialist (six wins), but is 2-5 over C&D and the middle leg of his hat-trick early last year included this race off 3lb lower; interesting.

7/1

10th

4

(7)

28th Sep 2025

Good

1m 2f 17y

Class 3

16:05 Epsom

Arcadian Nights

9st 8lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Mark Loughnane

Has a much better stirke-rate on AW than on turf; form dipped back in this sphere when last seen; on a difficult mark and isn't the percentage call.

25/1

7/2

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 082-22 C BF

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Her three AW wins have come over 1m4f, two of them here, but she's shown her effectiveness over this trip with second placings over C&D on her last three runs, not ideally positioned as things panned out latest; no obvious reason why she wouldn't make another bold bid.
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6th

4

(7)

29th Mar 2023

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

17:00 Lingfield (AW)

Sundayinmay

9st 8lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: William Knight

dwelt start, held up in rear

7/2

2nd

5

(9)

25th Feb 2023

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

17:00 Lingfield (AW)

Sundayinmay

9st 7lb

J: Hayley Turner

T: William Knight

towards rear, headway and in touch with leaders 3f out, cruising 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went second inside final furlong, kept on, no match for winner

7/2

2nd

7

(10)

3rd Feb 2023

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

15:20 Lingfield (AW)

Sundayinmay

9st 6lb

J: Hayley Turner

T: William Knight

Her three AW wins have come over 1m4f, two of them here, but she has gone close over C&D on her last two starts; widest draw not ideal but she is at least coming into the race in top form.

3/1

33/1

  • Place: £14.20

Form: 080-60

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Struggled for John Butler this winter (respiratory issue reported when last of ten here three weeks ago); tongue-tied ahead of stable debut; risky.
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9th

3

(1)

10th Jun 2024

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

15:05 Lingfield (AW)

Lafan

9st 10lb

J: Ross Coakley

T: D Donovan

Four-time winner at other AW courses; has become hard to predict and only five ran when fourth in a C&D claimer 11 days ago.

7/1

4th

2

(5)

30th May 2024

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 5

14:50 Lingfield (AW)

Lafan

9st 9lb

J: Liam Keniry

T: D Donovan

Four-time winner at other AW courses and creditable third on his last two visits here; inconsistency has crept in and he tailed off when trying front-running in March on latest start; others seem a bit better treated at these weights.

6/1

8th

4

(4)

9th Mar 2024

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 5

16:25 Wolverhampton (AW)

Lafan

9st 7lb

J: Liam Keniry

T: D Donovan

prominent, led after 1f, headed over 2f out, soon weakened quickly

7/2

8/1

Form: 52-307 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
All four wins have come over C&D but none since December 2021; a couple of placed efforts over 1m4f here around the turn of the year but his form has dipped the last twice; good mark but not sure he's ready to capitalise despite the drop in class.
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7th

8

(3)

25th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

13:12 Lingfield (AW)

Marions Boy

10st 8lb

J: Miss Megan Wingrove

T: Damien Wingrove

All six wins have been on Polytrack and five have been at Lingfield; lost his way in 2025 but he's shown some encouraging signs in classified events this year, including when third here (1m2f) on his penultimate run; has plenty of form over C&D and he could be dangerous off reduced mark.

12/1

5th

8

8th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

15:05 Chelmsford (AW)

Marions Boy

9st 9lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Damien Wingrove

Lost his way in 2025 but he's shown some encouraging signs at Lingfield this year, including when third in a classified event (1m2f) last weekend; can miss the break but he's a Polytrack specialist who has possibilities if this sets up for his closing style.

9/2

3rd

6

(6)

31st Jan 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

14:15 Lingfield (AW)

Marions Boy

9st 9lb

J: Tyler Heard

T: Damien Wingrove

Thrown in on best form but has been missing the break of late and couldn't land a blow when fourth over C&D last week; chances hinge on getting away on terms.

12/1

Form: 69/2 BF

Last run: 49 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Well backed prior to his return from a 442-day absence here seven weeks ago (7f), narrowly failing to peg back a front-running winner in a slowly-run race; opening mark not an obvious gift on that evidence but he does have an additional 3f to travel and he's unexposed; one for the shortlist.
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4th

2

(6)

30th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

15:05 Wetherby

Cresta De Vega

9st 7lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

Faded into fifth when warm favourite for handicap debut at Lingfield (1m2f, AW) in February but lost out only by a neck in 7f novice there two starts ago and may benefit from this drop back in trip; likely contender.

9/4

5th

2

(5)

25th Feb 2023

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

17:00 Lingfield (AW)

Cresta De Vega

9st 11lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

led, pushed along over 2f out, headed and ridden 1f out, weakened inside final 110yds

3/1

2nd

1

(2)

7th Jan 2023

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 5

13:45 Lingfield (AW)

Cresta De Vega

9st 7lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

in touch with leaders, went second over 2f out, soon pushed along, lost ground over 1f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, made challenge towards finish, just failed

5/2

Form: 911-75 CD

Last run: 29 days

W: 8st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Ended 2022 with a couple of C&D wins in Class 6 company; disappointing twice last month though and others have more obvious claims.
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6th

4

(8)

17th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Come To Pass

9st 9lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

Winless since his 3yo days but has gone close a few times over C&D; patchy since returning from an absence, cracking late in first-time cheekpieces latest having made a lot of the running.

