August 20 / 19.20 Lingfield (AW)

19.20

Standard

Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap

  • Prize money: £3726
  • 1m 2f 0y
  • Class 6
  • 9 runners
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Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Partly cloudy

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.70
  • Place: £1.80

Form: 86834

Last run: 21 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Modest form in her first three starts, but in the frame in both outings here (1m/1m2f) since switching to handicaps; the winners of both races have gone in again since so she does make some appeal.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

11th

11

(9)

11th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 6y

Class 6

14:30 Catterick

Coconut Bay

9st 6lb

J: Lexie Clarkson

T: Tristan Davidson

Two of last summer's three wins came over C&D (good/good to firm) and she returned to form when third at Ayr (7f, good to firm) last Tuesday on her second start of the season; she's on the shortlist.

8/1

3rd

4

(5)

5th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 50y

Class 6

15:00 Ayr

Coconut Bay

9st 3lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Tristan Davidson

Enjoyed a purple patch last summer, winning three 7f handicaps (including here); 5lb lower than for the last of them and last month's return to action should have sharpened her up.

4/1

8th

13

(14)

8th Apr 2026

Good

0m 7f 6y

Class 5

15:23 Catterick

Coconut Bay

8st 12lb

J: Oisin McSweeney

T: Tristan Davidson

She lost her form last autumn but won four times during a busy 2025, two of them over C&D (good/good to firm), and a break may have helped; she's 3lb below her last winning mark and could have a big say.

12/1

OUR TIP

4/1

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 335167 C

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Both wins have come over shorter, the latest over 7f here in April, but he does stay this far; may have just needed the run after nearly three months off when seventh of 14 at Kempton (1m, Polytrack) 17 days ago; respected back in a 0-55.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

4

(8)

23rd May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

19:30 Windsor

Masqool

9st 9lb

J: Dougie Costello

T: Tony Carroll

Very respectable 12-76 record for one who plies his trade in this sort of grade; vast majority of those wins came on AW but he can do it on turf and latest third over C&D (good to firm), while beaten a fair way, wasn't a bad effort; has dropped back down to his career-low mark.

12/1

3rd

9

(8)

4th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

17:18 Windsor

Masqool

9st 0lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Tony Carroll

11-time AW scorer but sole turf win was three years ago; some creditable efforts on Polytrack for new yard this year but he's been out of sorts at Wolverhampton in last two runs; has some questions to answer and he looks opposable back on turf.

20/1

8th

5

(1)

6th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

17:55 Wolverhampton (AW)

Masqool

9st 7lb

J: Dougie Costello

T: Tony Carroll

12-74; sits below last winning mark and filled the runner-up berth at Lingfield (1m2f) on penultimate start; less productive in a change of headgear (visor) over 8.5f here latest; trainer also saddles Three on Thursday.

14/1

11/2

  • Place: £1.70

Form: 116445 CD

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 6lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Four wins this year, the latest when gaining her third course success in a 0-55 classified event over C&D in April; not quite in the same form since, but she has often been ridden positively and with few obvious prominent racers lined up against her, she could get her own way if sent on here.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

10

(3)

10th Sep 2024

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

17:05 Lingfield (AW)

Miss Sligo

9st 4lb

J: William Carver

T: Jamie Osborne

prominent

14/1

10th

10

(1)

23rd Jul 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

15:30 Lingfield (AW)

Miss Sligo

9st 9lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Jamie Osborne

Often runs well in classified races and a repeat of her recent placed efforts (one of them here) should see her in the mix.

8/1

Form: -93435

Last run: 44 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Kempton novice winner (1m, Polytrack) last November and not disgraced on a few occasions in handicaps this year; possible excuses the last twice (found 1m4f too far/didn't handle Epsom) and again holds each-way claims.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10th

7

(8)

29th Oct 2022

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Rochebrune

9st 1lb

J: Trevor Whelan

T: George Baker

soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened

8/1

2nd

7

(4)

3rd Oct 2022

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 6

16:46 Wolverhampton (AW)

Rochebrune

8st 13lb

J: Taylor Fisher

T: George Baker

steadied start, held up in rear, switched right and headway over 3f out, ridden and went fourth over 2f out, went third 1f out, kept on and went second final stride, no match for winner

3/1

Form: 952217 D

Last run: 38 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
In fine form over 1m2f at Brighton after returning to turf in May, twice finishing runner-up before making all and just holding on in June; poor effort over 1m there last month, though, and has finished out of the frame in all nine starts on the AW; stable also runs Henley Park.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5

13th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

17:35 Stratford

On The Nose

10st 12lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: Joanne Thomason-Murphy

Two Flat wins for previous yards; pulled up in a handicap hurdle on her debut for this one when 40-1 after a break of 307 days.

