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Aw Trails Day - Lingfield 2nd Jan 2027 Handicap Stakes
Class 6, 1m (1m13y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-55, £3,768, 13 runners
- Going
- TAPETA: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Overcast
- Stalls
- 5f - Centre; Remainder - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Jimmy Dalton · Jack Morland
✓ Top rated ✓ Course & distance winner ✓ Trainer in form (2/9, 14 days)
Battle Standard looks the right one to side with in this 14-runner Class 6 over a mile at Southwell, rated 64 on our figures and four pounds better than Knightmare, who is next best on 60. That is a useful but not overwhelming edge in a competitive, low-grade heat, so confidence is limited. Knightmare is the main danger, with Al Suil Eile and Dumfries a couple of pounds further back on 58 and unable to be dismissed in such an open contest. Battle Standard has the best figures on the page and gets the vote.
Runners
Battle Standard Tip CD
1 day, Non-runner
3yo, 10-4, OR 67 04916
J: Jimmy Dalton (7) · T: Jack Morland
Jimmy Dalton (7)
Jack Morland 2/9
Battle Standard bounced back from a ninth three starts back to score two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and on this going. Back quickly after a sixth just a day ago, he's the one to beat on our figures, though 144 lb is a notable burden.
- Sire
- Munnings (USA)
- Dam
- Bint Huwaar (USA) by More Than Ready
- Owner
- J Sarkar D Sarkar O Sarkar D Sarkar
- Foaled
- 24 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 9 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 64, Speed 61
Luke Morris
Jack Jones 2/8
Lili Marleen was second last time out, but that sits among a run of eighth and ninth-place finishes, and she is yet to win in her last six starts. Back in just seven days with 135 lb from draw 14, she has run over this trip and going, though ranking 14 of 14 on our figures makes her hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Masar (IRE)
- Dam
- La La Land (GER) by Outstrip
- Owner
- Jack Jones
- Foaled
- 12 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 8 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 53, Speed 66
Daniel Muscutt
William Muir & Chris Grassick 2/12
Kev arrives in cracking recent form, winning last time out, a second two starts back and a win three starts back, and has run over today's trip and going. But our figures rank him 13th of 14 and he carries 134 lb from draw 13, so he is hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Land Force (IRE)
- Dam
- Kristollini (GB) by Bertolini
- Owner
- North Farm Syndicate
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 12 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 54, Speed 54
Billy Loughnane
Ian Williams 1/27
African Spirit won last time out and was third in each of the three runs before that, so he arrives in good heart, having run over today's trip and going before. Against that, 133 lb is a hefty burden and his yard is 0/27 in the last 14 days.
- Sire
- Showcasing (GB)
- Dam
- African Skies (GB) by Johannesburg
- Owner
- Mrs S J Brookhouse
- Foaled
- 4 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Alvechurch, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 27 runs (4%)
- Trainer running to form
- 23%
- Ratings
- Perf 57, Speed 55
Grace McEntee
Micky Fenton 0/5
Grand Citadel has slipped to a seventh last time out, and an eighth two starts back, after a win four starts back, though she's back quickly after nine days and has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 133 lb from stall 1, she's rated 58 by us against an official 53, so there's a case for her but the recent form holds her back.
- Sire
- Ribchester (IRE)
- Dam
- Andorra (GB) by Cadeaux Genereux
- Owner
- Micky And Steph Fenton
- Foaled
- 4 May 2021
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 24%
- Ratings
- Perf 58, Speed 59
Dylan Hogan
Julie Camacho 1/20
Captain Corelli is winless in his last five, with a ninth last time out and a ninth five starts back, and the yard's 1/21 form hardly helps; he has run over today's trip and going, though, and our rating of 57 sits above his official 52, so there's a little in hand from stall 8.
- Sire
- Anjaal (GB)
- Dam
- Disprove (IRE) by Approve
- Owner
- Judy Richard Peck
- Foaled
- 19 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 20 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 57, Speed 63
Rob Hornby
Julie Camacho 1/20
Oscar's Sister has finished sixth last time out, and a fourth three starts back is her best recent effort, though she is winless in her last five and returns after 98 days off. She has run over today's trip and going, but the yard's 1/21 form and 132 lb from stall nine give her plenty to do.
