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Lingfield (AW)

12:05

Date 2025-12-17

Distance 5f6y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 2yo

Prize £3,402

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)	Chhota Saab Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:S Woods	J:Kieran O'Neill T:S Woods	133	b	7326	68	74	39	21d	—	—	-10	17.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Failed to fire on nursery debut three weeks ago (7f); drops in trip with blinkers added
6 (8)	Cryingintherain Grey J:Callum Shepherd T:Ollie Sangster	J:Callum Shepherd T:Ollie Sangster	128	—	8	-	61	-	55d	—	—	-19	8.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
5 (1)	Blue Nguru Bay J:Luke Morris T:Archie Watson	J:Luke Morris T:Archie Watson	128	p	3224	71	82	57	14d	—	—	-4	18.8	0.69/1	11/4 27%
8 (6)	Pilgrim's Progress Bay J:Alec Voikhansky T:Richard Hannon	J:Alec Voikhansky T:Richard Hannon	128	—	04	-	68	-	54d	—	—	-6	2.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Second run was better than her debut and she is bred to do better still; each-way shout
2 (7)	Evenepoel Bay J:Laura Coughlan(3) T:Archie Watson	J:Laura Coughlan(3) T:Archie Watson	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	1.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
£22,000 half-brother to two winners; dam a 7f AW winner; stable run three here
3 (3)	Hardstyle Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:George Boughey	J:Pat Cosgrave T:George Boughey	133	—	86	-	57	55	18d	—	—	-3	1.3	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Modest form in two Tapeta maidens last month; handicaps should be more suitable after this
4 (5)	Lieutenant Sir Bay J:William Cox T:Archie Watson	J:William Cox T:Archie Watson	133	—	79	-	52	27	4d	—	—	-2	0.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Big prices and well beaten in two Wolverhampton runs, the latest on Saturday; no appeal
7 (2)	Dawn Melody Bay J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Rachel Cook & John Bridger	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Rachel Cook & John Bridger	128	—	99550	45	50	-	121d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Poor form in her five turf starts; no appeal on AW debut

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Chhota Saab	2/1	2/1	2/1
Cryingintherain	9/4	2/1	2/1
Blue Nguru	11/4	11/4	11/4
Pilgrim's Progress	9/1	9/1	9/1
Evenepoel	12/1	12/1	12/1
Hardstyle	20/1	18/1	18/1
Lieutenant Sir	66/1	33/1	50/1
Dawn Melody	150/1	100/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Blue Nguru

18.8

OR: 5.3 Form: 6.9 Odds: 6.7

11/4

2nd

Chhota Saab

17.9

OR: 4.5 Form: 5 Odds: 8.4

2/1

3rd

Cryingintherain

8.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

9/4

Pilgrim's Progress

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Evenepoel

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Hardstyle

1.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

20/1

Lieutenant Sir

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Dawn Melody

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Blue Nguru	71	82	57
Chhota Saab	68	74	39
Dawn Melody	45	50	—
Cryingintherain	—	61	—
Pilgrim's Progress	—	68	—
Evenepoel	—	—	—
Hardstyle	—	57	55
Lieutenant Sir	—	52	27

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lieutenant Sir	4d ago	Quick return
Blue Nguru	14d ago	Fit
Hardstyle	18d ago	Fit
Chhota Saab	21d ago	Fit
Pilgrim's Progress	54d ago	Fresh
Cryingintherain	55d ago	Fresh
Dawn Melody	121d ago	Long break
Evenepoel	—	—

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Lingfield (AW) over 5f6y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Based on 5 draws with historical results at this course and distance.