July 12 / 17.40 Lingfield

17.40

Good To Firm

Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 519 Handicap

  • Prize money: £5129.32
  • 0m 4f 217y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 519 Handicap

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

8/1 (Won)

  • Win: £10.00
  • Place: £3.60

Form: 74569- D

Last run: 331 days

W: 8st 12lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Multiple winner down the years, the latest success coming off 14lb higher on his first run for Simon Hodgson (5f, good to firm; September 2021); struggled last year and starts out for another new stable after 11 months off on a retrieval mission.
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10th

7

(9)

11th Jan 2024

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 5

14:40 Southwell (AW)

Just That Lord

9st 5lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Robyn Brisland

Returned from an 11-month layoff to win a Lingfield handicap (5f, good to firm) on his first run for Robyn Brisland; not quite so good twice since and others have more pressing claims.

16/1

OUR TIP

13/2

  • Place: £2.90

Form: -46206 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Found a rich vein of form last autumn, winning a 5f maiden at Chepstow and adding handicap wins at Wolverhampton and York; has found it tougher this time around but his Salisbury second in May reads well enough (5f, good to firm); excuses twice since (stronger race at Epsom and then 6f latest) and could have a big run in him.
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8th

6

(3)

31st Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

16:10 Ripon

Betweenthesticks

9st 5lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Started his campaign with two wins in April, but he's been up and down since and was beaten 9l behind Our Absent Friends at Catterick last time; needs to bounce back again after that and others are more solid.

14/1

6th

5

(7)

17th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

16:15 Catterick

Betweenthesticks

9st 12lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Started his campaign with two wins in April and there have been plenty of solid runs since; should remain competitive but minor money perhaps his best hope.

8/1

4th

1

(5)

5th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 3y

Class 5

16:15 Pontefract

Betweenthesticks

9st 12lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Won this last year and kicked off this campaign with two wins in a row, the second of them over C&D; he's run well in defeat over C&D on his last two starts and there's every chance he'll again be bang there.

11/2

15/8

Form: -08212 D

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Has found a bit more since dropping to 5f the last twice, winning cosily on AW before getting collared late on at Windsor last week; the way she travelled through that contest offers hope of further progress; drawn lowest but still of interest.
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6th

3

(12)

6th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

14:00 Haydock

Skallywag Bay

9st 12lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Richard Hannon

Three-time AW winner who got off the mark on turf at the 14th attempt, at Brighton (5.2f, good to firm) on Monday; also effective on good to soft; she won that four-runner handicap in fine style and is entitled to respect under a 5lb penalty, but today's company is more demanding.

4/1

1st

2

(3)

2nd Sep 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 60y

Class 5

16:52 Brighton

Skallywag Bay

9st 9lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Richard Hannon

Triple AW winner who is 0-13 on turf but she's run respectably at Lingfield (5f, good to firm) and Nottingham (5f, good) in her last two runs; returns after another short break but she's generally reliable and shouldn't be far away.

2/1

Form: 354127 D

Last run: 118 days

W: 8st 13lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Overcame a tack issue to win at Chelmsford (5f) in February; not so good twice since and he'll need to be at his very best to win this back from 118 days off.
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8th

3

(9)

21st Oct 2023

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Dalby Forest

9st 5lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: David Simcock

Looked on the way back to form when second of 11 at Southwell in August but he followed it with a lesser run over C&D seven weeks ago (always on the back foot after a slow start); should get a good pace to aim at and headgear is now reached for; not dismissed.

7/1

0

2

(5)

1st Sep 2023

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Dalby Forest

9st 6lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: David Simcock

1-18, having won at Chelmsford (5f, Polytrack) in February, when 3lb higher; inconsistent since then but, as he showed at Southwell last week, he is capable of being very competitive.

5/2

9/2

Form: -28244 D

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Front-runner; now 1lb lower than for his Windsor win last summer and has run with credit in three of his five starts this year; went off too hard at Yarmouth 12 days ago and dropped away quickly close home; commands respect and won't mind if it rains.
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11th

6

(6)

4th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

15:47 Haydock

Lipsink

9st 10lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Michael Appleby

Four-time turf winner, including on soft, who just failed to reel in a very well-backed favourite at Sandown (5f, good to soft) on Saturday; does tend to go well at that track but he runs off the same mark (2lb well in) and is firmly considered.

