January 15 / 15.20 Lingfield (AW)

15.20

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  • Prize money: £3716.14
  • 0m 5f 6y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Sunny

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8/1 (Won)

  • Win: £9.80
  • Place: £3.10

Form: 42879- D

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Multiple 5f winner on turf/AW; below par in two races at Wolverhampton since returning to this sphere, albeit finding 6f beyond him latest; returns to optimum trip off a workable mark on best form.
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8

(8)

19th Oct 2026

Good

0m 5f 10y

Class 5

14:47 Bath

Level Up

9st 2lb

J: Amy Tucker

T: David Evans

Dual 5f winner at Chepstow this season; managed only sixth of nine behind Moe's Legacy here (5.7f good to firm) last month, though, and might still be a shade too high in the weights.

9/1

6th

5

(9)

29th Sep 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 160y

Class 5

17:37 Bath

Level Up

9st 9lb

J: Pat Dobbs

T: David Evans

Drawn wide at Chester last time and had previously won narrowly at Chepstow (5f, good to soft), maintaining his good season; perhaps high in the weights now, though.

15/2

8th

12

(10)

19th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 5f 15y

Class 4

16:17 Chester

Level Up

8st 11lb

J: J F Egan

T: David Evans

Gained second win of the season at Chepstow last time (5f, good to soft) but now 4lb higher and has no easy task from stall 10.

12/1

9/4

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 5349-4 CD

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Useful on his day; 0-14 for current stable but generally in decent form of late, despite sometimes doing a bit too much up front, and he is on a handy mark; possibilities granted perfect fractions.
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1st

7

(9)

24th Oct 2025

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0m 4f 214y

Class 4

17:55 Southwell (AW)

Night On Earth

9st 1lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Ian Williams

Confirmed trailblazer who has won 13 races in his career (six on AW), but has finished out of the frame in all six starts over C&D; blinkers go on for the first time on his 86th start; others preferred.

11/1

8

(5)

23rd Sep 2025

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0m 4f 214y

Class 4

19:00 Southwell (AW)

Night On Earth

9st 3lb

J: Andrew Breslin

T: Ian Williams

One of the faster sprinters in training and he belatedly got off the mark for the year with a front-running win at Wolverhampton 17 days ago; 6lb rise against stronger opposition could find him out.

8/1

1st

1

(3)

6th Sep 2025

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0m 5f 21y

Class 5

18:42 Wolverhampton (AW)

Night On Earth

9st 12lb

J: Andrew Breslin

T: Ian Williams

Trailblazing sprinter who got no peace up front when beaten favourite in a Racing League handicap last time; ran a stormer the time before at Haydock and should give it a good shot from stall 3; has form here.

2/1

3rd
3 (6)
Harb

4/1

Form: 01376- CD

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Shaped encouragingly in a better race over 6f here two weeks ago, keeping on from rear; defied a 2lb higher mark (made all) over C&D in late 2022 and looks interesting back down in distance/grade.
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5th

4

(2)

21st Sep 2026

Soft

0m 5f 7y

Class 5

15:55 Hamilton

Harb

9st 7lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Tristan Davidson

Down the field when making a quick return to the track at York recently but in peak form previously, showing better form with his wins at Beverley (5f, heavy) and on the AW than when slightly hampered against Thistle Nil over this C&D in August; respected.

6/1

15th

20

(21)

6th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 89y

Class 4

14:05 York

Harb

9st 1lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Tristan Davidson

Chasing a hat-trick after wins at Beverley and Newcastle in the last week; only 4lb higher than for Thursday's comfortable win and of obvious interest; high draw a possible negative.

9/1

1st

2

(6)

3rd Sep 2026

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0m 5f 0y

Class 6

18:15 Newcastle (AW)

Harb

9st 9lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Tristan Davidson

Three wins in 2026, including C&D, with the latest an emphatic win in the mud at Beverley on Sunday; a 4lb penalty shouldn't prevent another prominent showing.

