BetMGM AWC Mile Trial Handicap – Lingfield (AW)

Lingfield (AW)

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BetMGM AWC Mile Trial Handicap

Date 2026-02-27

Distance 1m1y

Class Class 2

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £23,193

Weather Light Rain

Temp 10°C

Wind 14mph SW

Rain 90%

Winning Time 1m 36.43s (slow by 1.53s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Apiarist (IRE) Jack Callan · Kevin Ryan	9/4F	Won
2nd	Popmaster (IRE) Ashley Lewis · Ed Walker	11/2	0.3
3rd	Legal Reform (IRE) Jason Hart · Michael Herrington	12/1	1
4th	Superposition (GB) Billy Loughnane · Ed Dunlop	3/1	0.05
5th	High On Hope (GB) Harry Davies · Michael Appleby	15/2	0.2
6th	Tiger Crusade (FR) Callum Shepherd · David Simcock	28/1	.75
7th	North View (GB) Marco Ghiani · Stuart Williams	6/1	0.3
8th	Eupator (FR) Joe Leavy · Richard Hannon	16/1	.5
9th	Sheikh Raj (IRE) Tyler Heard · Richard Hughes	28/1	24

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
RR	Diderot (GB) Rowan Scott · Julie Camacho	80/1

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
2 (5)	Apiarist Bay J:Jack Callan(5) T:Kevin Ryan	J:Jack Callan(5) T:Kevin Ryan	137	—	4003-4	96	107	65	42d	—	0W/1P 1 run	-11	21.5	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Brings respectable form; possibilities with Jack Callan taking off 5lb
3 (10)	Superposition Chestnut J:Billy Loughnane T:Ed Dunlop	J:Billy Loughnane T:Ed Dunlop	133	—	67428-	92	107	89	116d	—	—	+1	19.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Scored under Hector Crouch on reappearance last term; interesting
8 (4)	North View Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:Stuart Williams	J:Marco Ghiani T:Stuart Williams	123	—	482-18	82	105	93	7d	—	—	0	11.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
May yet confirm the form of reappearance win; not written off
9 (8)	High On Hope Bay J:Harry Davies T:Michael Appleby	J:Harry Davies T:Michael Appleby	123	—	33-116	82	105	96	23d	—	—	0	11.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Hindered by steady pace last time; progressive otherwise on AW
1 (2)	Popmaster Grey J:Ashley Lewis(5) T:Ed Walker	J:Ashley Lewis(5) T:Ed Walker	138	—	4-3212	97	106	81	2d	—	—	+3	15.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
7 (3)	Eupator Chestnut J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	125	b	-62113	84	105	83	24d	—	—	+21	26.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Remains of interest, assuming he settles better back down in trip
4 (6)	Legal Reform Bay J:Jason Hart T:Michael Herrington	J:Jason Hart T:Michael Herrington	133	p	531-24	92	106	91	13d	—	—	+7	11.9	5.50/1	22/1 4%
All wins at 7f but latest effort suggests this return to 1m is worth a go
10 (1)	Sheikh Raj Bay J:Tyler Heard T:Richard Hughes	J:Tyler Heard T:Richard Hughes	116	b	32627-	75	106	91	62d	—	—	+9	12.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
6 (7)	Tiger Crusade Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:David Simcock	J:Callum Shepherd T:David Simcock	126	—	3-5182	85	106	92	13d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+8	11.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Has recent course form (7f) and this return to 1m is worth exploring
5 (9)	Diderot Brown J:Rowan Scott T:Julie Camacho	J:Rowan Scott T:Julie Camacho	132	h	V8/9-7	91	104	69	28d	—	—	+9	10.7	25.00/1	100/1 1%
The amount of ability he retains is not clear; second run for new yard

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Apiarist	15/8	2/1	15/8	2/1	6/4
Superposition	4/1	7/2	7/2	4/1	4/1
North View	6/1	13/2	6/1	6/1	11/2
High On Hope	11/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	15/2
Popmaster	13/2	6/1	13/2	7/1	11/2
Eupator	18/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Legal Reform	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	22/1
Sheikh Raj	25/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	25/1
Tiger Crusade	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Diderot	100/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Eupator

26.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 16.5 Odds: 1.6

18/1

2nd

Apiarist

21.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 10

2/1

3rd

Superposition

19.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Popmaster

15.1

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Sheikh Raj

12.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 5.6 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Legal Reform

11.9

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Tiger Crusade

11.9

OR: 8.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.1

25/1

North View

11.3

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

High On Hope

11.3

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Diderot

10.7

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Popmaster	97	106	81
Apiarist	96	107	65
Superposition	92	107	89
Legal Reform	92	106	91
Diderot	91	104	69
Tiger Crusade	85	106	92
Eupator	84	105	83
North View	82	105	93
High On Hope	82	105	96
Sheikh Raj	75	106	91

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Popmaster	2d ago	Quick return
North View	7d ago	Quick return
Legal Reform	13d ago	Quick return
Tiger Crusade	13d ago	Quick return
High On Hope	23d ago	Fit
Eupator	24d ago	Fit
Diderot	28d ago	Fit
Apiarist	42d ago	Fit
Sheikh Raj	62d ago	Fresh
Superposition	116d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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