August 01 / 19.45 Lingfield

19.45

Good To Firm

Core Group Handicap

  • Prize money: £3768.48
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • Class 6
  • 7 runners
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Core Group Handicap

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

2/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.90

Form: 520221 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Close second twice on good to firm turf last month before winning in first-time cheekpieces on Tapeta (also 7f) 11 days ago; 5lb higher here but commands respect in current form; usual tongue-tie (left off last time) is refitted.
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2nd

11

(2)

9th Sep 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

19:30 Kempton (AW)

Musical Soldier

9st 5lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Ollie Sangster

Made it 3-3 in cheekpieces when winning by 2l at Lingfield (7f, AW) last month and again ran well when a clear second under a penalty there (1m) last week; looks interesting off same mark here and he's a key player on this drop back in trip.

5/2

2nd

1

(5)

1st Sep 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

16:55 Lingfield (AW)

Musical Soldier

9st 11lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Ollie Sangster

Has a record of 3-3, all over 7f, since wearing cheekpieces; won going away on Lingfield AW last week and commands respect under 6lb penalty, assuming he's as effective back at 1m.

8/11

9/4

  • Place: £1.70

Form: 850461 CD

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Came good at 11th attempt, with clearcut win from off the pace in C&D (good to firm) classified ten days ago; has more on her plate in this handicap but further progress is possible.
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8th

5

(9)

12th Sep 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

15:23 Lingfield (AW)

Creciente

9st 6lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Rod Millman

Gained a first win over 7f on turf here in July and has continued in good nick with placed efforts here (7f) and at Windsor (1m); ought to be thereabouts again.

7/1

3rd

8

(8)

10th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 31y

Class 6

20:15 Windsor

Creciente

9st 4lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Rod Millman

Clearcut winner of Lingfield classified (7f, good to firm) under Oisin Murphy last month, her tenth start, and went very close off today's mark in recent handicap over that C&D; reunited with the champion jockey for this first attempt at 1m; must be considered.

5/2

2nd

5

(6)

1st Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

19:45 Lingfield

Creciente

9st 4lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Rod Millman

Came good at 11th attempt, with clearcut win from off the pace in C&D (good to firm) classified ten days ago; has more on her plate in this handicap but further progress is possible.

9/4

Form: -27644 D

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 8lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Has modest 2-39 strike-rate, with both wins gained on AW, and tends to race too freely but the form of his never-dangerous fourth at Brighton (7f, good to firm) at end of June has worked out well; worth a second look.
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5th

5

(10)

10th Sep 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

16:58 Lingfield (AW)

Jackson Street

9st 2lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Michael Attwater

Not beaten far in a turf handicap here last month and he wasn't beaten far as favourite over C&D ten days later; Billy Loughnane booked; drawn wide but not discounted.

9/2

7th

4

(1)

11th Aug 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

17:00 Lingfield (AW)

Jackson Street

9st 6lb

J: Seamus Cronin

T: Michael Attwater

Has a modest 2-39 strike-rate, but his latest win came over C&D in December and he is back off the same mark; worth a second look.

6/1

3rd

4

(7)

1st Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

19:45 Lingfield

Jackson Street

9st 8lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Michael Attwater

Has modest 2-39 strike-rate, with both wins gained on AW, and tends to race too freely but the form of his never-dangerous fourth at Brighton (7f, good to firm) at end of June has worked out well; worth a second look.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 7473F5 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Led close home for narrow AW win here in January but that's his only success from 21 starts and he posed no threat on turf at Brighton last month; others have more pressing claims.
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7th

5

(8)

10th Sep 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

16:23 Lingfield (AW)

Mighty Ruler

9st 2lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Michael Attwater

One win from 22 starts, the success coming over this C&D in January off a 2lb higher mark than today's; bounced back from a lesser effort when fourth here on turf last month and makes each-way appeal back on the AW.

10/1

4th

3

(1)

1st Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

19:45 Lingfield

Mighty Ruler

9st 9lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Michael Attwater

Led close home for narrow AW win here in January but that's his only success from 21 starts and he posed no threat on turf at Brighton last month; others have more pressing claims.