33/1

6

25th May 2025

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

16:08 Fontwell

On The Nose

10st 8lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Joanne Thomason-Murphy

Ran quite well when sixth at Newton Abbot (2m2f, good) for Adam West last summer and had excuse when well beaten on subsequent Flat starts (struck into), but this stable debut comes after a ten-month absence.

16/1

6

25th May 2025

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

16:08 Fontwell

On The Nose

10st 8lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Joanne Thomason-Murphy

Ran quite well when sixth at Newton Abbot (2m2f, good) for Adam West last summer and had excuse when well beaten on subsequent Flat starts (struck into), but this stable debut comes after a ten-month absence.

16/1

Form: 4-4463

Last run: 201 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
0-7, but achieved best RPRs when twice finishing fourth over C&D in January; not seen since finishing third of four in a 0-85 event in a first-time visor (retained) at Wolverhampton (1m4f, Tapeta) in January, but could go well back here if ready to go.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

7

(10)

17th Jan 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 6

14:40 Kempton (AW)

Bass Strait

9st 2lb

J: Rose Dawes

T: Sheena West

Off the mark in 2m handicap here 11 days ago when rivals never got a look-in down the straight; now has first 1m4f run since last January but form that month gives her claims now down in class.

3/1

1st

8

(6)

6th Jan 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 7f 218y

Class 6

15:45 Kempton (AW)

Bass Strait

8st 10lb

J: Rose Dawes

T: Sheena West

raced in second

11/2

3rd

7

(3)

3rd Jan 2023

Standard

2m 0f 0y

Class 6

15:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Bass Strait

8st 10lb

J: Rose Dawes

T: Sheena West

taken down early, prominent, ridden 2f out, went third but no impression final 110yds

9/1

6/1

Form: 68-416 CD BF

Last run: 182 days

W: 9st 1lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Came from well back to narrowly make it 15th-time lucky in a race run at a dawdle over C&D in January, but not in the same form back here the following month; has been off since and enough to prove.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

11

(1)

19th Jun 2023

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:00 Lingfield (AW)

Henley Park

9st 3lb

J: Tom Queally

T: Gary Moore

Safely held in basement-grade classified races here on last two outings, latterly when last of six in C&D event won by Star Of Epsom; difficult to enthuse over.

33/1

6th

2

(3)

29th Mar 2023

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:30 Lingfield (AW)

Henley Park

9st 2lb

J: Shane Kelly

T: Gary Moore

prominent, shaken up over 2f out, ridden and beaten from over 1f out

25/1

7th

7

(2)

3rd Mar 2023

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

16:10 Lingfield (AW)

Henley Park

9st 2lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Gary Moore

Off the mark in 1m2f handicap here early last year; nowhere near that form since; enough to prove back at 1m with usual headgear removed.

20/1

Form: 289U68 CD

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
2-29 though both wins have come here, the latest from 3lb lower over this trip in March; beaten a short head from 2lb higher over C&D later that month, but makes his stable debut after an unproductive spell in Jersey and not sure what to expect.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

6

(10)

13th Aug 2024

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

14:15 Lingfield (AW)

Doonbeg Farmer

9st 3lb

J: Liam Wright

T: Gary Brown

slowly into stride, took keen hold, held up in rear

16/1

6th

7

(2)

8th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 14y

Class 6

20:30 Chepstow

Doonbeg Farmer

9st 0lb

J: Liam Wright

T: Gary Brown

Dual AW winner who made it 0-14 on the grass when only ninth here last month; does have deep-ground form so soft conditions weren't necessarily to blame; has had wind surgery.

16/1

Form: -67095

Last run: 6 days

W: 8st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Not threatened in eight starts and needs another change of headgear to make a big difference.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

8

(1)

29th Sep 2022

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 6

19:45 Wolverhampton (AW)

Coul Universe

8st 11lb

J: Jimmy Quinn

T: P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck

midfield, not clear run and dropped to rear 3f out, soon ridden, weakened 2f out

33/1

6th

9

(5)

22nd Sep 2022

Standard

2m 0f 0y

Class 6

20:15 Chelmsford (AW)

Coul Universe

8st 10lb

J: Jimmy Quinn

T: P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck

held up in rear, ridden and some headway on inner over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong

50/1

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Payout
Exacta £21.90
Straight Forecast £17.42
Tricast £63.32
Trifecta £89.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Coconut Bay

The Times:

On The Nose

RP Ratings:

Rochebrune

The Star:

Bass Strait

Daily Express:

Henley Park

The Guardian:

Miss Sligo

POSTDATA:

Coconut Bay

Daily Mail:

Coconut Bay

Daily Mirror:

Coconut Bay

The Sun:

Coconut Bay

Daily Record:

Coconut Bay

Telegraph:

On The Nose