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Lingfield (AW)

12:30

Date 2025-12-31

Distance 6f1y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 2yo

Prize £3,402

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 11.51s (slow by 2.21s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Cryingintherain (GB) Hector Crouch · Ollie Sangster	16/1	Won
2nd	Hen Party (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Ed Dunlop	10/11F	1.75
3rd	Wild Act (GB) Billy Loughnane · Charlie Appleby	2/1	2.25
4th	Grey Force (IRE) Callum Shepherd · Charlie Johnston	9/2	2
5th	No Drama Mama (IRE) Nicola Currie · Ollie Sangster	100/1	3.25
6th	Anaba Girl (GB) Tyler Heard · Jim & Suzi Best	50/1	8

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6 (7)	Hen Party Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Ed Dunlop	J:Oisin Murphy T:Ed Dunlop	128	—	76322	73	86	69	16d	—	—	-15	31.1	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Clear of the third when second of five over C&D 16 days ago; sets a fair standard
3 (2)	Wild Act Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Appleby	J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Appleby	133	h	5	-	51	29	19d	—	—	-19	8.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
4l behind Alpine Culture when fifth on his Southwell debut; needs to settle better
2 (6)	Grey Force Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:Charlie Johnston	J:Callum Shepherd T:Charlie Johnston	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-8	3.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Market support would be significant as this doesn't look a deep race
5 (4)	Cryingintherain Grey J:Hector Crouch T:Ollie Sangster	J:Hector Crouch T:Ollie Sangster	128	—	85	-	73	40	14d	—	—	-6	2.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Out of the frame in her first two starts but probably has a bigger effort in her
4 (1)	Anaba Girl Chestnut J:Tyler Heard T:Jim & Suzi Best	J:Tyler Heard T:Jim & Suzi Best	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Something to like on pedigree and market should be revealing
7 (3)	No Drama Mama Bay J:Nicola Currie T:Ollie Sangster	J:Nicola Currie T:Ollie Sangster	128	h	9	-	65	16	12d	—	—	-2	0.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Ninth on her Southwell debut; hood on, but stable may field a stronger candidate elsewhere
NR (5)	Alpine Culture Chestnut J:Pat Cosgrave T:James Owen	J:Pat Cosgrave T:James Owen	133	—	4	-	62	40	19d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Fourth of ten on his Southwell debut; could make an impact if coping with the drop in trip

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Hen Party	10/11	evn	10/11	10/11	4/5
Wild Act	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	9/4
Grey Force	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1
Cryingintherain	11/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Anaba Girl	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	40/1
No Drama Mama	50/1	40/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Alpine Culture	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Hen Party

31.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 10 Odds: 15.4

10/11

2nd

Wild Act

8.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

9/4

3rd

Grey Force

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Cryingintherain

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Anaba Girl

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

No Drama Mama

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Alpine Culture

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hen Party	73	86	69
Wild Act	—	51	29
Grey Force	—	—	—
Cryingintherain	—	73	40
Anaba Girl	—	—	—
No Drama Mama	—	65	16
Alpine Culture	—	62	40

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
No Drama Mama	12d ago	Quick return
Cryingintherain	14d ago	Fit
Hen Party	16d ago	Fit
Wild Act	19d ago	Fit
Alpine Culture	19d ago	Fit
Grey Force	—	—
Anaba Girl	—	—

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Lingfield (AW) over 6f1y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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