Win £250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap – Lingfield (AW)

Lingfield (AW)

14:20

Win £250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap

Date 2026-01-29

Distance 1m1y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,140

Weather Overcast

Temp -0.8°C

Wind 2mph NE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 38.59s (slow by 3.69s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Poke The Bear (IRE) Tyler Heard · Hayley Burton	5/4F	Won
2nd	Volendam (GB) Rossa Ryan · Tony Carroll	5/2	2.25
3rd	Unknown Journey (IRE) Jack Doughty · Tony Carroll	12/1	2.5
4th	Charles Morin (GB) Paddy Bradley · Pat Phelan	18/1	1.75
5th	World Of Darcy (IRE) Luke Morris · John Ryan	11/1	.5
6th	Resilient Lady (GB) Charles Bishop · Gary Brown	22/1	0.3
7th	Dion Baker (IRE) Darragh Keenan · Michael Wigham	5/1	6.5
8th	Reel Power (GB) Jason Watson · Paddy Butler	50/1	4
9th	Havana's Dream (GB) Rob Hornby · Ronald Harris	100/1	25

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
1 (7)	Poke The Bear Bay J:Tyler Heard T:Hayley Burton	J:Tyler Heard T:Hayley Burton	139	t	413-61	56	63	49	5d	—	—	-24	13.3	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Course record of 131; arrives in top form and that will count for plenty in this race
2 (5)	Volendam Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Tony Carroll	J:Rossa Ryan T:Tony Carroll	135	—	533-74	52	63	44	17d	—	—	-14	6.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Perhaps not straightforward but Rossa Ryan booked and conditions won't faze her
3 (10)	Dion Baker Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:Michael Wigham	J:Darragh Keenan T:Michael Wigham	135	b	9486-5	52	60	39	21d	—	—	-10	4.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
0-29 on AW and 0-16 over 1m+; down in the weights but not a solid option
7 (9)	Unknown Journey Bay J:Jack Doughty T:Tony Carroll	J:Jack Doughty T:Tony Carroll	129	—	0699-7	46	60	39	17d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-6	2.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Exposed 17-race maiden; nearly 6l behind Celtic John here latest; opposable
6 (1)	Charles Morin Bay J:Paddy Bradley T:Pat Phelan	J:Paddy Bradley T:Pat Phelan	134	—	6/423-	51	62	-	205d	—	—	-5	2.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
In fair form last summer but over much longer trips; absent 205 days; stable run two here
8 (8)	World Of Darcy Bay J:Luke Morris T:John Ryan	J:Luke Morris T:John Ryan	129	b	02-066	46	59	52	7d	—	—	-4	1.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Hasn't built on last month's second here (6f) in three runs since; stamina query at 1m
4 (6)	Resilient Lady Chestnut J:Charles Bishop T:Gary Brown	J:Charles Bishop T:Gary Brown	135	—	5408-6	52	62	49	26d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-3	1.9	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Modest maiden; returning to a mile can help but others are more persuasive
9 (2)	Reel Power Bay J:Jason Watson T:Paddy Butler	J:Jason Watson T:Paddy Butler	128	v	87498-	45	58	45	52d	—	—	-2	0.9	12.50/1	50/1 2%
6l behind Poke The Bear over C&D last month; overall profile unconvincing; opposable
10 (3)	Havana's Dream Grey J:Rob Hornby T:Ronald Harris	J:Rob Hornby T:Ronald Harris	128	—	09775-	45	57	-	149d	—	—	-2	0.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Unplaced in all nine starts; step up to 1m not enough to tempt
NR (4)	Celtic John Chestnut J:Paddy Bradley T:Pat Phelan	J:Paddy Bradley T:Pat Phelan	134	—	5282-1	51	64	55	17d	—	—	—	10.3	—	—
C&D win 17 days ago has been franked since; leading contender back in a handicap

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Poke The Bear	5/4	11/8	5/4	5/4	11/8
Volendam	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Dion Baker	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1	5/1
Unknown Journey	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Charles Morin	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
World Of Darcy	20/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Resilient Lady	22/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Reel Power	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Havana's Dream	100/1	100/1	100/1	80/1	80/1
Celtic John	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Poke The Bear

13.3

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 11.8

11/8

2nd

Celtic John

10.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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3rd

Volendam

6.7

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

11/4

Dion Baker

4.7

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.2

5/1

Charles Morin

2.4

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Unknown Journey

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Resilient Lady

1.9

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

World Of Darcy

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Reel Power

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

50/1

Havana's Dream

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Poke The Bear	56	63	49
Volendam	52	63	44
Dion Baker	52	60	39
Resilient Lady	52	62	49
Charles Morin	51	62	—
Celtic John	51	64	55
Unknown Journey	46	60	39
World Of Darcy	46	59	52
Reel Power	45	58	45
Havana's Dream	45	57	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Poke The Bear	5d ago	Quick return
World Of Darcy	7d ago	Quick return
Volendam	17d ago	Fit
Unknown Journey	17d ago	Fit
Celtic John	17d ago	Fit
Dion Baker	21d ago	Fit
Resilient Lady	26d ago	Fit
Reel Power	52d ago	Fresh
Havana's Dream	149d ago	Long break
Charles Morin	205d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Lingfield (AW) over 1m1y. Darker = more wins.

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Based on 7 draws with historical results at this course and distance.