September 23 / 15.15 Lingfield (AW)

15.15

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Ben Woollacott Memorial Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div I)

  • Prize money: £3888
  • 1m 0f 1y
  • Class 5
  • 10 runners
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Ben Woollacott Memorial Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div I)

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Mostly sunny

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal; dam 2m3f hurdle winner/placed 1m Flat (RPR 64), closely related to winners Gallante (French 1m4f/Australian 2m Group 1) and Plinth (smart 2m-2m6f hurdle/chase), half-sister to German 1m7f Group 3 winner Silence Please; hard to believe that this is going to be his game.
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Verdict Starting price

8

28th May 2026

Good

2m 2f 140y

Class 4

18:00 Market Rasen

Baileys Luck

10st 10lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Clare Hobson

Well beaten when 200-1 for 1m AW maiden on Flat debut in September; now switched to hurdling with a hood fitted.

50/1

1

(9)

23rd Sep 2025

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 5

15:15 Lingfield (AW)

Baileys Luck

9st 7lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Clare Hobson

First foal; dam 2m3f hurdle winner/placed 1m Flat (RPR 64), closely related to winners Gallante (French 1m4f/Australian 2m Group 1) and Plinth (smart 2m-2m6f hurdle/chase), half-sister to German 1m7f Group 3 winner Silence Please; hard to believe that this is going to be his game.

50/1

Form: 64

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Both starts came over C&D last month; showed ability each time, but handicaps are likely to be his thing after this.
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No / Draw
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4th

8

6th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 4

18:12 Fontwell

Dodging The Bullet

10st 10lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Richard J Bandey

Tailed off in all three runs over hurdles; also a maiden on the Flat, though was runner-up in a 1m3f AW handicap on final run in March; others are preferred.

40/1

2nd

3

(10)

28th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 6

19:30 Southwell (AW)

Dodging The Bullet

9st 8lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Richard J Bandey

Maiden who has raced mainly over 1m; ran respectably from the front at Kempton most recently; doesn't appear to be crying out for this return to a middle distance.

11/2

4th

1

(3)

2nd Mar 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:40 Kempton (AW)

Dodging The Bullet

9st 9lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Richard J Bandey

Nine-race maiden including three runs over hurdles; showed some early promise on the Flat but he's not progressed and has finished down the field in three handicaps at Lingfield (1m2f/1m) this year; down the list.

8/1

Form: 3425

Last run: 108 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Made the frame in three maidens over 7f/1m on turf/Tapeta for Charles Hills in the spring, but only fifth of ten on handicap debut at Chepstow (7f, good to soft) in June; off 108 days having been gelded in the meantime; a player if rediscovering his earlier form.
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6th

4

(8)

11th Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 127y

Class 4

15:18 Chester

Indian Spirit

9st 9lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Ian Williams

Low-mileage 4yo, who won an AW maiden (1m) for George Boughey last autumn but he's been tailed off in two runs for new yard this season; has lots to prove and needs a major revival back in trip.

33/1

10th

8

(9)

25th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 31y

Class 3

17:00 Windsor

Indian Spirit

9st 0lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Ian Williams

Low-mileage AW winner who trailed home last of 12 at Newmarket on stable/seasonal debut; best watched unless the market suggests he's likely to leave that effort behind.

20/1

12th

6

(3)

16th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:42 Newmarket

Indian Spirit

9st 6lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Ian Williams

Built upon previous promise (including on turf) to win maiden at Lingfield (1m, AW) last September; 3l third of 12 on handicap debut there (1m, AW) in October on final run for George Boughey; sold for 50,000gns later that month; unexposed but lacks a recent run and he needs to be better than ever if he's to make a winning stable debut.

10/1

Form: 04

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Tailed off in both starts, including over C&D; no appeal.
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5th

10

(8)

13th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 6f 21y

Class 6

19:50 Southwell (AW)

Karismatique

8st 13lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: J S Moore

0-7 but third in both visits here, the latest over 1m4f last month (winner has gone in again since); looked as though he would get further there and worth a second look.

