January 09 / 14.32 Lingfield (AW)

14.32

Standard To Slow

Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap

  • Prize money: £4972.3
  • 1m 0f 1y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Sunny

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.50
  • Place: £2.00

Form: 81023- D

Last run: 80 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
7f Polytrack and 1m Tapeta winner; still improving despite not winning at Wolverhampton (8.5f) or Southwell (1m; both Tapeta) on his last two starts; needs to prove acts here and if he does, he's a player.
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7th

10

(10)

21st Apr 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

16:05 Kempton (AW)

Invincible Aura

9st 0lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Marco Botti

towards rear, some headway inside final furlong

12/1

7th

10

(10)

21st Apr 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

16:05 Kempton (AW)

Invincible Aura

9st 0lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Marco Botti

towards rear

12/1

3rd

5

(4)

14th Mar 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 4

18:30 Southwell (AW)

Invincible Aura

9st 5lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Marco Botti

Hard to crab his record on AW, winning three times and regularly placed; he'll need a good pace back at 7f but that could be on the cards.

100/30

7/2

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 81842- D BF

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Turf and Tapeta winner at up to 9.5f; recorded one of his better efforts when running on well to be beaten a short head at Wolverhampton (9.5f, Tapeta) latest; up 1lb; first run here; not always consistent but a repeat effort would give him claims.
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15

(9)

26th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 192y

Class 4

16:25 York

Master Of Combat

9st 1lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Kevin Frost

Runner-up twice in a row on AW in the winter before two heavy defeats; didn't run badly back on turf at Haydock (1m, good) last month after a break but the AW seems to be his preferred sphere (just 1-15 on grass).

33/1

7th

7

(4)

21st Jun 2025

Good

1m 0f 37y

Class 4

19:45 Haydock

Master Of Combat

9st 3lb

J: William Pyle

T: Kevin Frost

Four-time AW winner but he was disappointing at Southwell (1m) in his final two runs during the winter; has won on turf but that was a long time ago and he doesn't have a great record when fresh; opposable on return.

16/1

11th

4

(6)

22nd Feb 2025

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 4

19:00 Southwell (AW)

Master Of Combat

9st 7lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Kevin Frost

Disappointing here three weeks ago but he'd been in good form beforehand, second at Wolverhampton and Lingfield around the turn of the year; needs a full revival to win though.

8/1

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9/1

Form: 04838- D

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 7lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Former 1m Listed winner who is 0-9 on AW; below par over further at Wolverhampton latest; should still be effective in this grade and back again in trip and a similar effort to his penultimate start (at Newcastle) would give him some sort of claim, now 3lb lower.
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2

(3)

27th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 5

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Orbaan

9st 12lb

J: Sean Levey

T: David O’Meara

Veteran who dipped into a seller for his latest win, at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm) in July; current handicap mark is workable but his AW strike-rate is 0-13 and he needs to rebound from two down-the-field runs.

16/1

2

(3)

27th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 5

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Orbaan

9st 12lb

J: Sean Levey

T: David O’Meara

Veteran who dipped into a seller for his latest win, at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm) in July; current handicap mark is workable but his AW strike-rate is 0-13 and he needs to rebound from two down-the-field runs.

16/1

6

(11)

14th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 4

16:00 Lingfield (AW)

Orbaan

9st 9lb

J: J F Egan

T: David O’Meara

Veteran who won a Beverley seller in July; some fair handicap runs since but others may have his measure back on AW (0-12 in this sphere).

12/1

9/4

Form: 10622- D

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Recorded a hat-trick on turf last summer at around 1m; placed in 8-12 AW starts, going very close at Southwell (1m, Tapeta) on his last two; unchanged mark and, if he handles this different track, he should again be thereabouts.
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3rd

3

(2)

19th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 219y

Class 5

15:33 Redcar

Bowood

9st 12lb

J: Elle-May Croot

T: Ivan Furtado

A two-time 1m scorer at Newcastle last autumn; yet to hit top form this season though, only seventh of 14 back over 1m there last month; mark is slipping but he still needs to take a step forward.

10/1

7th

5

(9)

26th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 5y

Class 4

18:18 Newcastle (AW)

Bowood

9st 12lb

J: Elle-May Croot

T: Ivan Furtado

He hasn't been at his very best this year and a refusal to settle is becoming an issue; however, he was returning from a break at Doncaster three weeks ago and that run may have got the freshness out of him; impressive when winning two in a row over C&D last autumn and not written off.

20/1

5th

12

(7)

5th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 4

19:30 Doncaster

Bowood

9st 1lb

J: Elle-May Croot

T: Ivan Furtado

Two clearcut wins at Newcastle (1m, AW) last autumn but he wasn't at his best on Tapeta during the winter; has scored over C&D in the past but he's never won a Class 4 and this is competitive on his return; others preferred.

20/1

11/4

Form: 32361- CD

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Triple C&D winner, the latest coming with a visor back on last time out on his second run for this trainer; not long since he was winning from significantly higher marks, so may be able to defy his 4lb penalty; player.
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2

(5)

3rd Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 3y

Class 6

14:32 Yarmouth

Starshiba

10st 0lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Jack Morland

Eight-time winner on AW and 0-24 on turf but he went very close off his lower turf mark at Nottingham (8.5f, good to firm) one week ago; same mark here and must have claims in search of his turf breakthrough.

15/8

2nd

1

(3)

26th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 75y

Class 6

14:12 Nottingham

Starshiba

9st 12lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Jack Morland

Last nine starts on AW; ended a losing run when scoring at Lingfield (1m) in December but that set up for his closing style and he's not really threatened in four runs since, latterly at Kempton (7f) 113 days ago; can race off his lower turf mark today but others are more persuasive.

8/1

33/1

Form: 66879-

Last run: 63 days

W: 9st 3lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
7f turf winner as a 3yo with Richard Hannon but has been unable to add to that; tumbling in the handicap but will have to be a lot better than on his last two starts.
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5th

13

(1)

27th May 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:25 Kempton (AW)

Forca Timao

9st 4lb

J: Matthew Lloyd Slater

T: Mark Pattinson

Outsider of four when belatedly doubling his tally at Southwell last April (1m3f); hit the frame last two starts (1m2f) but not sure dropping back to 1m will see him play a bigger role this evening; Penfolds Grange looks connections' best hope.

20/1

4th

10

(9)

20th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

17:25 Lingfield (AW)

Forca Timao

8st 9lb

J: Tyler Heard

T: Mark Pattinson

On a losing run and he's yet to hit top form this season, going keenly when a fading fourth of 11 over C&D in February; needs to take a step forward.

20/1

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Payout
Exacta £12.80
Straight Forecast £13.17
Trifecta £49.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Starshiba

TOPSPEED:

Invincible Aura

The Guardian:

Master Of Combat

Daily Mail:

Bowood

The Times:

Invincible Aura

Telegraph:

Invincible Aura

The Sun:

Invincible Aura

Daily Mirror:

Master Of Combat

RP RATINGS:

Starshiba

POSTDATA:

Starshiba

NEWMARKET:

Starshiba

D Express:

Starshiba

The Star:

Starshiba

Daily Record:

Starshiba