February 28 / 14.35 Lingfield (AW)

14.35

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BetMGM Spring Cup Stakes (Listed Race)

  • Prize money: £34026
  • 0m 7f 1y
  • Class 1
  • 8 runners
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BetMGM Spring Cup Stakes (Listed Race)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Cloudy

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.40
  • Place: £1.90

Form: 17-449

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Two 6f wins at Windsor last summer before finishing seventh in the Group 1 Middle Park; unplaced but ran creditably in three sprint runs in Dubai this year; steps up to 7f with each-way claims.
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10th

5

(23)

18th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

16:50 Ascot

Hilitany

9st 6lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

Won two 6f novice races last season (good to firm/good) and added 7f Listed honours on the AW in February, after which he was gelded; never really sighted when behind some of these on handicap debut at Goodwood (7f; 18-1) but that was after nearly three months away; entitled to run better this afternoon but others are probably on kinder marks.

66/1

12th

2

(7)

23rd May 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

13:25 Goodwood

Hilitany

9st 6lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: George Boughey

Absent and gelded since bagging Listed honours at Lingfield in February when upped to 7f and making AW debut; needs to prove he can transfer that improved form to handicap level and back to turf; otherwise unexposed over this distance and hard to dismiss.

16/1

1st

1

(3)

28th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 1

14:35 Lingfield (AW)

Hilitany

9st 4lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

Two 6f wins at Windsor last summer before finishing seventh in the Group 1 Middle Park; unplaced but ran creditably in three sprint runs in Dubai this year; steps up to 7f with each-way claims.

6/1

9/2

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 13342- BF

Last run: 134 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Impressed in a 6f fillies' novice at Windsor last June before acquitting herself with credit in Listed/Group 3 company; ended her 2yo campaign with a second-place finish in a valuable sales race in Germany (7f, soft); could progress further this year; interesting on AW debut.
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2nd

6

(2)

28th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 1

14:35 Lingfield (AW)

Bella Lyra

8st 13lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Richard Hughes

Impressed in a 6f fillies' novice at Windsor last June before acquitting herself with credit in Listed/Group 3 company; ended her 2yo campaign with a second-place finish in a valuable sales race in Germany (7f, soft); could progress further this year; interesting on AW debut.

9/2

4th

4

(6)

12th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

15:25 Salisbury

Bella Lyra

9st 2lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Richard Hughes

All runs over 6f on good or good to firm; Windsor winner who had Anthelia behind when close up in a Listed at Newmarket and ran even better from off the pace in the Group 3 Princess Margaret at Ascot, finishing behind two fillies who have since held their own in Group 2s; solid contender.

7/1

6/1

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 1111-1 C

Last run: 43 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Boasts a perfect 6-6 record on AW surfaces, including here, and he took his form to a new level when readily seeing off ten rivals in a useful handicap at Newcastle six weeks ago; only third in his one crack at this trip but it was slow turf and he is a better horse now; takes on some promising rivals but hard to crab a horse who keeps on winning.
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7th

1

(8)

9th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:00 Newmarket (July)

Ten Carat Harry

9st 9lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Jamie Osborne

Has given superb value since the autumn, winning five 6f handicaps on the AW between October and January; even better in turf sprints since, landing a 6f handicap on the Rowley course here (good to firm) and finishing strongly to take second on his side to a handicap blot in the big 5f race at Royal Ascot; rock solid to go well back at 6f.

9/1

3rd

4

(28)

19th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

18:10 Ascot

Ten Carat Harry

9st 6lb

J: William Carver

T: Jamie Osborne

Made hay on AW over the winter and then found another burst of improvement to win at Newmarket (6f, good to firm) last month; admirable as he is, this looks an extremely stiff task now dropping to 5f for the first time; sold for £200,000 at the Goffs London Sale on Monday.

33/1

4th

6

(8)

5th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 3y

Class 1

17:15 Epsom

Ten Carat Harry

9st 2lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Jamie Osborne

Productive gelding, mostly over 6f and on AW; prevailed by a neck in Newmarket handicap (good to firm) back on turf last time, taking record to 7-12; has bits of 7f form, including at Listed level; in the mix.

6/1

OUR TIP

Form: 31- CD

Last run: 100 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
22-1 for his Newmarket debut (7f, good) last October, running green in the closing stages but finishing a promising third (race working out well); still looked a bit babyish when routing his rivals over C&D three weeks later (good Topspeed figure); in deeper today but he is promising.
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5th

1

(4)

4th Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

16:10 Sandown

Richies Rocket

9st 10lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

Wide-margin Lingfield maiden winner (AW) who ran on for fourth in a 7f Listed race there on reappearance; hasn't confirmed that promise in three subsequent outings back on turf but a wide stall was always going to make life hard in a big field on 7f Goodwood handicap debut in May and it's possible he failed to stay 1m in the Britannia at Royal Ascot since.

8/1

17th

12

(31)

18th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

16:50 Ascot

Richies Rocket

9st 0lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

All runs 7f, the win in an AW maiden in November; gelded after disappointing in a classy conditions race and his handicap debut at Goodwood (good) last time was fairly eye-catching when he had a wicked draw and saw his race out well (behind Pathein, Wechaad and New Monarch); not dismissed.

