William Hill Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes (Listed Race) (Colts & Geldings)

Lingfield

15:00

Date 2024-05-11

Distance 1m3f133y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £34,488

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (1)	Illinois Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	128	—	13-3	108	117	80	34d	—	—	-3	26.4	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Close third in a 1m2f French Group 1 as 2yo; only third at 8-11 in Leopardstown Group 3
4 (5)	Defiance Bay J:James Doyle T:Roger Varian	J:James Doyle T:Roger Varian	128	—	16-2	103	114	93	18d	—	—	+5	23.5	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Finished strongly from the rear when second of six in Listed race at Epsom (1m2f, good)
9 (9)	The Euphrates Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:A P O'Brien	J:Declan McDonogh T:A P O'Brien	128	—	31-2	103	105	68	34d	—	—	+10	21.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Stayed on past stablemate Illinois when 2nd of 5 in Leopardstown Group 3 (1m2f, heavy)
6 (4)	Imperial Sovereign Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	128	—	1-2	90	104	-	59d	—	—	+17	24.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Won debut in December; rallied well when pipped at Kempton (1m3f) in another AW novice
1 (3)	Ambiente Friendly Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:James Fanshawe	J:Callum Shepherd T:James Fanshawe	128	—	13-4	102	111	103	24d	—	—	+8	14.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Not discredited in 1m1f Newmarket Listed race on return; shaped as if further would suit
7 (7)	Meydaan Bay J:Harry Davies T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Harry Davies T:Simon & Ed Crisford	128	—	1-5	91	103	71	23d	—	—	+13	18.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Steadily run 1m2f race at Newmarket was against him but moving up in trip looked in order
8 (2)	Salamanca Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Rossa Ryan T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	128	—	2-2	-	100	71	23d	—	—	+6	9.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
2nd in Nottingham maiden and Newmarket novice; can improve again and needs to, markedly
2 (8)	Arabic Legend Bay J:David Probert T:K R Burke	J:David Probert T:K R Burke	128	—	126-4	100	111	90	18d	—	—	+10	13.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Fourth in Listed race at Epsom (1m2f, good) 18 days ago, 2l behind Defiance
3 (6)	At Vimeiro b/br J:Laura Pearson T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Laura Pearson T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	128	—	579-5	92	108	92	11d	—	—	+10	10.7	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Gelded before fifth in Yarmouth maiden 11 days ago; bred for 1m4f but still hard to fancy

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Illinois	7/4	7/4	7/4	7/4	7/4
Defiance	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
The Euphrates	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Imperial Sovereign	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Ambiente Friendly	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Meydaan	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Salamanca	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Arabic Legend	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
At Vimeiro	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Illinois

26.4

OR: 14.5 Form: 3 Odds: 8.9

7/4

2nd

Imperial Sovereign

24.1

OR: 10 Form: 12 Odds: 2.1

9/1

3rd

Defiance

23.5

OR: 13.3 Form: 5 Odds: 5.3

10/3

The Euphrates

21.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

6/1

Meydaan

18.9

OR: 10.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Ambiente Friendly

14.7

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Arabic Legend

13.6

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

18/1

At Vimeiro

10.7

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

80/1

Salamanca

9.6

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.1

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Illinois	108	117	80
Defiance	103	114	93
The Euphrates	103	105	68
Ambiente Friendly	102	111	103
Arabic Legend	100	111	90
At Vimeiro	92	108	92
Meydaan	91	103	71
Imperial Sovereign	90	104	—
Salamanca	—	100	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
At Vimeiro	11d ago	Quick return
Defiance	18d ago	Fit
Arabic Legend	18d ago	Fit
Meydaan	23d ago	Fit
Salamanca	23d ago	Fit
Ambiente Friendly	24d ago	Fit
Illinois	34d ago	Fit
The Euphrates	34d ago	Fit
Imperial Sovereign	59d ago	Fresh