13/2

2nd

7

(5)

29th Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 10y

Class 4

17:10 Sandown

Lipsink

9st 5lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Michael Appleby

A four-time 5f/6f scorer in 2025, including C&D on soft; resumed from seven months off with an encouraging second of nine to Twilight Calls (won twice since) over C&D (good) in June; first run since when failing to fire at Hamilton last week but could revive back here.

14/1

10th

3

(8)

21st Aug 2026

Good

0m 6f 6y

Class 4

19:15 Hamilton

Lipsink

9st 12lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Michael Appleby

A four-time 5f/6f scorer in 2025; resumed from seven months off with an encouraging second of nine in 5f Sandown handicap in June; that form has worked out well, so this veteran is a likely player after another break.

4/1

100/30

Form: -24362 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Just one win to his name from 28 starts but he's more than capable of going well at this level; runner-up twice this season, including in a stronger race at Haydock four weeks ago, and he may be able to grab the stand rail from the highest draw; major player.
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9th

9

(1)

28th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 10y

Class 5

15:00 Sandown

So Smart

9st 4lb

J: Laura Coughlan

T: Grace Harris

Dominated a four-runner apprentice handicap at Chepstow (5f, good to firm) last month, but he's taken two backward steps since then; handles most ground but he's still 4lb higher than for that last success and others are more convincing.

16/1

7th

7

(5)

17th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

17:20 Windsor

So Smart

9st 6lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Grace Harris

Dominated a four-runner apprentice handicap at Chepstow (5f, good to firm) last month but not so good there eight days later; back up 4lb today and balance of form this term suggests he is not the percentage call.

10/1

3rd

4

(2)

24th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 16y

Class 6

20:11 Chepstow

So Smart

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Grace Harris

Took advantage of a drop in the weights when making all to record his second C&D success in an apprentice handicap (good to firm) eight days ago, beating stable-companion Savannah Smiles by 2l; races off the same mark (6lb well in) and a big chance of following up.

5/2

Form: 1-2466

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
7f AW winner when trained in Ireland by Natalia Lupini; big prices and well beaten in two runs last month for her new stable (7f, good to firm/6f, good); has plenty of speed but this is her first crack at 5f; down in the weights but with risks attached.
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7th

9

(5)

7th Jun 2025

Good To Soft

0m 5f 16y

Class 6

17:30 Chepstow

Dynamite Katie

8st 9lb

J: Tyler Heard

T: Grace Harris

Regressive since coming over from Ireland and has done her racing over 7f-1m during the past year; turned in two poor efforts this spring and is tried in first-time blinkers dropping to the minimum trip.

25/1

14th

13

(1)

13th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 16y

Class 6

15:50 Chepstow

Dynamite Katie

8st 9lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Grace Harris

Her losing run stands at 21 but she ran some good races over C&D last year; usual hood was absent when well beaten on her return to action two weeks ago and it remains off today.

25/1

14th

13

(1)

13th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 16y

Class 6

15:50 Chepstow

Dynamite Katie

8st 9lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Grace Harris

Her losing run stands at 21 but she ran some good races over C&D last year; usual hood was absent when well beaten on her return to action two weeks ago and it remains off today.

25/1

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Payout
Exacta £64.30
Straight Forecast £64.58
Trifecta £256.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Skallywag Bay

Daily Mail:

So Smart

NEWMARKET:

Dalby Forest

RP RATINGS:

Skallywag Bay

TOPSPEED:

Skallywag Bay

POSTDATA:

Skallywag Bay

The Times:

Skallywag Bay

Telegraph:

Skallywag Bay

The Guardian:

Skallywag Bay

D Express:

Skallywag Bay

Daily Mirror:

Skallywag Bay

The Sun:

Skallywag Bay

Daily Record:

Skallywag Bay

The Star:

So Smart