June 19 / 15.30 Lingfield (AW)

15.30

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Play With The Finest Bookmaker, Fitzdares Handicap

  • Prize money: £8208
  • 1m 2f 0y
  • Class 3
  • 6 runners
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Play With The Finest Bookmaker, Fitzdares Handicap

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Cloudy

2/1 (Won)

  • Win: £1.91
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 31922- D BF

Last run: 231 days

W: 10st 4lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Won three times last year and signed off with very creditable second to a subsequent Listed winner in valuable series final at Kempton (1m3f) in October; has fitness to prove today but could easily have more to offer this season.
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2nd

6

(10)

29th Sep 2023

Standard

1m 2f 150y

18:45 Dundalk (AW)

Sea The Casper

9st 7lb

J: Ross Coakley

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Four-time winner, including twice on the AW in UK; held in this grade at Windsor last time but can do better back to this surface.

13/2

6th

4

(1)

26th Aug 2023

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 1

18:20 Windsor

Sea The Casper

9st 7lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Record of 4-9; posted his best RPR by some way when coming clear in a 1m2f AW handicap in June before reportedly unsuited by the good to soft ground when favourite for York's John Smith's Cup (also raced freely); the potential is there to make a mark at Listed level.

10/1

17th

4

(4)

15th Jul 2023

Good

1m 2f 56y

Class 2

15:10 York

Sea The Casper

9st 4lb

J: Andrea Atzeni

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Runner-up on final two starts last season (1m2f/1m3f, good/AW) and improved form when readily winning six-runner Class 3 at Lingfield (1m2f, AW) last month; unraced on slow ground; this is much tougher but this lightly raced 4yo is ahead of the handicapper under a 5lb penalty; one to consider.

15/2

4/1

  • Place: £2.30

Form: 781-29 CD

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Delivered on promise shown in Ireland when winning C&D novice on stable debut in December and was close second in a C&D handicap a few weeks later; below form on turf last month, after a break, but the return to this track is an obvious plus, and he might be boosted by the addition of cheekieces.
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2

(4)

23rd Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 1y

Class 5

17:30 Redcar

Paris Lights

10st 1lb

J: David Nolan

T: Paul Midgley

Both wins on AW and 0-18 on turf; a couple of Pontefract runs this spring that bring him into the reckoning and this is effectively his first run at this level since winning at Newcastle in December; should run his race.

7/2

6th

7

(2)

6th Aug 2025

Good

1m 0f 6y

Class 4

15:30 Pontefract

Paris Lights

8st 11lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Paul Midgley

Two wins on AW but 0-17 on turf; second and third over C&D in the spring off slightly higher marks than this, before lesser efforts elsewhere on last two outings; well treated if back on song.

8/1

6th

2

(7)

10th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 213y

Class 5

17:30 Doncaster

Paris Lights

10st 0lb

J: David Nolan

T: Paul Midgley

Two wins on AW but 0-16 on turf; twice placed at Pontefract this season but he needs to rebound from a lacklustre effort at Ripon (1m2f, good) three weeks ago.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: 0210-9 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Made good progress on turf last year, winning three times (7f-1m2f) along the way, but was last of 28 in the Cambridgeshire (only previous run in cheekpieces) in the autumn and also ran poorly when back in action last month; has a point to prove on AW debut.
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1st

4

(1)

14th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

15:48 Beverley

Kitsune Power

9st 8lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Hasn't won for more than two years, but sound effort when length second over C&D in May (good to firm); each-way chance.

8/1

10th

2

(1)

26th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

17:10 Newcastle (AW)

Kitsune Power

11st 1lb

J: Mr Thomas Easterby

T: Tim Easterby

No win since June 2024 off 15lb higher and he's never made much of an impact in his five AW races; he's still shown more than enough on turf this season to be considered, however.

11/2

Form: 0891-0 D

Last run: 164 days

W: 10st 1lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Not seen since a heavy defeat at Meydan in January but his latest British run was a dominant win from the front on Polytrack at Kempton (1m3f) in October, and he still has fairly low mileage.
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4th

4

(3)

19th Jun 2023

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

15:30 Lingfield (AW)

Nader

10st 1lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Saeed bin Suroor

Not seen since a heavy defeat at Meydan in January but his latest British run was a dominant win from the front on Polytrack at Kempton (1m3f) in October, and he still has fairly low mileage.

6/1

1st

2

(2)

26th Oct 2022

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 3

19:30 Kempton (AW)

Nader

9st 5lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Saeed bin Suroor

made all, shaken up and quickened over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

8/1

Form: 132

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Won very ordinary Kempton novice (7f) on debut in March and has made the frame behind some very useful rivals on his two subsequent turf starts (1m/8.3f); needs to prove he can cope with an opening handicap mark this high but is open to improvement over the new trip.
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8th

2

(4)

11th Jun 2026

Good

1m 0f 75y

Class 4

15:42 Nottingham

One Night Thunder

9st 7lb

J: Sam James

T: Gemma Tutty

All wins over 7f, but he did run well over C&D in June 2023 and was staying on at the finish at Haydock (7f, good) last month; significant rainfall would aid his claims.

9/1

3rd

8

(3)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 212y

Class 4

16:15 Haydock

One Night Thunder

9st 4lb

J: Sam James

T: Gemma Tutty

Down the field on his reappearance at Thirsk three weeks ago but last summer's form brings him right into the reckoning and he could take a step forward today.

14/1

10th

5

(10)

18th Apr 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

15:23 Thirsk

One Night Thunder

9st 6lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Gemma Tutty

Prominent racer who enjoyed a purple patch last September, winning back-to-back Carlisle handicaps and coming up just shy in his hat-trick bid at Beverley; returns from 170 days off on a tough enough mark and others make more appeal.

16/1

8/1

Form: 42-699

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 3lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Listed 2yo winner and came fourth in last year's Derby but has been out of form this year (three runs); dropped significantly in grade for today's AW debut but still needs to turn things around.
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3rd

4

20th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

2m 1f 46y

Class 4

13:42 Cartmel

Masekela

11st 4lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: James Moffatt

Formerly smart on the Flat (fourth in 2022 Derby) but was knocking about in low-grade handicaps last year; well beaten on stable/hurdle debut in May but shaped with much more promise when third over C&D (albeit well held in the end) later that month, and might collect another minor prize today.

10/1

3rd

3

27th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 46y

Class 4

18:08 Cartmel

Masekela

11st 4lb

J: Charlotte Jones

T: James Moffatt

Low-grade Flat performer who joined this yard for £5,000; 25-1 and tailed off in a good-ground maiden at Hexham.

14/1

6th

2

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

17:45 Hexham

Masekela

11st 4lb

J: Charlotte Jones

T: James Moffatt

On a long losing run on the Flat but he ran creditably when last seen, finishing second at Redcar (1m2f, good; final outing for Tim Easterby) in October; changed hands for £5,000 soon after; going hurdling rather late but not without hope.

10/1

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Payout
Exacta £5.70
Straight Forecast £4.93
Trifecta £36.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Sea The Casper

RP RATINGS:

Masekela

TOPSPEED:

Nader

D Express:

Paris Lights

Telegraph:

One Night Thunder

NEWMARKET:

Kitsune Power

The Times:

Sea The Casper

The Guardian:

Sea The Casper

The Sun:

Sea The Casper

Daily Record:

Sea The Casper

Daily Mail:

Nader

Daily Mirror:

Paris Lights

POSTDATA:

Masekela

The Star:

Masekela