33/1

7th

6

(16)

23rd May 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

13:25 Goodwood

Richies Rocket

9st 2lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

Far from disgraced in the Listed event won by Hilitany when bidding for a Lingfield AW double; disappointing at Newmarket, the scene of his promising debut, returned to turf last time (gelded since) and consequently has something to prove off his mark.

20/1

Form: 11139- D

Last run: 133 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Progressive 2yo last summer, winning a novice at Newcastle (6f) before adding 7f nursery wins at Chester (good) and Goodwood (heavy); took another step forward when a close third in Listed company at Doncaster's St Leger meeting but he failed to fire at Ascot on Champions Day; has the highest BHA rating in the field and returns with his stable in good form.
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13th

13

(8)

27th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 14y

Class 2

13:40 Newcastle (AW)

Sir Albert

8st 9lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Andrew Balding

Three wins as a 2yo; encouraging return to action at Lingfield in February but neither handicap run since suggests he is the answer today.

12/1

8th

2

(1)

13th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 127y

Class 2

14:10 Chester

Sir Albert

9st 7lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Andrew Balding

Likes to push the pace and seems versatile ground-wise; his win over slightly shorter here (good) was the middle leg of a summer hat-trick last year and it was a fine effort when close third in Listed Flying Scotsman at Doncaster in September; has a good stall to go forward but his no-show on return to turf (66-1; drawn wide) a fortnight ago needs glossing over.

25/1

12th

1

(14)

30th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 173y

Class 2

15:45 Carlisle

Sir Albert

9st 9lb

J: Alfie Redman

T: Andrew Balding

2-2 in nurseries last July (7f, good/heavy) and close Listed fifth at Lingfield (7f, AW) this February; has top weight in this hot handicap but 7lb claimer is recruited and the step up to nearly 1m may help.

40/1

16/1

Form: 0-1

Last run: 46 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Low-key stable debut at the Curragh last August when trained by Jessica Harrington; left that effort well behind her when staying on strongly to beat her better-fancied stablemate in a 6f fillies' novice at Southwell last month; open to improvement but it will be needed.
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9th

8

(4)

2nd May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

13:30 Goodwood

Starfinch

9st 2lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Harry Eustace

Last on her debut (for Jessica Harrington) at the Curragh in August but she comfortably landed a 6f Southwell maiden in January before improving again when a close sixth of eight in 7f AW Listed event at Lingfield the following month; this demands another sizeable step forward though.

50/1

6th

7

(5)

28th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 1

14:35 Lingfield (AW)

Starfinch

8st 13lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Harry Eustace

Low-key stable debut at the Curragh last August when trained by Jessica Harrington; left that effort well behind her when staying on strongly to beat her better-fancied stablemate in a 6f fillies' novice at Southwell last month; open to improvement but it will be needed.

16/1

14

(9)

23rd Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

13:42 Curragh

Starfinch

9st 2lb

J: Nathan Crosse

T: Mrs John Harrington

Mehmas filly is first foal of a 9.4f turf Group 3/10.6f AW winner (RPR 107), a sister to 10.5f Group 3 winner Foxes Tales, closely related to 6f 2yo/1m Group 1 winner La Collina; down the field in Naas barrier trial in May; seemingly the lesser-likely of the Harrington pair on jockey bookings.

33/1

25/1

Form: 321-

Last run: 142 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Improved race by race as a 2yo for George Boughey, winning a 6f maiden at Newcastle in good style when last seen in October; only four ran there and the form is well short of a few of his rivals but he is open to further progress at this trip; sold for 55,000gns since latest run.
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8th

2

(7)

14th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 96y

Class 5

16:58 Beverley

Shahik

9st 9lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Michael Keady

Won 6f maiden on Newcastle AW as 2yo for previous yard but has found it a mighty struggle since, without and with headgear (first-time visor today); has much to prove over this stiff test and needs more weight off back.

25/1

11th

1

(6)

2nd Jul 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

20:17 Kempton (AW)

Shahik

9st 9lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Michael Keady

Won a Newcastle maiden (6f, Tapeta) for George Boughey last October, but he's struggled in four runs for new yard this year; continues to drop down the weights but he needs a major revival back on AW; blinkers removed.

33/1

10th

3

(3)

15th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 12y

Class 4

20:00 Windsor

Shahik

9st 8lb

J: Taylor Fisher

T: Michael Keady

Not solid on his 7f form this term for new yard but may prove resurgent back at 6f in first-time blinkers; gained his 2yo win over this trip.

20/1

Form: 43-1 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
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Payout
Exacta £34.60
Straight Forecast £36.60
Trifecta £144.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Richie's Rocket

RP RATINGS:

Ten Carat Harry

LAMBOURN:

Bella Lyra

NEWMARKET:

Hilitany

TOPSPEED:

Richie's Rocket

The Times:

Richie's Rocket

Telegraph:

Richie's Rocket

The Guardian:

Richie's Rocket

Daily Mail:

Richie's Rocket

D Express:

Richie's Rocket

The Sun:

Richie's Rocket

Daily Record:

Richie's Rocket

POSTDATA:

Ten Carat Harry

Daily Mirror:

Ten Carat Harry

The Star:

Bella Lyra