The Racing Horse offers our LINGFIELD AW RACECOURSE TEMPLATE for Monday 24 March 2025. There is a 9-race card containing 3 Classified Stakes, 5 Handicaps and a Novice Stakes Race. The going for the Polytrack surface is expected to ride standard to slow.

Winning favourites (last 5 years)
Non-handicaps                    Handicaps
2yo    56   120	  47%	 -3.91	 18	42   43%    +4.33
3yo   112   213	  53%	 +7.96	 126   432   29%   -97.53
4yo+   68   134	  51%	+21.80	 253   838   30%  -140.10
TOTAL 236   467	  51%	+25.85	 397  1312   30%  -233.31 

Top 5 Trainers last 5 seasons                     +/-   E
Andrew Balding (15%)	55-250	 22%	+40.30    +7%   1 
Tony Carroll (10%)	46-467	 10%   -120.19    +0%   7
Richard Hughes (14%)	37-221	 17%	-23.16    +3%   0
Roger Varian (20%)	36-144	 25%	-15.92    +5%   0
Archie Watson (16%)	36-226	 16%	-39.47    +0%   0
 
Top 5 Jockeys last 5 seasons                      +/-   R
David Probert (13%)   74-489	 15%   +114.51    +2%   0
Luke Morris (9%)      65-634	 10%	-96.59    +1%   4
Rossa Ryan (17%)      57-339	 17%	 -9.94    +0%   0
Jack Mitchell (16%)   54-262	 21%	 +2.09    +5%   3
Robert Havlin (15%)   52-320	 16%	-94.76    +1%   4

Top 5 Owners last 5 seasons                       +/-   E
Godolphin (26%)	        37-111	 33%	+10.78    +7%   0
Robert Moss (11%)	13-99	 13%	+76.19    +2%   0
Shadwell Estate (22%)	12-42	 29%	 -5.18    +7%   0
Canisbay Blood (9%)	12-88	 14%	-22.31    +5%   0
Power Geneva (13%)	10-56	 18%	 -6.33    +5%   3

Upcoming fixtures:
Friday 28 March 2025		
Tuesday 1 April 2025		
Thursday 10 April 2025		
Friday 18 April 2025	

Forthcoming Racecourse Templates:
Kempton AW (Wednesday 26 March 2025)

CONFIGURATION: Lingfield’s left-handed all-weather track is laid out inside the turf track and, measuring just less than a mile and a quarter round, is essentially sharp in nature. This, along with how the races often pan out ensures that stamina is rarely at a premium and strong-travelling types with a turn of foot are often favoured. Predominantly flat, there is a slight downhill turn in to the straight. At shorter trips, prominent racers tend to outperform those ridden more patiently, though there seems little advantage over further. Lingfield's surface is Polytrack.

JASON WEAVER: Lingfield’s 1m 2f all-weather start is a tough one, very draw-dependent. The same is true of the 5f and 6f starts. I always think it’s a track that lends itself to riding in the ‘third wave’. In races over 1m, for example, the first wave will go with maybe 5f left, round the initial turn, while the second wave will kick into the home straight. The third wave - the George Baker wave - usually attacks at the 1f pole and often comes out best. You don’t want to be way out of your ground, but patience can pay.

WINNING FAVOURITES: Show 633-1779 for close to 36%, so 3% above national average, though a level stake loss of -£207.46 to a £1 stake

• Winning favourites in non-handicaps score at 51%
• Winning favourites in handicaps score at 30%
• Best category are 3yo winning favourites in non-handicaps 112-213 for 53% (+7.96)
• Worst category are 4yo+ winning favourites in handicaps 253-838 for 30% (-140.10)
• Differential between best and worst category is a huge 23%
• Top trainer at the course is Andrew Balding (15%) who scores at +7% above his national average and shows a level stake profit of +£40.30 to a £1 level stake
• Top jockey at the course is David Probert (13%) who scores +2% above his national average and shows a level stakes profit of +£114.51 to a £1 level stake
• Godolphin (26%) are the leading owners at the course scoring at 33% so +7% above their national average and a level stake profit of +£10.78 to a £1 level stake

TRAINERS: Andrew Balding (15%) is top trainer at the course and has just the one runner in GALLANT 4.17 to be ridden by Oisin Murphy. His second start win at Kempton has been franked and if ready is likely to win.

Tony Carroll (10%) has 7 runners including FORESEEN 2.17, ROYAL JET 3.17, NEPTUNE LEGEND 3.47, HONRADO & WALK THE MOON 4.47, DANEHILL STAR 5.17 and BIG NARSTIE 5.47

RED FLAG: Hollie Doyle (14%) has ridden 999 UK winners and this week will ride her 1000th. TRH has met Hollie a number of times, but have two personal stories to tell. First, I was Covid tested with her and Tom Marquand (so just three of us) at Chepstow Racecourse before racing and talked about their rides for that day. Hollie put me onto a 15/2 winner whilst Tom a loser at 10/11. We were all passed fit for racing. Secondly, I was physically whipped by Hollie during a horse race. She had taken the lead inside the final furlong and was driving her horse home on the rail nearest to the stands, where I had been leaning and standing and cheering her home, when she gave her ride a couple of reminders, one of those struck my left shoulder. My wife Pam had taken a photo just a fraction of a second before it happened (see above)! The horse was looking directly at me, so thankful I did not distract a winning ride!

