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Lingfield (AW)

12:25

Date 2025-10-27

Distance 7f1y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,716

Winning Time 1m 25.54s (slow by 3.54s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Spirit Of Breeze (IRE) Ashley Lewis · Gary & Josh Moore	11/2	Won
2nd	Daisy Roots (GB) Donagh Murphy · Jim Boyle	100/30F	.75
3rd	Ernie's Valentine (GB) Phoebe Edwards · Ross Burdon	13/2	0.1
4th	Kondratiev Wave (IRE) Elizabeth Gale · Tony Carroll	11/1	1.25
5th	River Wharfe (GB) Molly Gunn · Tony Carroll	15/2	0.05
6th	Edergole's Gift (IRE) Ryan Kavanagh · Conrad Allen	13/2	0.1
7th	H Key Lails (GB) Tommie Jakes · Michael Attwater	7/2	.75
8th	King Of War (GB) Liam Wright · Michael Wigham	17/2	6.5

Runners (8)

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
1 (4)	Daisy Roots Bay J:Donagh Murphy(7) T:Jim Boyle	J:Donagh Murphy(7) T:Jim Boyle	138	—	145515	70	78	73	17d	—	—	-2	17.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Two course wins this year (turf and AW); solid effort in better race latest; solid claims
7 (2)	Edergole's Gift Bay J:Ryan Kavanagh(3) T:Conrad Allen	J:Ryan Kavanagh(3) T:Conrad Allen	127	t	612521	59	77	67	11d	—	—	+7	24.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Impressive at Chelmsford latest (7f); up 7lb in a better race but still greatly respected
2 (1)	Ernie's Valentine Grey J:Phoebe Edwards(7) T:Ross Burdon	J:Phoebe Edwards(7) T:Ross Burdon	135	—	059361	67	84	58	39d	—	—	+7	19.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Off the mark for new yard at Chelmsford last month (for this rider); contender up 3lb
3 (3)	H Key Lails Grey J:Tommie Jakes T:Michael Attwater	J:Tommie Jakes T:Michael Attwater	135	p	411428	67	76	49	46d	—	—	+3	16.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Conditions will suit and had an excuse last time; others perhaps better treated now
4 (5)	Spirit Of Breeze Bay J:Ashley Lewis(5) T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Ashley Lewis(5) T:Gary & Josh Moore	130	tp	8-2516	62	74	-	27d	—	—	-6	6.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Two turf wins; 7lb higher than for the latest; returning to 7f will be in his favour
5 (6)	King Of War Bay J:Liam Wright(3) T:Michael Wigham	J:Liam Wright(3) T:Michael Wigham	130	tp	003141	62	72	43	11d	—	—	+12	21.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Won two of last three, latterly fine front-running effort at Brighton; other pace on show
6 (8)	River Wharfe Chestnut J:Molly Gunn(5) T:Tony Carroll	J:Molly Gunn(5) T:Tony Carroll	128	—	443511	60	76	64	16d	—	—	+15	22.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Chasing hat-trick after wins at Brighton and Wolverhampton; up 4lb and in a stronger race
8 (7)	Kondratiev Wave Chestnut J:Elizabeth Gale(5) T:Tony Carroll	J:Elizabeth Gale(5) T:Tony Carroll	123	p	654675	55	84	66	28d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-2	2.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Conditions to suit and on a dangerous mark but he needs to step up on recent efforts

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Daisy Roots	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
Edergole's Gift	9/2	4/1	4/1	9/2	10/3
Ernie's Valentine	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
H Key Lails	9/2	11/2	5/1	5/1	6/1
Spirit Of Breeze	11/2	6/1	11/2	11/2	13/2
King Of War	9/1	15/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
River Wharfe	12/1	12/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Kondratiev Wave	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Edergole's Gift

24.5

OR: 2.3 Form: 17 Odds: 5.2

9/2

2nd

River Wharfe

22.3

OR: 2.5 Form: 17.9 Odds: 1.9

12/1

3rd

King Of War

21.6

OR: 3 Form: 15.9 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Ernie's Valentine

19.4

OR: 4.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Daisy Roots

17.7

OR: 5 Form: 7 Odds: 5.7

10/3

H Key Lails

16.8

OR: 4.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 4

6/1

Spirit Of Breeze

6.6

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Kondratiev Wave

2.6

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Daisy Roots	70	78	73
Ernie's Valentine	67	84	58
H Key Lails	67	76	49
Spirit Of Breeze	62	74	—
King Of War	62	72	43
River Wharfe	60	76	64
Edergole's Gift	59	77	67
Kondratiev Wave	55	84	66

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Edergole's Gift	11d ago	Quick return
King Of War	11d ago	Quick return
River Wharfe	16d ago	Fit
Daisy Roots	17d ago	Fit
Spirit Of Breeze	27d ago	Fit
Kondratiev Wave	28d ago	Fit
Ernie's Valentine	39d ago	Fit
H Key Lails	46d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
H Key Lails	Prominent
Spirit Of Breeze	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 8 runners classified.

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Lingfield (AW) over 7f1y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Based on 9 draws with historical results at this course and distance.