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Lingfield (AW)

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Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap

Date 2025-12-17

Distance 7f1y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,716

Runners (10)

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 (3)	Way To Dubai Bay J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	133	p	894235	67	80	70	9d	—	—	-7	15.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Yet to win in Britain but he went close over C&D last month; dangerous back up in trip
10 (6)	Dashing Donkey Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:William Stone	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:William Stone	130	—	345115	64	78	54	90d	—	—	+3	20.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Four-time turf winner but AW form lags well behind his best efforts; work to do on return
2 (10)	Me Tarzan Bay J:Harry Vigors(7) T:Archie Watson	J:Harry Vigors(7) T:Archie Watson	135	b	842233	69	81	70	60d	—	—	+4	17.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Record of 2233 in final for runs for James Fanshawe and he's respected on stable debut
8 (9)	Apache Green Black J:Kieran O'Neill T:S Woods	J:Kieran O'Neill T:S Woods	132	b	396809	66	79	61	22d	—	—	-5	7.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
3yo who has generally struggled in handicaps and needs a major revival in new headgear
6 (1)	Enpassant Chestnut J:Darragh Keenan T:Michael Herrington	J:Darragh Keenan T:Michael Herrington	132	—	121763	66	82	67	18d	—	—	+3	14.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Returned to form with close third at Wolverhampton and has claims if he can back that up
1 (2)	Arantes Nascimento Bay J:James Glennon(7) T:Michael Attwater	J:James Glennon(7) T:Michael Attwater	135	—	323265	69	80	51	16d	—	—	+3	11.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
On dangerous mark but he's been well held in both runs for current yard and is now 1-18
7 (7)	Adelaide Bay Bay J:William Cox T:Thomas Faulkner	J:William Cox T:Thomas Faulkner	132	—	151150	66	79	73	22d	—	—	+9	13.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Three AW wins for Jane Chapple-Hyam but he was last of 12 on stable debut here last month
4 (5)	Comedian Leader Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:Jim & Suzi Best	J:Pat Cosgrave T:Jim & Suzi Best	133	—	469119	67	76	22	7d	—	—	+14	17.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Two turf wins here in August but she struggled on reappearance at Kempton last week
NR (8)	Bint Havana Gold Grey J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	134	p	061957	68	80	71	11d	—	—	—	7.5	—	—
Emphatic win at Chelmsford in October but she's not matched that in three runs since
NR (4)	Crystal Dagger Bay J:Luke Morris T:Ed Walker	J:Luke Morris T:Ed Walker	130	—	220620	64	78	33	19d	—	—	—	8	—	—

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Way To Dubai	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	11/4
Dashing Donkey	10/3	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2
Me Tarzan	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Apache Green	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
Enpassant	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Arantes Nascimento	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Adelaide Bay	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Comedian Leader	40/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
Bint Havana Gold	-	-	-	-	-
Crystal Dagger	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Dashing Donkey

20.7

OR: 3.5 Form: 12 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Me Tarzan

17.9

OR: 4.8 Form: 9.1 Odds: 4

9/2

3rd

Comedian Leader

17.1

OR: 4.3 Form: 12 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Way To Dubai

15.7

OR: 4.3 Form: 4.6 Odds: 6.9

11/4

Enpassant

14.1

OR: 4 Form: 7 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Adelaide Bay

13.1

OR: 4 Form: 8 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Arantes Nascimento

11.5

OR: 4.8 Form: 4.4 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Crystal Dagger

OR: 3.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0

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Apache Green

7.6

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Bint Havana Gold

7.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Me Tarzan	69	81	70
Arantes Nascimento	69	80	51
Bint Havana Gold	68	80	71
Way To Dubai	67	80	70
Comedian Leader	67	76	22
Apache Green	66	79	61
Enpassant	66	82	67
Adelaide Bay	66	79	73
Dashing Donkey	64	78	54
Crystal Dagger	64	78	33

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Comedian Leader	7d ago	Quick return
Way To Dubai	9d ago	Quick return
Bint Havana Gold	11d ago	Quick return
Arantes Nascimento	16d ago	Fit
Enpassant	18d ago	Fit
Crystal Dagger	19d ago	Fit
Apache Green	22d ago	Fit
Adelaide Bay	22d ago	Fit
Me Tarzan	60d ago	Fresh
Dashing Donkey	90d ago	Fresh