18:30
AW Trials Day - Lingfield 2nd Jan 2027 Handicap Stakes (Div II)
Class 6, 7f (7f36y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, £3,140, 11 runners
- Going
- TAPETA: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Sunny Intervals
- Stalls
- 7f - Outside; Remainder - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Midnight's Dream No. 2, stall 11
Billy Loughnane · Joseph Parr
✓ Top rated ✓ Course & distance winner ✓ Won last time out
Midnight's Dream gets the vote in this wide-open Class 6 seven-furlong event at Wolverhampton, sharing the top rating of 67 with The Caribbean but just about earning the nod on our figures. There is no standout here, so the margin is slim, and The Caribbean is the most obvious danger on level terms. Searchingtheblues is only 2 lb behind, while Imelda, a further pound back, also remains firmly in the picture in a competitive 12-runner field. Midnight's Dream is the selection.
Runners
Robert Havlin
Thomas Faulkner 0/5
Fourth last time out and only 14 days ago, so he's fit and fresh, and he has run over today's trip and going before; our rating of 67 ranks him second of 12, well clear of his official 60. The risk is a winless recent run, with an eighth and a seventh in the two starts before.
- Sire
- No Nay Never (USA)
- Dam
- Shermeen (IRE) by Desert Style
- Owner
- T Faulkner
- Foaled
- 23 Jan 2021
- Stable
- Devauden, Monmouths
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 67, Speed 69
Billy Loughnane
Joseph Parr 2/10
Midnight's Dream arrives in cracking nick, a winner last time out and again two starts back, and only 12 days since that latest success, while he has run over today's trip and on this going before. Our 67 rating tops the field, with 134 lb from draw 11 the one thing to note.
- Sire
- Cappella Sansevero (GB)
- Dam
- Goodnight And Joy (IRE) by Rip Van Winkle
- Owner
- J E Parr
- Foaled
- 14 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 10 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 67, Speed 60
Rose Dawes (3)
Mark Usher 1/3
Searchingtheblues is yet to win in her last six, but a second four starts back and a fourth three runs ago show she can get involved, and she has run over today's trip and going. Our rating of 65 sits above her official 58, though a sixth last time and a ninth before that are the worry.
- Sire
- Due Diligence (USA)
- Dam
- Blue Lyric (GB) by Refuse To Bend
- Owner
- Andy Lizzie Cova And Partner
- Foaled
- 29 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 3 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 65, Speed 65
Rossa Ryan
David Loughnane 1/12
Imelda arrives fit after a fourth last time out just 14 days ago, and with two thirds among her last six runs she has shown ability without a win; she has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 64 sits above her official 60. The main risk is that she is yet to find a way to get her head in front, and 133 lb is a big burden.
- Sire
- Invincible Spirit (IRE)
- Dam
- Pelosi (IRE) by Acclamation
- Owner
- Horizon Thoroughbreds
- Foaled
- 10 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Stoke Heath, Shropshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 12 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 26%
- Ratings
- Perf 64, Speed 66
George Wood
Heather Main 0/6
Zoulu Warrior is winless in his last six, unplaced last time and a fifth three starts back his best recent effort, though he has run over today's trip and going. Our rating of 62 sits above his official 56, but 131 lb from stall six is a lot to carry.
- Sire
- Zoustar (AUS)
- Dam
- Serendipitously (IRE) by Kodiac
- Owner
- Llewelyn Runeckles And Wetumpka Racing
- Foaled
- 27 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Kingston Lisle, Oxfordshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 59%
- Ratings
- Perf 62, Speed 64
Alex Jary (3)
Joey Ramsden 0/4
Forever Noah has finished second in three of his last six, including two starts back, but he was sixth last time and returns after 141 days off; he has run over today's trip and going, though he is yet to win in that spell and carries 131 lb from draw 12.
- Sire
- Dark Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- Poppet's Passion (GB) by Clodovil
- Owner
- Kindred Spirits Racing Club
- Foaled
- 6 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Newark, Notts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 58, Speed 55
Harry Russell
Richard & Peter Fahey 3/36
Boy Star is hard to fancy, unplaced in his last two outings and an eighth three starts back, and he returns after 335 days off. His one positive is that he has run over today's trip and going, and he sits ranked tenth of twelve on our figures, carrying 130 lb from stall five.
- Sire
- Zoustar (AUS)
- Dam
- Jalela (GB) by Canford Cliffs
- Owner
- P D Smith Holdings Ltd
- Foaled
- 3 Jan 2023
- Stable
- Musley Bank, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 36 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 54, Speed 58
Josephine Gordon
Craig Benton 0/4
Twitch won two starts back and was second three starts back, though he was only sixth last time out, 22 days ago; he has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 57 ranks him eighth of 12, so he looks a midfield sort off 128 lb from stall two.
- Sire
- Power (GB)
- Dam
- La Muchacha (NZ) by My Halo
- Owner
- The Limes Of Epsom Racing Club
- Foaled
- 9 Oct 2017
- Stable
- Epsom, Surrey
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 57, Speed 56
Oisin Orr
Adrian McGuinness 4/29
Distillate arrives in cracking nick, a winner last time out and again two starts back, and she's fresh from a run just eight days ago. She has run over today's trip and going, though 125 lb from stall 10 and a pair of eighths before that winning burst temper the enthusiasm.
- Sire
- Havana Grey (GB)
- Dam
- Dolly Colman (IRE) by Diamond Green
- Owner
- Devlin/o'hare/fleville/mcneill
- Foaled
- 6 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Lusk, Co Dublin
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 29 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 62, Speed 65
Marco Ghiani
Dylan Cunha 4/20
Beaten into ninth last time out and a sixth two starts back, Aspire To Glory is hard to fancy, though he did win three starts back and has run over today's trip and going. He's back quickly after eight days, and our rating of 50 ranks him eleventh of twelve.
- Sire
- Cotai Glory (GB)
- Dam
- Green Boulevard (GB) by Champs Elysees
- Owner
- Coral Racing Club
- Foaled
- 17 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 20 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 50, Speed 52
Finley Marsh
Adrian Wintle 1/13
Ten Club is winless in his last six, with a fourth last time out his best finish in that spell after two eighths and a fall before that. He has run over today's trip and going, but a ninth-ranked profile makes him hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Dandy Man (IRE)
- Dam
- Snow Scene (IRE) by Singspiel
- Owner
- P J King Son
- Foaled
- 4 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Westbury-On-Severn, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 13 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 55, Speed 53
Alexandra Egan (5)
Patrick Morris 1/10
Lady Delila won last time out just 14 days ago, but that came after a run of finishes of eighth, fourth, eighth, fifth and ninth, so it looks a one-off. She has run over today's trip and going, yet our figures rank her last of twelve.
- Sire
- The Gurkha (IRE)
- Dam
- The Night Lady (GB) by Raven's Pass
- Owner
- The Pat Morris Racing Club
- Foaled
- 13 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Prescott, Merseyside
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 10 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 26%
- Ratings
- Perf 46, Speed 52
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.