August 12 / 16.42 Lingfield

16.42

Good To Firm

Sid Sims, Explosive Staging & Events Classified Stakes

  • Prize money: £3454.44
  • 1m 3f 133y
  • Class 6
  • 10 runners
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Sid Sims, Explosive Staging & Events Classified Stakes

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

OUR TIP

Form: 0-9985

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 39

Form & Verdict
Unplaced all nine starts; not disgraced when fifth of 11 here (1m2f, good; behind Rohilla) ten days ago but still can't be recommended.
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6

20th Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 195y

Class 4

14:10 Plumpton

Dizziwizzbang

10st 6lb

J: James Davies

T: Camilla Poulton

Unable to get seriously competitive in basement-grade Flat races this year and makes no appeal on this hurdling debut.

250/1

1

(1)

12th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 3f 133y

Class 6

16:42 Lingfield

Dizziwizzbang

9st 9lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Camilla Poulton

Unplaced all nine starts; not disgraced when fifth of 11 here (1m2f, good; behind Rohilla) ten days ago but still can't be recommended.

33/1

5th

2

(1)

2nd Aug 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

17:40 Lingfield

Dizziwizzbang

9st 9lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Camilla Poulton

Triple-figure prices in all seven starts and has run accordingly; no appeal.

66/1

Form: 735062 CD

Last run: 5 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 46

Form & Verdict
Won this race a year ago (good to firm) and returned to form with clear second in this grade at Brighton (1m4f, good to firm) on Thursday; major contender again.
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7th

4

(11)

25th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

16:22 Lingfield (AW)

Foinix

9st 9lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Jim & Suzi Best

Runner-up at Brighton (1m4f, soft) last September but he's been out of sorts under both codes since including a remote fifth over hurdles at Plumpton last week; blinkers now return but he's 1-30 on AW and has plenty to prove back on the Flat.

14/1

5th

6

16th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 195y

Class 5

15:15 Plumpton

Foinix

10st 13lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Jim & Suzi Best

Modest Flat handicapper; tailed off all three starts over hurdles, the latest in a C&D maiden (good; 250-1) last November; only eighth of ten at Southwell (1m3f AW) in January; handicap hurdle debut.

16/1

5th

3

20th Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 195y

Class 4

14:10 Plumpton

Foinix

11st 0lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Jim & Suzi Best

Four-time Flat winner, most recently off lowly mark at Brighton (1m4f, good to firm) this summer, but always behind on recent hurdling debut at Fontwell (2m1f, good).

33/1

Form: 607

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner who was placed over hurdles in the spring; unable to get competitive in first three Flat races but ought to find this race much more suitable than recent 7f maiden he contested; interesting.
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7

19th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:46 Kempton

Gregorians Star

11st 3lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Sheena West

Has bits of placed form on Flat and over hurdles, including in C&D contest in April; losing run remains the negative, as he is 0-13 since winning a bumper on debut.

20/1

11

(1)

30th Sep 2025

Good To Firm

1m 5f 11y

Class 6

14:52 Bath

Gregorians Star

9st 3lb

J: George Bass

T: Sheena West

Has only won a bumper; placed at about 1m3f at Lingfield (good to firm) and here (heavy) before losing his action and pulling up 17 days ago; should run well if back in good order.

8/1

2

(13)

13th Sep 2025

Soft

2m 1f 24y

Class 6

15:28 Bath

Gregorians Star

9st 11lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Sheena West

Bumper winner who was placed on the last two of his five Flat starts, more recently when third in handicap here (11.6f, heavy) ten days ago; could easily have more to offer over today's longer trip; big player.

9/2

Form: 2967-4

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
14-race maiden; major player if judged on spring 2024 form but returned from layoff with poor performance six weeks ago; sports first-time cheekpieces here; tricky to weigh up at present.
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13th

6

(10)

14th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

13:30 Lingfield (AW)

Manila Mist

9st 6lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Karen Jewell

Off the mark in first-time cheekpieces at 25-1 on turf here in August (1m3.5f; good); not disgraced when fourth over 1m2f on AW here last time; each-way chance.

14/1

4

(1)

23rd Sep 2025

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

14:15 Lingfield (AW)

Manila Mist

9st 6lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Karen Jewell

Left reappearance, following second wind op, well behind when making all on the turf course here six weeks ago (11.6f classified; sporting this headgear combination for the first time); drawn to attack but is likely to be hassled.

13/2

Form: 080752

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 44

Form & Verdict
Placed for first time in 12-race career when keeping on for second (no threat to winner) here (1m2f, good) ten days ago and looks worth another go over this sort of trip; her overall profile remains unconvincing though.
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10

(11)

11th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

16:10 Wolverhampton (AW)

Rohilla

9st 1lb

J: Joey Haynes

T: Scott Dixon

4yo maiden who recorded sole placed effort at classified level; far from solid on overall form.

33/1

7

(1)

20th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Rohilla

9st 0lb

J: Joey Haynes

T: Scott Dixon

Longstanding maiden who hasn't improved for the step up to middle distances of late; had plenty of chances now, including in 0-50 company, and would be a surprise winner.

20/1

6

(7)

29th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 3f 209y

Class 6

16:03 Ffos Las

Rohilla

9st 0lb

J: Joey Haynes

T: Scott Dixon

Most of her runs since awarded a mark have been at up to around 1m1f but she finished runner-up in a 1m2f classified event at Lingfield (good) this month; never involved upped to about 1m3f there since; needs improvement.

