Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap (Div I) – Lingfield (AW)

Lingfield (AW)

15:10

Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap (Div I)

Date 2026-02-28

Distance 7f1y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,768

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 8.7°C

Wind 17mph S

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
7 (7)	Profit Street Bay J:Jason Watson T:James Owen	J:Jason Watson T:James Owen	128	v	-33412	58	79	70	3d	—	—	-10	27.3	0.34/1	11/8 42%
C&D win on penultimate start and ran well over 6f here on Wednesday; solid claims
1 (2)	How's The Guvnor Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Darragh Keenan T:Jennie Candlish	135	h	-21134	65	76	64	11d	—	—	+4	19.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Two wins last month and latest close 4th working out well; big player back down in class
2 (8)	King David Grey J:Hollie Doyle T:Gay Kelleway	J:Hollie Doyle T:Gay Kelleway	134	tv	3-6424	64	79	59	7d	—	—	-5	10	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Held up in rear - no impression(tchd 5/1)
3 (1)	Poke The Bear Bay J:Tyler Heard T:Hayley Burton	J:Tyler Heard T:Hayley Burton	133	t	-61172	63	76	67	7d	—	—	+5	20.7	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Course record reads 13112; edging up the weights but likely to be involved once again
5 (4)	Pitney Bay J:Kieren Fox T:Michael Attwater	J:Kieren Fox T:Michael Attwater	131	v	2-4445	61	78	65	14d	—	—	-2	9.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Running well enough on AW of late to give him a squeak back down in trip/class
8 (6)	Edergole's Gift Bay J:Jack Gilligan T:Conrad Allen	J:Jack Gilligan T:Conrad Allen	127	tp	68-206	57	77	73	7d	—	—	-1	2.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Conditions no problem but she needs to rebound from a couple of modest efforts
4 (3)	Merapi Bay J:Kyle McHugh(7) T:Michael Keady	J:Kyle McHugh(7) T:Michael Keady	131	—	54640-	61	75	66	61d	—	—	+1	3.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Modest form in AW handicaps in late 2025; sold 12,000gns this month; others look safer
NR (5)	Oberon Hill Bay J:Finley Marsh T:Jim & Suzi Best	J:Finley Marsh T:Jim & Suzi Best	130	—	4236-	60	74	-	307d	—	—	—	7.1	—	—
Some AW promise for former yard; sold £12,000 last May; absent for 307 days

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Profit Street	11/8	5/4	11/8
How's The Guvnor	9/2	9/2	9/2
King David	9/2	9/2	9/2
Poke The Bear	11/2	11/2	11/2
Pitney	13/2	13/2	13/2
Edergole's Gift	25/1	25/1	25/1
Merapi	40/1	40/1	40/1
Oberon Hill	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Profit Street

27.3

OR: 2 Form: 13.5 Odds: 11.8

11/8

2nd

Poke The Bear

20.7

OR: 3.3 Form: 13 Odds: 4.4

11/2

3rd

How's The Guvnor

19.3

OR: 3.8 Form: 11.1 Odds: 4.4

9/2

King David

OR: 3.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Pitney

9.6

OR: 2.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Oberon Hill

7.1

OR: 2.5 Form: 4.6 Odds: 0

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Merapi

3.5

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Edergole's Gift

2.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
How's The Guvnor	65	76	64
King David	64	79	59
Poke The Bear	63	76	67
Pitney	61	78	65
Merapi	61	75	66
Oberon Hill	60	74	—
Profit Street	58	79	70
Edergole's Gift	57	77	73

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Profit Street	3d ago	Quick return
King David	7d ago	Quick return
Poke The Bear	7d ago	Quick return
Edergole's Gift	7d ago	Quick return
How's The Guvnor	11d ago	Quick return
Pitney	14d ago	Fit
Merapi	61d ago	Fresh
Oberon Hill	307d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Oberon Hill	Mid-Pack
King David	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 8 runners classified.