- Sire
- Dandy Man (IRE)
- Dam
- Wishing Chair (USA) by Giant's Causeway
- Owner
- Judy Richard Peck
- Foaled
- 24 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 20 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 57, Speed 68
Charlie Tucker (7)
Tony Carroll 2/32
Crown The Future arrives a last-time-out winner after a second two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going, but a stable struggling at 1/33 lately and a 10th-of-14 ranking in our ratings temper the enthusiasm. He carries 132 lb from draw 3.
- Sire
- Coulsty (IRE)
- Dam
- Palace Future (GB) by Sepoy
- Owner
- Linroyale Potatoes Ltd
- Foaled
- 12 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Cropthorne, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 32 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 56, Speed 53
Jack Callan
David Evans 0/11
Knightmare has run over today's trip and going, and the gelding was a winner five starts back with a second four starts back, though he's finished fifth in each of his last three outings. Our rating of 60 sits well above his official 51 and ranks him second of 14, but the main risk is that run of three fifths.
- Sire
- Mehmas (IRE)
- Dam
- French Battle (USA) by Declaration Of War
- Owner
- Mrs E Evans
- Foaled
- 4 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Pandy, Monmouths
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 11 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 17%
- Ratings
- Perf 60, Speed 56
Jack Mitchell
Joseph Parr 2/10
Love You More has found only one win in her last six, a victory four starts back, and she has finished fourth, sixth and sixth since, so she is hard to fancy. She has run over today's trip and going and is 25 days since her last run, but our figures rank her 11th of 14.
- Sire
- Bated Breath (GB)
- Dam
- Dawn Of Reckoning (GB) by Dawn Approach
- Owner
- Mascalls Stud
- Foaled
- 4 May 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 10 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 56, Speed 52
William Pyle
Ruth Carr 1/24
Dumfries has been in the frame without a win, finishing second two starts back and third three starts back, and our rating of 58 ranks him fourth of 14 off an official 51, having run over today's trip and going. The main risk is a ninth last time out for a yard that is 1/22 lately.
- Sire
- Cityscape (GB)
- Dam
- Milldale (GB) by Bushranger
- Owner
- Buist Shields Thompson And Mrs R Carr
- Foaled
- 6 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Stillington, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 24 runs (4%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 58, Speed 60
Robert Havlin
James Owen 6/55
Blue Samuna is winless in her last five, finishing unplaced last time out and no better than a sixth five starts back, so she is hard to fancy. She has run over today's trip and going and is back after 17 days, but 131 lb from draw 11 is a big ask on our 12th-ranked figures.
- Sire
- Space Blues (IRE)
- Dam
- Samuna (FR) by Samum
- Owner
- Ambrose Racing Club Ltd
- Foaled
- 29 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 55 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 55, Speed 59
Taryn Langley (5)
Derek Shaw 0/3
Fifth last time out, and a fourth two starts back, show Al Suil Eile edging closer, while his 58 puts him third of 14 on our figures and he has run over today's trip and going before. The main risk is that he is yet to win in his last five starts, and 130 lb from stall 12 asks plenty.
- Sire
- Alhebayeb (IRE)
- Dam
- Visual Element (USA) by Distant View
- Owner
- J Morris
- Foaled
- 21 Mar 2016
- Stable
- Sproxton, Leics
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 24%
- Ratings
- Perf 58, Speed 54
Kevin Stott
Tony Carroll 2/32
Rogue Desire has finished fifth or seventh in each of her last five starts, yet to win in that spell, though she has run over today's trip and going before. A 32-day break and a cold yard (1/33 in the last 14 days) hold her back, while our rating of 56 sits ninth of 14.
- Sire
- Lucky Vega (IRE)
- Dam
- Gaita (IRE) by Teofilo
- Owner
- Stoneleigh Racing Lll
- Foaled
- 20 Jan 2023
- Stable
- Cropthorne, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 32 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 56, Speed 62
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.