May 18 / 15.50 Lingfield

15.50

Good

Sporting Times/Sri Lanka Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5400
  • 0m 6f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Sporting Times/Sri Lanka Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

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1st
1 (2)
Behike

4/5 (Won)

  • Win: £1.45
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 3-1 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
500,000gns yearling; well backed ahead of his 7f debut (soft) last backend, when inclined to pull hard and not seeing it out behind a useful rival; built on that on his 6f AW comeback here, when impressive from the front; plenty of potential and holds a Group 1 entry.
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2nd

8

(12)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

13:55 Ascot

Behike

9st 4lb

J: David Egan

T: George Scott

Promise on 2yo debut (7f, soft) here last September; returned from 227 days off to win a 6f AW Lingfield maiden by daylight in April and followed up at the same track one month later; found things happening a bit too quickly for him when thrown into the lion's den in the King Charles III here last month but he was drawn lower than ideal; this should be more manageable and he remains a sprinter of interest.

11/2

18th

25

(8)

16th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:40 Ascot

Behike

9st 1lb

J: David Egan

T: George Scott

Wide-margin winner of both 6f starts, on Lingfield AW and in a turf novice on that course; has potential but also a mighty task trying to cross the chasm into a Group 1 against the pros on first 5f run.

25/1

1st

1

(2)

18th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

15:50 Lingfield

Behike

9st 11lb

J: David Egan

T: George Scott

500,000gns yearling; well backed ahead of his 7f debut (soft) last backend, when inclined to pull hard and not seeing it out behind a useful rival; built on that on his 6f AW comeback here, when impressive from the front; plenty of potential and holds a Group 1 entry.

4/5

5/1

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 1-6 D BF

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Easily beat his main market rival (subsequent winner) on AW debut here last autumn; inclined to pull hard and said to have hung left when well beaten at a short price on his 7f Kempton comeback; will be happier back sprinting on his turf debut.
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8th

1

(7)

17th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 4

18:55 Windsor

Ray Mon Dough

10st 3lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Oliver Cole

Threatened to be useful on occasions even before he won a four-runner handicap at Leicester (6f, good to firm) eight days ago by nearly 5l when tongue tied first time; penalised 6lb in this more competitive race but has to be considered seriously.

5/2

1st

1

(3)

9th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

16:44 Leicester

Ray Mon Dough

9st 11lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Oliver Cole

Impressive at Lingfield (6f, AW) last November on sole 2yo start and runner-up to very talented sprinter there (6f novice, good) in May; merely sixth on recent handicap debut at Chester (6f, good) but he's better than that and it will be no surprise if he's a force today; a tongue-tie goes on.

9/2

6th

4

(5)

25th Jul 2026

Good

0m 6f 17y

Class 3

15:48 Chester

Ray Mon Dough

9st 4lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Oliver Cole

Made all for wide-margin win on his debut at Lingfield (AW) in November and he was back around that sort of form when second to the very promising Behike (second in strong Ascot handicap recently) in good-ground novice there (also 6f) in May; interesting runner.

9/1

Form: 31 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Colt

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Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Gelding

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200/1

Form: 8

Last run: 23 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Filly

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Form: 96

Last run: 14 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Filly

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Payout
Exacta £3.30
Straight Forecast £3.40
Trifecta £5.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Behike

Daily Mail:

Railwayman

LAMBOURN:

Ray Mon Dough

The Star:

Railwayman

Daily Record:

Railwayman

RP RATINGS:

Behike

POSTDATA:

Behike

NEWMARKET:

Behike

The Guardian:

Behike

D Express:

Behike

Daily Mirror:

Behike

The Sun:

Behike

The Times:

Ray Mon Dough

Telegraph:

Ray Mon Dough