The Racing Horse offers our LINGFIELD AW RACECOURSE TEMPLATE for Monday 12 January 2026. There is a 7-race card containing 4 Handicaps, 2 Classified Stakes and a Novice Stakes Race. The going is expected to be standard.

WINNING FAVOURITES (5 years)
Non-handicap                   Handicap
2yo    55-116	47%    -4.74   22-44	  50%	 +12.22
3yo    99-177	56%   +13.02   122-372	  33%	 -60.64
4yo+   56-110	51%   +20.38   209-732	  29%	-141.04
TOTAL 210-403	52%   +28.66   353-1148   31%	-189.46

TOP 5 TRAINERS at LINGFIELD for past 5 years    +/-   R
Andrew Balding (16%) 48-231   21%   -25.14      +5%   1  
Tony Carroll (10%)   46-451   10%  -121.90      +0%   6
Richard Hughes (15%) 34-195   17%    -8.54      +2%   1
Richard Hannon (11%) 34-268   13%   -45.26      +2%   0
George Boughey (16%) 32-231   14%   -96.82      -2%   1
       
TOP 5 JOCKEYS at LINGFIELD for past 5 years     +/-   R
Rossa Ryan (17%)    68-326    21%    -5.36      +4%   0
Luke Morris (10%)   57-533    11%   -93.92      +1%   3
David Probert (12%) 53-365    15%   -41.61      +3%   0  
Jack Mitchell (16%) 52-246    21%    +5.96      +5%   2
Rob Havlin (14%)    44-281    16%   -96.00      +2%   0

TOP 5 OWNERS at LINGFIELD for past 5 years      +/-   E
Godolphin (28%)       26-70   37%   +23.28      +9%   0
Rabbah Racing (20%)   13-38   34%   +21.88     +14%   0
Canisbay Blood (9%)   12-88   14%   -22.31      +5%   1
Robert Moss (9%)      12-100  12%   +33.61      +3%   0
Dal Al Maktoum (16%)   9-32   28%    -1.54     +12%   0

Lingfield AW Fixtures:
Wednesday 14 January 2026
Saturday 17 January 2026
Wednesday 21 January 2026
Saturday 24 January 2026

National Averages Explained
How best to ride Lingfield AW

SURFACE: Lingfield AW Racecourse uses Polytrack, the most popular choice of surfaces for AW tracks in the UK. Trainers prefer Polytrack over everything else because it is the fairest surface for horses to race on. This fast surface has little jar with virtually no kickback, meaning horses can enjoy their racing, and because it quickly regains its shape after racing there is less stress on tendons.

FAVOURITES: Winning favourites at Lingfield over the past 5 years show 563-1551 for 36.30% so around +4% above the national average. A £1 stake on favourites at SP shows a loss of -£160.80. All Racecourse Templates are relevant, contextual and pertinent but members have a real edge at Lingfield! Winning favourites in all non-handicaps score 210-403 for a massive 52% and a level stake profit of +£28.66 to a £1 stake. Tomorrow there are 3 more non-handicap races.

TRAINERS: Top trainer at the track is Andrew Balding (16%) who scores at +5% above his national average. His horses are in great form currently showing 3-4 for 75% which includes a 12/1 & 5/1 winners. He runs CHARGING BULL 1.40 who is an interesting sort and the market will tell us more. This 4yo Blue Point (awesome 5yo) colt has obviously been held up and only ran twice so far and not threatening. Handicaps await after this run, but the fact he remains intact suggests more is/was expected. Callum Hutchinson rides, so tomorrow might be to see where they are with him, but the bar is not high for this race. The horse has opened at 13/2 (Bet365 17.49), could that be value? Current favourite ALASRAE is the 6/4 favourite for the race with an OR of just 73.

Tony Carroll (10%) is also in form scoring at around 20% over the past 14 day. He has 6 runners and in 2 races he doubles up. His runners include PEDROS DREAM 1.40, MIDNIGHT CALL & AUTUMN ANGEL 2.10,   ROYAL JET & UNKNOWN JOURNEY 3.10 and FORESEEN 3.40.

JOCKEYS: Jack Mitchell (16%) scores 21% at the course and has 2 rides with at least place chances, including ALMATY STAR 12.40 & TASHKEER 3.10.

Luke Morris (10%) has 3 rides including MICHAELA'S BOY 12.40, MOUNT MOGAN 2.40 & PRINCESS PW 3.10. Cannot spot an obvious winner but that might not stop him.

OWNERS: There is no valued information from the leading owners tomorrow, but there are 5 more meetings at this course in January, and well worth keeping an eye on things...

GREEN FLAG: The 2.10 Classified Stakes Class 6 over 6f looks an interesting race and we are staking! Ian Williams (10%) has 2 runners in the race and both were beaten favourite last time out. This looks like a first time situation for the trainer. Not sure what the two different owners think about these entries. When it has been done to us in the past (as part owner) we were very annoyed, we would ban this multiple entry for multiple owners had we the power to do so. There is no problem with the same owner having two or more in the race, because there is no conflict of interest. Tony Carroll has 2 in the race also, but they were not beaten favourites last time out.

CALL GLORY is owned by Ian Christelow who is 1-30. His runner is an exposed sort showing 3-38 but the 5yo is clearly in the best of form. Ryan Kavanagh claims 5lb and won on him on his penultimate start. The claim will be needed to win and the combination are drawn 7 of 8. BEAUZON is owned by Beaunus Hunters who are 6-40 for 15%. This 7yo has won 10 races and Charles Bishop rides from stall 5. At the current odds TRH will probably stake Beauzon to win and a stake saver on Call Glory, there looks to be nothing between them, though we recognise the Carroll trained Midnight Call will be hard to beat.

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Hollie Doyle (13%) has her first rides in the UK for 2026 and she has 5 big priced rides. She has been riding in Hong Kong over the winter, after spending the previous three winters in Japan. She took up a short-term licence with the Hong Kong Jockey Club, riding at Sha Tin and Happy Valley from early November to late December. Her rides tomorrow include CORONADO KING 12.40, TACTICAL BLITZ 1.40, SARABI 2.10, SUPERNOVA STEPS 2.40 & HUNTLY LODGE 3.10.

Cannot spot an obvious winner but she rides this course well. Last year she scored 11-65 for 17% (+2.53) at Lingfield AW so +4% above her national average. The first two rides are for Archie Watson and she has a great combination with him scoring 140-853 for 16% and £3,082,206 in prize money for the stable. Talking of prize money and in the UK alone, she has won £9,912,830 in the last 5 seasons. TRH is expecting her to be buoyed up after her winter experiences and will follow her closely over the next week or so. She is likely to get off the mark this week and it might be at a price.

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