12/1

Form: 44-874 BF

Last run: 5 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Holds strong claims at this level if judged on handicap form shown in spring 2024 but has not yet got going this year and was behind Foinix when a disappointing favourite at Brighton (first-time blinkers) on Thursday.
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8th

10

18th Nov 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:50 Lingfield

Yarborough

10st 4lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Limited Flat maiden who also ran to a modest level in three races over hurdles; didn't get far on chase debut last month; best watched.

10/1

7

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 165y

Class 5

14:45 Fontwell

Yarborough

10st 3lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Modest Flat maiden; has shown some aptitude for hurdling this year but last month's fourth of five at Plumpton (2m4f, good) came in a very thin maiden; now bids to exploit 9lb weight-for-age allowance on chasing debut.

14/1

4th

4

21st Sep 2025

Good To Firm

2m 4f 116y

Class 4

15:20 Plumpton

Yarborough

11st 1lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Modest form in his previous two maiden hurdles and made it 0-12 on the Flat when tailed off in a 1m3f seller at Goodwood four weeks ago (good to firm; 100-1); readily opposed.

14/1

Form: 867298

Last run: 17 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Put in good front-running shift when second at Epsom (1m4f, good) in early July but two lesser efforts have followed and her tendency to race too freely remains a worry; hood removed after one use.
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15th

15

(11)

14th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

13:30 Lingfield (AW)

A Bit Iffy

8st 8lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

Best run when second at Epsom in July (1m4f, good) but disappointing since.

25/1

5th

10

(2)

7th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

1m 3f 198y

Class 6

15:45 Brighton

A Bit Iffy

8st 8lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

0-9; best effort when second of ten off 2lb higher at Epsom (1m4f, good) in July, but she has regressed again since; enough to prove.

20/1

10

(2)

11th Sep 2025

Good

1m 4f 6y

Class 6

15:53 Epsom

A Bit Iffy

8st 7lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

Made a good fist of her second handicap when runner-up over C&D (good; Jack Langley behind) in July; gone backwards since so hopes are pinned on the return to this venue.

14/1

Form: 006224 BF

Last run: 8 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
In the frame three consecutive times since upped to middle-distance trips; slightly disappointing when only fourth of six at Windsor (1m2f, good; 11-8f) last week but still considered here.
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7th

10

(8)

16th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 6

20:30 Southwell (AW)

Aoifes Thunder

8st 10lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Warren Greatrex

Three seconds this summer, the latest in a classified at Chelmsford (AW, 1m2f) in August, but she ended up a remote fifth of nine in a 1m4f handicap here on latest start; others preferred.

12/1

9

(7)

23rd Sep 2025

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 6

20:30 Southwell (AW)

Aoifes Thunder

9st 1lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Warren Greatrex

0-9 but is knocking on the door having finished second three times, latest in a classified at Chelmsford (AW, 1m2f) last month; should be suited by the step back up in trip and holds claims.

4/1

10

(1)

28th Aug 2025

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:55 Chelmsford (AW)

Aoifes Thunder

9st 2lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Warren Greatrex

Runner-up in two of five starts for this yard, at Windsor (1m4f, good to firm) and Bath (1m4f, firm), but she's been a beaten favourite in her last two outings, including over this trip at Windsor earlier in the month; switches back to AW with something to find.

13/2

Form: -06657

Last run: 5 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Disappointing maiden who was well beaten when dropped to this grade at Brighton on Thursday; difficult to enthuse over.
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11

(12)

12th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 3f 133y

Class 6

16:42 Lingfield

Naturally

8st 13lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

Disappointing maiden who was well beaten when dropped to this grade at Brighton on Thursday; difficult to enthuse over.

33/1

7

(7)

7th Aug 2025

Good

1m 3f 198y

Class 6

16:10 Brighton

Naturally

8st 13lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

No wins in nine and best form was for Ed Walker; very opposable on this year's exploits.

16/1

4

(5)

12th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 4f 5y

Class 6

20:20 Salisbury

Naturally

9st 4lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

Eight-race maiden; not disgraced on second of three outings for new stable this year but suffered heavy defeats either side; too risky.

25/1

Form: 085624 BF

Last run: 15 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
0-8 now but went close in this grade at Yarmouth (11.5f, good) last month and may not have been ideally suited by the good to soft ground when only fourth over that C&D a fortnight ago; hood and cheekpieces refitted today; each-way claims at least.
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14

(1)

24th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 6

18:30 Southwell (AW)

Rolling Luck

8st 8lb

J: George Wood

T: S Woods

3yo maiden; in a consistent vein of form at about 1m4f this summer and shaped like a non-stayer when stepped up to 1m6f at Chelmsford latest (treated as if still in form).

11/1

6

(1)

9th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 6f 0y

Class 6

16:35 Chelmsford (AW)

Rolling Luck

8st 7lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: S Woods

3yo maiden; in a consistent vein of form at about 1m4f of late; chance of winning depends on whether he improves for new trip.

6/1

4th

8

(4)

3rd Sep 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

13:35 Lingfield (AW)

Rolling Luck

9st 1lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: S Woods

Beaten only a neck in a classified event at Yarmouth (1m4f, good) in July; respectable effort over that same C&D next time before finishing fourth of ten here on turf (1m4f; first-time cheekpieces) 22 days ago; hood and cheekpieces are now replaced by blinkers on this return to AW.

11/2

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £118.80
Straight Forecast £81.79
Trifecta £633.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Foinix

LAMBOURN:

Aoife's Thunder

The Times:

Rolling Luck

Daily Mail:

Manila Mist

Telegraph:

Aoife's Thunder

D Express:

Aoife's Thunder

The Guardian:

Rolling Luck

The Star:

Rolling Luck

RP RATINGS:

Foinix

POSTDATA:

Foinix

Daily Mirror:

Foinix

The Sun:

Foinix

Daily Record:

Foinix