11/10

Form: 9445-2 D

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Consistent sort; generally running well over 6f since having wind surgery, most recently a close second off this mark at Kempton despite wide trip; effective at 5f in the past and commands respect.
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11th

10

(5)

19th Oct 2026

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0m 6f 20y

Class 6

18:45 Wolverhampton (AW)

Em Jay Kay

9st 1lb

J: Grace McEntee

T: Phil McEntee

Two of his six wins have been here, one of which was over today's distance; not the force of old but has come down the weights accordingly and is back on a decent mark; cannot be discounted.

10/1

4th

13

(10)

15th Sep 2026

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0m 6f 20y

Class 6

16:28 Wolverhampton (AW)

Em Jay Kay

9st 4lb

J: Grace McEntee

T: Phil McEntee

Two of his six wins have been at this track, one of which was over today's distance; best run for a while when fourth of nine at Windsor (5f, good to firm) last month but he needs to back that up here.

9/1

Form: 21554- CD

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Four-time C&D scorer, including twice off slightly higher marks; close fourth returned to this venue a fortnight ago; placed in this contest in 2022 (third) and 2023 (second); solid claims.
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6th

4

(5)

27th Aug 2026

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0m 5f 6y

Class 5

15:52 Lingfield (AW)

Micks Spirit

9st 3lb

J: Jack Gilligan

T: Conrad Allen

Ten of his 11 wins have come over C&D, the latest in March off a 1lb higher mark; happiest when making the running and there could be some competition for that role in this field.

5/1

6th

9

(4)

6th Jul 2026

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0m 5f 6y

Class 4

16:50 Lingfield (AW)

Micks Spirit

8st 12lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Conrad Allen

Ten-time C&D winner, mainly from the front, including twice earlier in the year, latterly off this mark; this company a bit warmer than he's used to and there's other pace in here, so he'll need something close to a career-best effort.

16/1

4th

3

(7)

9th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 60y

Class 5

20:51 Brighton

Micks Spirit

9st 7lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Conrad Allen

Front-runner who is 11-61 on the AW, but 0-6 on turf; has a bit to prove and will probably need the ground to dry out in any case.

20/1

Form: 36375- CD

Last run: 51 days

W: 9st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
On a 12-race losing sequence that goes back to July 2022; weakened into fifth over C&D last time out; however, looks attractively weighted off reduced mark and with Jack Doughty taking off 7lb.
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6th

2

(1)

13th Sep 2026

Good

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

17:00 Bath

Recon Mission

9st 11lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Tony Carroll

Seeking career win number ten after a narrow C&D win 11 days ago off what was a career-low mark; back up 3lb but should give a good account of himself.

11/4

1st

1

(7)

2nd Sep 2026

Good

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

15:30 Bath

Recon Mission

9st 9lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Tony Carroll

10yo who has had a regressive campaign but he was a good third off this career-low mark at Lingfield (5f, AW) recently; he's effective here and could be involved.

11/2

3rd

3

(1)

22nd Aug 2026

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0m 5f 6y

Class 6

19:45 Lingfield (AW)

Recon Mission

9st 8lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Tony Carroll

Both AW wins have been over C&D; not the force of old but has dropped to a career-low mark; doesn't win very often nowadays though and is passed over.

5/1

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Payout
Exacta £22.30
Straight Forecast £17.07
Trifecta £87.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Em Jay Kay

RP RATINGS:

Mick's Spirit

The Times:

Harb

Daily Mirror:

Night On Earth

TOPSPEED:

Em Jay Kay

POSTDATA:

Em Jay Kay

NEWMARKET:

Em Jay Kay

Telegraph:

Em Jay Kay

Daily Mail:

Em Jay Kay

The Sun:

Em Jay Kay

The Star:

Em Jay Kay

Daily Record:

Em Jay Kay

The Guardian:

Mick's Spirit

D Express:

Mick's Spirit