20:30
Aw Trials Day - Lingfield 2nd Jan 2027 Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race)
Class 4, 2m½f (2m102y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-80, £4,972, 6 runners
- Going
- TAPETA: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Overcast
- Stalls
- 5f - Centre; Remainder - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Shadow Dance heads our ratings on 96 and looks the one to beat in this six-runner Class 4 over two miles at Southwell, with a 4 lb edge over Charging Thunder that is a narrow rather than decisive advantage. That gap is enough to make the case, and he is clear of the rest of the field on our figures. Charging Thunder is the chief danger, while Solar Pass and Vaguely Royal, both on 77, sit well back but could take advantage if the top two underperform. Confidence is low given how tight the top pair are, but Shadow Dance is the selection.
Runners
Christian Howarth (3)
James Owen 6/52
Third last time out and a fourth two starts back, fresh from a run just 13 days ago, he has run over today's trip and going before, and our rating of 92 ranks him second of six. The risk is that he is winless in his last six starts and carries 139 lb.
- Sire
- War Command (USA)
- Dam
- Storming Sioux (GB) by Storming Home
- Owner
- Goodfellow And Lawson
- Foaled
- 28 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 52 runs (12%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 92, Speed 81
Rhys Elliott (5)
Rebecca Menzies 1/17
Shadow Dance steps up from a fifth last time out, 30 days ago, and has run over today's trip and on this going before, while our top-rated 96 gives him a narrow edge in this field of six. He is winless in recent starts, but he looks the one to beat off an official 80.
- Sire
- Almanzor (FR)
- Dam
- Skyline Dancer (GB) by Dalakhani
- Owner
- Caspian Racing Limited
- Foaled
- 4 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Morden, Durham
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 17 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 17%
- Ratings
- Perf 96, Speed 86
Tom Marquand
Jo Davis 0/1
Benvoy won last time out and was second two starts back, with fitness not a worry after 19 days off, and he has run over today's trip and going. Even so, our figures rank him fifth of six, and carrying 133 lb makes it hard to fancy him after a win.
- Sire
- Fastnet Rock (AUS)
- Dam
- Mont Etoile (IRE) by Montjeu
- Owner
- These Girls Can Syndicate
- Foaled
- 12 Mar 2021
- Stable
- East Garston, Berkshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 64%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 68
Gina Mangan
John Berry 1/2
Tarbat Ness arrives in solid form, a second last time out and another second two starts back, but he's been unable to get his head in front since winning five starts back. He has run over today's trip and going, yet carrying 131 lb and ranked last of six on our figures, he's hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Reliable Man (GB)
- Dam
- Ethics Girl (IRE) by Hernando
- Owner
- The 1997 Partnership
- Foaled
- 20 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 2 runs (50%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 72, Speed 51
Billy Loughnane
Ian Williams 1/23
Vaguely Royal won twice in his last six starts, four and five starts back, and has run over today's trip and going before, while our 77 rating sits five pounds above his official 72. The main risk is a trainer cold at 1/24 and his unplaced effort last time out.
- Sire
- Galileo (IRE)
- Dam
- Danilovna (IRE) by Dansili
- Owner
- Eventmasters Racing
- Foaled
- 21 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Alvechurch, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 23 runs (4%)
- Trainer running to form
- 28%
- Ratings
- Perf 77, Speed 79
Jason Watson
Andrew Balding 7/44
Solar Pass banked three seconds in her last six starts and has run over today's trip and going, while a fresh 15 days since her last run helps; our rating of 77 ranks her third of six. The risk is a slide to a seventh, then an unplaced run last time.
- Sire
- Phoenix Reach (IRE)
- Dam
- Highland Pass (GB) by Passing Glance
- Owner
- Kingsclere Racing Club
- Foaled
- 3 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Kingsclere, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 44 runs (16%)
- Trainer running to form
- 60%
- Ratings
- Perf 77, Speed 70
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.