12/1

5th

5

(7)

7th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 210y

Class 6

19:20 Brighton

Mighty Ruler

9st 10lb

J: Seamus Cronin

T: Michael Attwater

Sole win from 20 starts came off this mark at Lingfield (7f, AW) in January; turf form not so hot; fell at Lingfield last time; others more persuasive.

25/1

Form: 18-755 D

Last run: 56 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Soundly beaten on all three turf starts, most recently in soft-ground C&D contest won by Beau Jardine in early June, but now 1lb lower than when winning on Polytrack here in December and has possibilities if this fast ground suits.
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8th

7

(7)

10th Sep 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

16:58 Lingfield (AW)

Fulford Cross

9st 0lb

J: Joey Haynes

T: David Simcock

5lb lower than for his C&D win last December but that remains his only win from 15 starts and it has been a mixed bag in 2026; others have more persuasive claims.

6/1

5th

6

(2)

27th Aug 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

18:30 Southwell (AW)

Fulford Cross

9st 6lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: David Simcock

3lb lower than when successful at Lingfield (7f, Polytrack) in December, but his record on Tapeta (6U585) raises questions; cheekpieces are given a go.

7/1

5th

2

(4)

1st Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

19:45 Lingfield

Fulford Cross

9st 9lb

J: Taryn Langley

T: David Simcock

Soundly beaten on all three turf starts, most recently in soft-ground C&D contest won by Beau Jardine in early June, but now 1lb lower than when winning on Polytrack here in December and has possibilities if this fast ground suits.

10/1

Form: -64174 CD

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Ended long losing run with soft-ground C&D win in June and gave another good account when fourth at Salisbury (7f, good to firm) 11 days ago; probably won't be far away.
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6th

10

(10)

10th Sep 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

16:23 Lingfield (AW)

Beau Jardine

8st 10lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

Gained his fifth success when winning here on soft ground in June off the same mark as today but he hasn't matched that level in three starts since; each-way contender if back to best.

14/1

6th

6

(3)

1st Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

19:45 Lingfield

Beau Jardine

9st 4lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

Ended long losing run with soft-ground C&D win in June and gave another good account when fourth at Salisbury (7f, good to firm) 11 days ago; probably won't be far away.

9/2

4th

5

(6)

21st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 213y

Class 6

18:21 Salisbury

Beau Jardine

10st 11lb

J: Miss Arabella Fox

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

Scored at Lingfield in most recent turf start; record at Salisbury features two wins (2023/2024) and a close fourth in this contest 12 months ago; again has frame possibilities.

10/1

16/1

Form: 876-59

Last run: 157 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
Still unexposed after only five starts but raced too freely and was soundly beaten on handicap debut at Kempton (7f, AW) in February; returns from five-month break.
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7th

8

(8)

1st Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

19:45 Lingfield

Saturday Again

8st 11lb

J: Tyler Heard

T: Simon Dow

Still unexposed after only five starts but raced too freely and was soundly beaten on handicap debut at Kempton (7f, AW) in February; returns from five-month break.

16/1

9th

9

(6)

25th Feb 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

17:05 Kempton (AW)

Saturday Again

9st 4lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Simon Dow

Her half-sister Thursday won twice for this yard; back from a break and showed more in a first-time hood (retained) at Lingfield last time (sent off 200-1); this modest handicap looks much more suitable.

11/2

5th

7

(6)

29th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 4

15:50 Lingfield (AW)

Saturday Again

9st 2lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Simon Dow

Poor form in three runs (6f-7f) last August/September; hooded for her return; no appeal.

50/1

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Payout
Exacta £10.70
Straight Forecast £11.07
Tricast £35.06
Trifecta £19.10

Selections

The Times:

Musical Soldier

POSTDATA:

Creciente

SPOTLIGHT:

Jackson Street

Telegraph:

Musical Soldier

The Guardian:

Musical Soldier

Daily Mail:

Musical Soldier

D Express:

Musical Soldier

Daily Mirror:

Musical Soldier

The Sun:

Musical Soldier

WEST COUNTRY:

Creciente

The Star:

Creciente

Daily Record:

Creciente

RP RATINGS:

Jackson Street