November 13 / 15.15 Lingfield (AW)

15.15

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  • 1m 0f 1y
  • Class 6
  • 12 runners
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Runners: 12 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Showers

Form: 050730 D

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 8lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
3-8 over 1m on Polytrack (all at Kempton; having his first run here today); he is getting on and less consistent now but 6lb below his last winning mark and this race is a bit easier than he's used to.
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6th

3

(9)

26th Apr 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

15:10 Leicester

Green Power

9st 8lb

J: William Carson

T: John Gallagher

Five most recent wins on AW and he doesn't run much on turf these days, the losing run going back nearly six years; has plenty to find after a weak effort back on grass at Nottingham this month.

16/1

6th

3

(9)

26th Apr 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

15:10 Leicester

Green Power

9st 8lb

J: William Carson

T: John Gallagher

Five most recent wins on AW and he doesn't run much on turf these days, the losing run going back nearly six years; has plenty to find after a weak effort back on grass at Nottingham this month.

16/1

4th

4

(3)

9th Apr 2025

Good

1m 0f 75y

Class 6

17:35 Nottingham

Green Power

9st 7lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: John Gallagher

prominent, weakened over 2f out

10/1

Form: 000774 BF

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Looked to start life for this yard on an unrealistic mark after coming over from France and he struggled; all the rage last time, though, when sitting close to a strong pace at Wolverhampton, and he is 2lb lower today; interesting in second-time cheekpieces.
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2nd

1

(5)

2nd Sep 2026

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

17:15 Newcastle (AW)

Book Of Life

9st 9lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Patrick Morris

On a long losing run but he signalled he is ready to strike again when an unlucky-in-running third of 12 in 8.5f Wolverhampton handicap a week ago, twice hampered in the straight; big shout off an unchanged mark.

11/4

3rd

6

(9)

26th Aug 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

16:35 Wolverhampton (AW)

Book Of Life

9st 6lb

J: Donagh Murphy

T: Patrick Morris

Just 2-43 with his sole success in Britain coming over 9.4f here; has finished runner-up in five of his seven starts over C&D and is lower in the weights than for all of them; capable of making some sort of impact.

6/1

7th

1

(7)

25th Jul 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

16:35 Newcastle (AW)

Book Of Life

9st 9lb

J: Cian Horgan

T: Patrick Morris

Doesn't always appear the most resolute in a finish but he is regularly placed and conditions hold no terrors; each-way claims once more.

3/1

OUR TIP

Form: 723544

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Habitual slow starter who's done most racing in sprints and didn't look to see out 1m in his only attempt; back on his last winning mark if getting away and getting home, but that's the gamble.
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6th

6

(4)

1st Sep 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

15:40 Ripon

Charlie Mason

9st 8lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Tony Carroll

Justified favouritism at Lingfield (6f; soft) in June, that his highest ever winning mark (72); 12th of 26 (beaten 7l) in a race a number of these rivals contested at Goodwood recently; prospect of rain helpful, with Callum Rodriguez booked.

20/1

12th

11

(12)

29th Jul 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

17:00 Goodwood

Charlie Mason

9st 7lb

J: Myla Coppins

T: Tony Carroll

Showed career-best form when winning at Lingfield (6f, soft) under Myla Coppins last month but has failed to reproduce it twice since.

25/1

8th

9

(1)

14th Jul 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 4

17:55 Wolverhampton (AW)

Charlie Mason

9st 6lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Tony Carroll

Showed career-best form when winning at Lingfield (6f, soft) two starts ago and is also suited by this C&D but could be a shade vulnerable off a mark this high.

8/1

Form: 883216 D BF

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Stays further than this, September's turf win off 3lb lower coming over a stiff 8.5f; a touch disappointing as favourite last time but maybe the ground was slower than ideal and Polytrack is fine.
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1

(2)

11th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

20:20 Wolverhampton (AW)

Claxton Bay

9st 9lb

J: Phoebe Edwards

T: David Evans

Infrequent winner but well treated on this year's best efforts; well beaten at 40-1 on his return from a summer break two weeks ago and needs to leave that well behind.

8/1

10th

6

(10)

27th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

18:00 Southwell (AW)

Claxton Bay

9st 10lb

J: Phoebe Edwards

T: David Evans

Never gave his running at Bath in June and off since; went close there the time before (1m) off only 1lb lower and effective on AW surfaces.

12/1

Form: 645034

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 6lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Regressive mare who's found her level again of late; previous Polytrack efforts in Ireland weren't exciting, however, and this trip round here is a bare minimum.
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2nd

4

(6)

29th Aug 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

19:45 Chepstow

Celebrating Ethel

9st 8lb

J: Myla Coppins

T: Tony Carroll

Has a patchy profile but she's won twice this year including a comfortable one under Myla Coppins at Brighton (1m2f classified) last time; hard to rule out another good run, but her turf wins have been on good/good to firm and it would be a concern if the conditions become testing.