16/1

8th

2

(10)

12th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

15:43 Lingfield (AW)

Come To Pass

9st 9lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

Won two C&D handicaps at the end of 2022, but 0-25 since; fourth in a couple of similar contest last month including over C&D and holds frame possibiltities again with cheekpieces given a go.

7/1

3

8th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

15:05 Chelmsford (AW)

Come To Pass

9st 9lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

14/1

Form: 3634-5 D

Last run: 40 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Won a couple of 1m2f Class 6 handicaps on fast turf for George Boughey last May; not quite firing on all cylinders this winter and sold for 4,000gns this month; fair mark if freshened up by a change of scenery.
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10

(2)

13th Dec 2023

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

13:30 Lingfield (AW)

Aryaah

8st 12lb

J: Raul Da Silva

T: Mark Hoad

Fifth in other division to Largo Bay at Kempton last time but was seemingly helped by being held up in a well-run race and overall profile suggests he may not build on that.

25/1

5th

11

(12)

20th Nov 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 6

20:00 Kempton (AW)

Aryaah

9st 0lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Mark Hoad

Both wins at 1m2f on turf; poor efforts for new stable the last twice; enough to prove back up in trip.

33/1

Form: 37162-

Last run: 131 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Got up late to win a 1m handicap at Brighton in September; better form when a neck second at Windsor when last seen in October; quite possible there's more to come from him over this extra distance but he has a wide draw to deal with.
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6

(5)

22nd Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

16:15 Lingfield

Roundabout Silver

9st 9lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Simon Dow

Close third in a 7f Lingfield classified last time but that was AW; no win since August 2023 and it's almost as long since he ran well on turf.

10/1

5

(1)

19th Jun 2025

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

20:10 Lingfield (AW)

Roundabout Silver

9st 9lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Simon Dow

Not beaten far on his last attempt at this level (1m2f here) in March; not a solid option but no surprise to see him bounce back with blinkers given a go.

10/1

20/1

Form: /75-96

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Useful for Godolphin in 2018; only retains a small portion of that ability judged on recent runs but he's up in trip and Adam Kirby is booked so a revival wouldn't be a total bolt from the blue.
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8th

8

(1)

31st Jan 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

13:38 Lingfield (AW)

Racing Country

9st 9lb

J: Tyler Heard

T: Damien Wingrove

Veteran who showed his first worthwhile form following a long absence when fourth, beaten 3.25l, behind Al Baahy at Wolverhampton 12 days ago (cheekpieces first time); far from certain to be in the same form again.

20/1

4th

7

(6)

19th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Racing Country

9st 9lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Damien Wingrove

C&D winner two years ago but he's beaten a total of two rivals in six starts for new trainer following an absence; cheekpieces are now added and he needs a major revival.

20/1

13th

2

(4)

4th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

17:35 Southwell (AW)

Racing Country

9st 7lb

J: William Cox

T: Damien Wingrove

Three-time winner, most recently over 9.4f at Wolverhampton early in 2024, but has very weak form claims on what he's shown this year.

66/1

Form: 67-221 CD

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Five wins since last June, the latest of them achieved over C&D three weeks ago when keeping on strongly in a Class 6 event; 3lb rise shouldn't prevent another good run.
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8th

2

(9)

9th Oct 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:45 Kempton (AW)

One Step Beyond

9st 11lb

J: Tom Queally

T: Gary & Josh Moore

midfield, towards rear 5f out

14/1

10th

11

(10)

6th Sep 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:50 Ascot

One Step Beyond

10st 0lb

J: Miss Ella Smart

T: Gary & Josh Moore

led, headed 4f out

12/1

Form: /9386- D

Last run: 80 days

W: 9st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
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4

4th Nov 2024

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

15:15 Hereford

Millions Memories

11st 0lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Dave Roberts

pulled hard, prominent, saddle slipped with one circuit to go, jumped left 3rd, not fluent 4th

12/1

4

4th Nov 2024

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

15:15 Hereford

Millions Memories

11st 0lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Dave Roberts

pulled hard, prominent, saddle slipped with one circuit to go, jumped left 3rd, not fluent 4th, slow jump and lost position 5th, weakened 3 out

12/1

7th

10

(7)

14th Sep 2024

Heavy

1m 4f 63y

Class 4

17:55 Chester

Millions Memories

10st 7lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Dave Roberts

towards rear

33/1

Non-runners

One Step Beyond, Millions Memories

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £23.40
Straight Forecast £22.79
Tricast £1270.93
Trifecta £1114.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Sundayinmay

POSTDATA:

Cresta De Vega

The Guardian:

Roundabout Silver

RP Ratings:

Marion's Boy

TOPSPEED:

Lafan

The Sun:

One Step Beyond

D Express:

Roundabout Silver

The Times:

Cresta De Vega

Telegraph:

Cresta De Vega

Daily Record:

Cresta De Vega

NEWMARKET:

Sundayinmay

Daily Mail:

Sundayinmay

Daily Mirror:

Sundayinmay

The Star:

Sundayinmay

LAMBOURN:

Marion's Boy