1.47: Win £1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Fillies' Handicap (Class 5) 6f

• Winning favourites 29%
• SO SASSY (J Fanshawe) trainer 17% with handicap debutants, has potential and stall 3, Oisin Murphy rides
• HANDLE WITH CARE (M Botti) lightly-raced maiden, very good 4 of 12 in Kempton handicap 19 days ago, nearest finish, promising effort, off the same mark here. Trainer +£54.66 when one runner at a meeting. Place chance at least, Hollie Doyle rides PACAFI STATUS at 7/2 bpg (½pt each way advised)
• TOUGHLY (O Sangster) promising sort if settling better. Winner at Southwell in January. Trevor Whelan rides

2.17: £30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap (Class 5) 1m2f

• Winning favourites 30%
• NEWFANGLED (J Portman) C&D winner, beaten favourite last time out. Trainer +£31.45 with horses running after a break, Rob Hornby rides
• PRINCE RASAM (M Bell) Lightly-raced winner,refitting of the hood may help (performed with credit sole previous run in this headgear). 224-day break, Kieran Shoemark rides
• OBSIDIAN KNIGHT (T Kent) 3-time C&D winner, weighted to win 73 > 69. Forget last run from high draw and caught wide, Brandon Wilkie (3) rides

2.47: BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap (Class 5) 1m

• Winning favourites 30%
• RABINAL (S Dow) weighted to win 62 > 55, Hollie Doyle rides
• FAT GLADIATOR (G Baker) shaped well after long absence when 4th at Kempton recently and could build on it for his in-form yard. Pat Cosgrave rides
• FRANCESI (S Woods) C&D winner, 1-32 and now on a long losing run but better than stats show, Ben Sanderson (3) rides

3.17: Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Class 6) 7f

• Winning favourites 30%
• MOUNT MOGAN (L Mongan) last time out C&D winner, Luke Morris rides
• LORD DANIELSON (Charalambous & Clutterbuck) dual scorer this year, worth forgiving latest run after busy spell catching up with him, could bounce back after a break. Stall 10 not helpful, Dylan Hogan rides
• SEAS OF ELZAAM (J Butler) creditable 2 of 9 at Wolverhampton 13 days ago. Can make his presence felt from stall 4. Lewis Edmunds rides

3.47: Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Class 2) 1m7f169y

• Winning favourites 30%
• MASHAAN (A Haynes) C&D winner, consistent and in good form, stall 2, Kieran O'Neill rides
• RAVENSBOURNE (M Keady) drawn nicely, has ran well here before, visor reapplied. Hollie Doyle rides
• NEPTUNE LEGEND (T Carroll) ultra-consistent 221323, blinkers back on, stall 3 to help and Jack Doughty (3) rides

4.17: Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Novice Stakes

• Winning favourites 53% (Looks a hot Class 5 Novice)
• GALLANT (A Balding) Showed ability on debut and, in first-time tongue strap, improved to win Kempton Novice in October, well on top finish, form seriously boosted since. Further progress to come and the one to beat. Oisin Murphy rides
• DIABLO ROJO (R Freriere) drops from Group 3 to Class 5, had wind op and main challenger, David Egan rides
• DON PACIFICO (S & E Crisford) last time out winner and another open to improvement, Jack Mitchell rides

4.47: Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Classified Stakes

• Winning favourites 51%
• HONRADO (T Carroll) beaten favourite last time out, Jack Doughty rides
• NATIONAL HEALTH (O Murphy) beaten favourite last time out, Tyrese Cameron rides
• COSMIC VIEW (G & J Moore) off the mark in 11-runner Wolverhampton event 6 weeks ago by ½ length from National Health, leading again final 100 yds. Tom Queally rides and 35% on favourites

5.17: Weekly £5 Free Bet With BetUK Classified Stakes

• Winning favourites 51%
• BRINTON (J Portman) came from much further back than others in the frame when second in similar event last week, stall 2 to help find rail. Rob Hornby rides
• VENUS SLIPPER (M Keady) last time out C&D winner, Darragh Keenan rides
• DANEHLL STAR (T Carroll) C&D winner and respected but 0-3 against Brinton, Jack Doughty (3) rides

5.47: Weekly £5 Free Bet With BetUK Classified Stakes

• Winning favourites 51%
• FASCINATING LIPS (G & J Moore) 2-5 over C&D and drops to this level for the first time. Tom Queally rides and 35% on favourites
• BIG NARSTIE (T Carroll) beaten favourite last time out, Jack Doughty (3) rides
• L'IMMORTALE (J Jones) runner up on stable debut 7 days ago, place chance, Dylan Hogan rides

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