8/1

3rd

11

(3)

5th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 6

18:30 Southwell (AW)

Karismatique

8st 12lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: J S Moore

Denied a clear run when keeping on for third here (1m3f) last month on second handicap start; failed to match that when fifth at Kempton (1m4f) ten days later but the return to Southwell could boost his claims.

15/2

Form: 95

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
No closer than 11l behind the winner in two starts, though not without some promise when fifth of 12 at Chelmsford (1m, Polytrack) last month; looks one for handicaps after this.
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1st

3

(3)

14th Jul 2026

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 6

19:55 Wolverhampton (AW)

Luan

10st 0lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: James Ferguson

Posted an improved effort when getting off the mark at the sixth attempt at Newcastle (1m2f, AW) 18 days ago, beating a subsequent winner; a 4lb rise looks fair and he's open to further progress, albeit he does have his stamina to prove for this longer trip.

9/2

1st

9

(14)

26th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

17:10 Newcastle (AW)

Luan

10st 7lb

J: Mr Henry Callan

T: James Ferguson

Closest finish when beaten 6l on latest start but still managed only ninth of 11 in that 9.4f handicap at Wolverhampon (Tapeta; just 7-1) when tongue tied first time, after 231 days off; lightly raced but lacks solid claims.

7/1

9th

8

(11)

2nd Jun 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

21:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Luan

9st 2lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: James Ferguson

Hasn't finished within 11l of the winner in four starts; needs a transformation back from eight months off with a tongue-tie applied.

14/1

Form: 06

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
Well held in both starts, including on stable debut after having been gelded at Kempton (7f, Polytrack) last month; handicaps beckon.
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9th

9

(6)

8th Jul 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

20:20 Kempton (AW)

Luminous Approach

8st 11lb

J: David Probert

T: Shaun Lycett

Lightly-raced ex-Irish maiden; off eight months and not disgraced on his handicap debut with fifth of 11 at Leicester (1m2f) in May; needs to build on it here.

9/1

5th

3

(2)

9th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

19:55 Leicester

Luminous Approach

9st 8lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Shaun Lycett

Son of Teofilo who cut little ice in a trio of runs in 2025, seventh in 1m Lingfield maiden in September; lots more is needed on his return/handicap debut.

33/1

6

(7)

23rd Sep 2025

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 5

15:15 Lingfield (AW)

Luminous Approach

9st 7lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Shaun Lycett

Well held in both starts, including on stable debut after having been gelded at Kempton (7f, Polytrack) last month; handicaps beckon.

33/1

Form: 284

Last run: 118 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Looked promising when dead-heating for second of nine on his Southwell debut (7f, Tapeta) in March, but didn't build on it in his next two starts; makes his stable debut (same owners) in first-time blinkers after four months off; a player if rediscovering his debut form.
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12th

8

(14)

21st Oct 2025

Good

0m 7f 3y

Class 4

15:10 Yarmouth

Nutmeg

9st 9lb

J: Alexandra Egan

T: David Loughnane

Second of nine on his debut at Southwell in March (7f) but he hasn't built on it in three runs since, including tried in blinkers on his stable debut four weeks ago (1m); goes handicapping with a tongue-tie fitted but he has a point to prove at present.

20/1

7

(2)

23rd Sep 2025

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 5

15:15 Lingfield (AW)

Nutmeg

9st 7lb

J: David Egan

T: David Loughnane

Looked promising when dead-heating for second of nine on his Southwell debut (7f, Tapeta) in March, but didn't build on it in his next two starts; makes his stable debut (same owners) in first-time blinkers after four months off; a player if rediscovering his debut form.

9/4

4th

5

(5)

28th May 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

18:52 Kempton (AW)

Nutmeg

9st 3lb

J: David Egan

T: George Scott

150,000gns yearling; made a promising start when dead-heating for second at Southwell (7f AW) in March and the step up to 1m seemed to stretch him at Newbury (eighth of 12) last month; gelded since and cheekpieces are now added but he sets a good standard on his initial form and is a key player back in trip.

