19:45
Aw Trials Day - Lingfield 2nd Jan 2027 Handicap Stakes (Div I)
Class 6, 7f (7f14y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-65, £3,140, 11 runners
- Going
- TAPETA: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Overcast
- Stalls
- 1m2f - Outside; Straight - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Educating Rita heads our ratings on 78, a useful five pounds clear of Yaajooz on 73, and that gap gives her a genuine edge in a Class 6 seven-furlong contest on the Newcastle all-weather. Yaajooz is the chief danger, while Jamaican Storm and Viviana, both on 70, are next best and could make it a competitive finish if she fails to fire. Still, the strongest overall profile belongs to Educating Rita, who looks the one to beat in this 11-runner field, and she is our selection.
Runners
Joanna Mason
Michael & David Easterby 5/25
Yaajooz won last time out just ten days ago and is back quickly, with a quick turnaround suggesting he's fit; he has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 73 sits well above his official 65. The main risk is a patchy record before that win, with an eighth and a sixth in the two runs prior.
- Sire
- Ten Sovereigns (IRE)
- Dam
- My Dorris (IRE) by Uncle Mo
- Owner
- Farming Renewable Energy Ltd Partner
- Foaled
- 3 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Sheriff Hutton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 25 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 73, Speed 69
Paul Mulrennan
Bryan Smart 0/9
Jamaican Storm arrives in cracking nick, third last time out, second two starts back and a winner three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 70 ranks him third of 11, but 140 lb from stall 10 is the main risk.
- Sire
- Havana Grey (GB)
- Dam
- Morant Bay (IRE) by Montjeu
- Owner
- B Smart
- Foaled
- 12 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Sutton Bank, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 9 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 70, Speed 64
Kevin Stott
Philip Kirby 1/17
Educating Rita steps out quickly after a third last time out just 10 days ago, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Our top-rated runner at 78 and yet to win in her last six, she carries 139 lb from draw 7.
- Sire
- Belardo (IRE)
- Dam
- Excel And Succeed (IRE) by Exceed And Excel
- Owner
- Redhotgardogs P Kirby
- Foaled
- 27 Mar 2022
- Stable
- East Appleton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 17 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 20%
- Ratings
- Perf 78, Speed 75
William Pyle
Jessica Macey 0/8
Taradif has run over today's trip and going and arrives 29 days after an unplaced effort, with a third three starts back his best recent finish; he is winless in his last six, though our rating of 67 sits above his official 64 off 137 lb from stall two.
- Sire
- Lope De Vega (IRE)
- Dam
- Lawahed (IRE) by Invincible Spirit
- Owner
- Wentdale Limited
- Foaled
- 28 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Doncaster, S Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 20%
- Ratings
- Perf 67, Speed 65
P. J. McDonald
John Mackie 0/6
Bomb Squad has finished sixth in his last two starts, though a third three starts back and a win four starts back show he can still be competitive, and he has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 136 lb from draw 8 after 39 days off, he looks mid-pack, with our rating of 65 placing him sixth of eleven.
- Sire
- Lethal Force (IRE)
- Dam
- Dutch Destiny (GB) by Dutch Art
- Owner
- Derbyshire Racing Iii
- Foaled
- 13 Feb 2018
- Stable
- Church Broughton, Derbys
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 15%
- Ratings
- Perf 65, Speed 61
Sam James
Charlie Johnston 1/30
Viviana was second last time out and has also been runner-up four starts back, while our rating of 70 ranks her fourth of 11 and she has run over today's trip. The main risk is a trainer who is 0/30 in the last 14 days, plus a 45-day break.
- Sire
- Oasis Dream (GB)
- Dam
- Loretta (IRE) by Iffraaj
- Owner
- Elite Racing Club
- Foaled
- 29 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Middleham Moor, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 30 runs (3%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 70, Speed 66
Gina Mangan
John Berry 2/4
Clasina won last time out just 14 days ago and has run over today's trip and going, though her form is patchy, with a ninth three starts back and two unplaced runs in the last five. Our rating of 64 ranks her seventh of 11, and she carries 133 lb from stall 11.
- Sire
- Oasis Dream (GB)
- Dam
- Gavota (GB) by Bated Breath
- Owner
- Star Racing
- Foaled
- 22 Jan 2021
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 4 runs (50%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 64, Speed 59
Rhys Elliott (5)
Mark Usher 1/7
Tomorrow Day arrives in fine heart, a winner last time out with a second and another second before that, and he has run over today's trip and going. But 57 days off is a concern, and carrying 128 lb from draw 9, our figures rank him tenth of eleven.
- Sire
- Adaay (IRE)
- Dam
- Midnight Flower (IRE) by Haafhd
- Owner
- Miss Jacintha Hynes
- Foaled
- 1 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 7 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 59, Speed 60
Jason Hart
Katie Scott 0/7
Concert Boy is winless in his last six, with finishes of eighth and seventh among them, though a fourth last time out is a slight positive and he has run over today's trip and going before. Carrying 128 lb from draw 6, he is ranked ninth of 11 on our figures, so hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Kodiac (GB)
- Dam
- Perfect Fun (GB) by Marju
- Owner
- Making Headway Racing And K Scott
- Foaled
- 23 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Galashiels, Scottish Borders
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 61, Speed 57
James Sullivan
R. Mike Smith 0/5
Lanarra arrives in solid nick, runner-up last time out and again two starts back, with a win four starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 62 only ranks her eighth of 11, though, and she has just the one win in her last six starts.
- Sire
- Far Above (IRE)
- Dam
- Shushu Sugartown (IRE) by Invincible Spirit
- Owner
- The Covenanters
- Foaled
- 1 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Galston, E Ayrshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 62, Speed 60
Greg Fairley
Gary Rutherford 0/2
Mrbluesky is hard to fancy, unplaced in each of his last three outings and winless in his last five, with an eighth four starts back his best recent effort bar a fourth five starts back. He has run over today's trip and going, and is fresh enough after 18 days, but our figures rank him last of 11.
- Sire
- Cotai Glory (GB)
- Dam
- Dance For Livvy (IRE) by Kodiac
- Owner
- Edward Cassie, Jim Wilson, Rutherford
- Foaled
- 30 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Jedburgh, Roxburghshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 14%
- Ratings
- Perf 52, Speed 59
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.