9/2

1st

1

(1)

7th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

15:30 Brighton

Celebrating Ethel

9st 9lb

J: Myla Coppins

T: Tony Carroll

Won this last year and a weak 0-50 on Tapeta in March; has never been anything close to consistent but ran respectably, beaten only 2l despite traffic issues, returned to classified level here (1m) on Wednesday.

8/1

4th

2

(3)

5th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 216y

Class 6

15:00 Brighton

Celebrating Ethel

9st 9lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Tony Carroll

Won in this grade at Wolverhampton (9.4f, AW) in March and is also suited by this track but her recent handicap form has been disappointing; tried in a visor on latest outing; cheekpieces are refitted today.

9/1

Form: 283305

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
String of costly defeats for Jim Bolger and a couple more for this yard; the handicapper's given him every chance ahead of today's Polytrack debut but there can only be so many excuses.
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16th

4

(12)

22nd Jul 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

19:30 Naas

Slaney Swagger

9st 11lb

J: Joseph Harnett

T: Aidan Melia

A 22-race maiden, placed ten times, including five in a good spell between July and October last season; reported coughing at Down Royal on seasonal/stable debut; better in mid-field at Leopardstown.

16/1

12th

8

(19)

9th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 0y

19:38 Leopardstown

Slaney Swagger

9st 11lb

J: Nicola Burns

T: Aidan Melia

21-race maiden, placed ten times, including five in a good spell between July and October last season; reported coughing at Down Royal on seasonal/stable debut; can do better.

14/1

10th

2

(1)

20th Jun 2026

Good

1m 2f 96y

15:16 Down Royal

Slaney Swagger

9st 11lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: Aidan Melia

20-race maiden on turf but placed ten times, the latest when third at Thurles over 1m on good to yielding in October; off since poor effort at Dundalk in December; could go well on stable debut.

9/1

Form: -4306R

Last run: 95 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Back with his old yard, for whom he won twice, having refused to jump away when last seen three months ago; remains just above his last successful mark and is having just a third go beyond sprint trips, after two attempts at 7f as 2yo, so has questions to answer.
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1

(4)

25th Aug 2025

Good

1m 4f 6y

Class 4

15:20 Epsom

Beauld As Brass

11st 10lb

J: Mr P W Mullins

T: George Baker

Habitual slow starter who has had major blips in two of his last three runs, but he's also won five times (1m2f-1m6f) this season including at Haydock (good) on his penultimate run; still looks feasibly treated on that form and has claims if he can bounce back again with Patrick Mullins booked; tongue-tie added.

6/1

8th

7

1st Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 97y

Class 2

13:20 Goodwood

Beauld As Brass

8st 7lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: George Baker

Habitual slow starter; badly overdid it on penultimate outing (tailed off) but otherwise having a cracking season; that's despite another markedly slow start when upped to 1m6f at Haydock (good; not proven on softer) on latest outing, in which he got up by a neck in a slowly run race; raised another 3lb but it's the extra 6f which gives him far more to prove.

16/1

2

(3)

18th Jul 2025

Good

1m 6f 0y

Class 4

16:25 Haydock

Beauld As Brass

9st 8lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: George Baker

Blew the start and was tailed off at Epsom last month; has done well over middle distances otherwise this season, completing four-timer prior to a good effort at Newbury in May; still has scope for further progress but has bit to prove after that last run and this is a new trip.

13/2

Form: 85307

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Feeling remains we're still to see the best of him but he's been shaping as though further will suit ultimately and he needs to brush things up at the start; Claxton Bay may be his yard's best chance.
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5th

1

(8)

24th Apr 2025

Good

1m 0f 100y

Class 6

15:47 Beverley

I Cant Believe

9st 9lb

J: David Nolan

T: David Evans

Has shown some promise on turf and he won at Wolverhampton (8.6f, AW) in January; however, he's finished down the field there the last twice and needs to get back on track now reverting to grass.

14/1

5th

1

(8)

24th Apr 2025

Good

1m 0f 100y

Class 6

15:47 Beverley

I Cant Believe

9st 9lb

J: David Nolan

T: David Evans

Has shown some promise on turf and he won at Wolverhampton (8.6f, AW) in January; however, he's finished down the field there the last twice and needs to get back on track now reverting to grass.

14/1

9th

1

(5)

21st Apr 2025

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

17:45 Wolverhampton (AW)

I Cant Believe

9st 9lb

J: Jordan Williams

T: David Evans

Off the mark over 8.6f here in January and placed in both goes over C&D in the meantime; the switch to blinkers didn't have a positive effect last time but the return of a visor looks a positive; high on list.