3/1

Form: 07

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
No promise in two starts, including on stable debut at Ffos Las (1m, soft) last month (behind Redbud Sixteen); hard to recommend.
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11th

14

(15)

14th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

13:30 Lingfield (AW)

Debradini

8st 9lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

Ex-Jamie Osborne; poor form in maiden/novice company at up to 1m4f and needs to improve on handicap debut.

20/1

8

(8)

23rd Sep 2025

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 5

15:15 Lingfield (AW)

Debradini

9st 2lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

No promise in two starts, including on stable debut at Ffos Las (1m, soft) last month (behind Redbud Sixteen); hard to recommend.

66/1

3

(2)

29th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

14:25 Ffos Las

Debradini

9st 2lb

J: Stevie Donohoe

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

100,000gns breeze-up 2yo; took a while to make the track given her sales profile and she didn't show much at a biggish price at Kempton (1m3f, AW) last month; left Jamie Osborne for 2,500gns since and can only be watched on stable debut.

100/1

Form: 72

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Both starts last month, stepping up from her debut when beaten a neck at Ffos Las (1m, soft) last month; both of her siblings and her dam won on the AW and every chance of going one better if continuing her progress.
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7th

5

(4)

3rd Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 43y

Class 4

15:45 Doncaster

Redbud Sixteen

9st 12lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Charlie Pike

Two easy wins from the front in recent weeks, appreciating the step up to this sort of trip back on turf; due to be 4lb higher from tomorrow, after last week's Newbury demolition, and her claims are obvious for a yard bang among the winners.

2/1

1st

3

(3)

23rd Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 0y

Class 5

20:35 Newbury

Redbud Sixteen

9st 12lb

J: Harry Vigors

T: Charlie Pike

Bolted up under a positive ride to make it sixth-time lucky at Salisbury (1m2f, good) nine days ago; likely to go up a good deal more than her 5lb penalty, but whether her rivals will allow her as much rope this time is uncertain.

3/1

1st

4

(10)

14th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 1f 201y

Class 5

16:22 Salisbury

Redbud Sixteen

9st 4lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Charlie Pike

Four-race maiden whose form dipped in 1m AW contest on stable/handicap debut when last seen; 33-1 that day and the betting may again give some guidance.

20/1

Form: 4-36

Last run: 47 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Made the frame in her first two starts at Wolverhampton (7f, Tapeta) and Chepstow (1m, good) seven months apart, but not so good at Nottingham (1m, good) last month even though she finished ahead of Redbud Sixteen; needs to resume her progress.
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5th

2

(6)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

14:15 Newmarket (July)

Song N Dance

9st 5lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: S Woods

Came on plenty as a 3yo, winning a 7f turf novice and her handicap debut on Newcastle AW (1m); showed her mettle back on turf at Ascot (1m, good) in May, when dividing subsequent winners of a Listed race and the Kensington Palace at Royal Ascot, and there's a good chance she can do just as well in a strongly run race back at 7f; has every chance.

7/2

2nd

6

(6)

9th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

13:45 Ascot

Song N Dance

9st 7lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: S Woods

Limited action so far but she ended 2025 in fine fettle, finding plenty to win a 7f Leicester novice (good) and was not at all hard pressed to win on handicap debut at Newcastle (1m, AW); useful comeback run when runner-up on Southwell AW in April and should come on for the outing; further improvement likely.

7/1

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Payout
Exacta £8.20
Straight Forecast £7.98
Trifecta £20.40

Selections

POSTDATA:

Indian Spirit

Daily Mail:

Redbud Sixteen

SPOTLIGHT:

Nutmeg

The Star:

Redbud Sixteen

Daily Record:

Redbud Sixteen

TOPSPEED:

Nutmeg

Telegraph:

Nutmeg

NEWMARKET:

Indian Spirit

The Times:

Indian Spirit

The Guardian:

Indian Spirit

D Express:

Indian Spirit

Daily Mirror:

Indian Spirit

The Sun:

Indian Spirit