15/2

Form: 640037 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Had a few wide stalls to deal with in recent times, including over C&D, and is well handicapped now; holds each-way claims but his strike-rate and losing run of 16 is offputting.
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3rd

5

(3)

7th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

15:30 Brighton

Outrace

9st 9lb

J: Seamus Cronin

T: Richard Hannon

Spent most of his career running over a bit shorter in better company than this; cracked late on his return from an absence, having been gelded, at Salisbury a fortnight ago and is entitled to have come on for that; one to consider.

8/1

4th

5

(4)

25th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

20:45 Salisbury

Outrace

9st 5lb

J: Seamus Cronin

T: Richard Hannon

Dangerously handicapped on old form but looked out of sorts during five-race turf/AW spell from August to January; gelded in March; needs to have been revitalised by 203-day break.

20/1

Form: -45954 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Another decent effort last time, in the same Wolverhampton handicap he'd won 12 months earlier; did not get the breaks over C&D from the same stall on penultimate start; one of the likelier winners.
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6th

7

(6)

18th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 3y

Class 4

16:25 Yarmouth

Hitched

9st 5lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: David Simcock

Won twice on turf in the summer of 2023 but better known for his AW exploits since; well beaten at Lingfield (1m1f, good to firm) on last month's return to grass; others are safer.

20/1

6th

6

(4)

30th May 2026

Good

1m 1f 0y

Class 4

18:42 Lingfield

Hitched

9st 2lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: David Simcock

A regular on the AW here (three wins) who's much higher in the weights than when last seen frequently on turf; generally consistent but whether he's up to this mark on grass is the leading question, and Quamby looks his trainer's best chance.

25/1

13th

14

(14)

3rd Apr 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

15:15 Lingfield (AW)

Hitched

9st 0lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: David Simcock

Four-time winner over 1m/1m2f here and just 1lb higher than when beating a dual subsequent winner at Wolverhampton (8.6f, Tapeta) in January, but he has the outside stall and will require some luck given his come-from-behind style.

25/1

11/4

Form: -67311 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced, progressive 3yo who again made all from a similarly wide stall when winning easily at Southwell 11 days ago; it's not always as easy to dominate round here and a 7lb rise demands more.
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1st

1

(4)

31st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

20:32 Newmarket (July)

Drifts Away

10st 7lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: T J Kent

His first five wins were on AW but he's won twice at Yarmouth this summer including an emphatic success over 1m (good to firm; cheekpieces added) last week; has a penalty but that was a personal best last time and he's strongly respected.

5/2

1st

2

(4)

23rd Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 3y

Class 5

17:39 Yarmouth

Drifts Away

9st 8lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: T J Kent

Five of his six wins have been on the AW and the other came here over 7f last May (good to soft); well beaten on his last three starts, including at Newmarket last time on his first start for ten months, and is now tried in first-time cheekpieces.

7/1

Form: 475208

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Solid debut for his new yard in August, having come over from Ireland, but he has run poorly twice since (said to have got unbalanced at Beverley, but no obvious excuse latest); has it to prove now.
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5th

4

(4)

19th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 3f 198y

Class 6

15:15 Brighton

Edvard Grieg

9st 7lb

J: Kyle Strydom

T: Dylan Cunha

Fared better when upped to middle distances before a blowout early last month; has since done better on the AW four weeks ago, when maybe stretched by 1m6f, but needs more off this mark.

5/1

6th

3

(6)

22nd Jul 2025

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Edvard Grieg

11st 6lb

J: Mr Fletcher Yarham

T: Dylan Cunha

Got off the mark at Beverley (1m4f, good to firm) last month but ran no sort of race at Lingfield (11.5f, good) two weeks ago; returns to AW with a bounce back needed on his first try over this far; stable going well.

15/2

3

(8)

8th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 3f 133y

Class 6

14:55 Lingfield

Edvard Grieg

9st 10lb

J: Morgan Cole

T: Dylan Cunha

Off the mark at the 17th attempt when winning a Beverley handicap (1m4f, good to firm) in June; that came off a career-low mark and he's gone back up 5lb; still respected.

7/2

Selections

NEWMARKET:

Drifts Away

SPOTLIGHT:

Book Of Life

Daily Mail:

Claxton Bay

POSTDATA:

Hitched

The Times:

Drifts Away

Telegraph:

Drifts Away

The Guardian:

Drifts Away

The Sun:

Drifts Away

The Star:

Drifts Away

Daily Record:

Drifts Away

Daily Mirror:

Claxton Bay

RP RATINGS:

Book Of Life

D Express:

Book Of Life