Lingfield — 13 August 2026

Class 5 · 1m2f1y · Standard · 9 ran

Not a bet. The horse we made most likely: Kaaranah (11/2)

Won by: Alice De Clare (IRE) at 7/1 · then Barbury Boy (GB), Kaaranah (IRE)

What we said: Won last time out (1/13) at this same course, distance and going, and that result follows another win before it, so this gelding arrives fit, in form and racing over conditions he's already proven he handles just weeks ago. The repeat of trip, ground and track removes the guesswork that usually surrounds handicap form, and at eight he's still working off a fair mark with course form to back it up.

Class 4 · 7f1y · Standard · 12 ran

Not a bet. The horse we made most likely: Aljoon (11/8)

Won by: Huwa Baree (USA) at 3/1 · then Brushstroke (GB), Aljoon (IRE)

What we said: Ran a clear second of ten over this same 7f trip last time out, the strongest form effort in the field by some distance, and comes from a in-form yard/jockey combination with a solid record at this course. The step to standard ground from good-to-firm is a small unknown shared by most of this field, not a reason to look elsewhere, and the market's clear support reflects a genuine form edge over this bunch of untested maidens.

Class 6 · 7f1y · Standard · 13 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Lerwick (13/2)

Won by: Split Elevens (GB) · then Spirit Of Breeze (IRE), Chelio (GB)

What we said: Thirteen runners with a genuine spread of live claims — Lerwick's course win and top rating, Split Elevens' consistent placing, Midnight's Dream's improving line, Oxford Circus's big fair number despite a flat last run, Captive Beauty's solid second — none of them separates cleanly from the pack at the price, and a Class 6 sprint handicap this size is exactly the type that chews up single-horse convictions.

Class 6 · 6f1y · Standard · 9 ran

We passed. Likely winner: My Mate Mackley (4/1)

Won by: My Mate Mackley (GB) at 3/1 · then Pure Passion (GB), Zaltalla (FR)

What we said: Four runners sit within a whisker of each other in this Class 6 sprint: Pure Passion won last time but is drifting hard in the market, Dr Ali repeats his exact course/distance/going line from a good run, Zaltalla drops back in trip off a solid recent third, and My Mate Mackley arrives in tremendous current form (132242) backed in from 8/1 to 4/1. None of them separates cleanly from the pack on ratings, conditions or price, and stacking four plausible winners against each other in a low-grade sprint isn't a bet I can back with conviction.

Class 3 · 1m2f1y · Standard · 9 ran

Our bet: Dove Tale (6/4)

Won by: Dove Tale (GER) at 11/8F · then Walking On Stars (IRE), Shangri La (GB)

What we said: Improving form figures (9-3) with a clear step forward last time out at today's trip and going, now fitted with first-time cheekpieces by a yard that rarely wastes a booking, and the Gosden/Havlin axis holds a strong 27% course strike-rate. The drop back in trip to 11f plays to the pattern shown in her last run, and everything here points the same way.

Class 5 · 5f6y · Standard · 10 ran

Not a bet. The horse we made most likely: South West (11/4)

Won by: Sultan Darius (IRE) at 12/1 · then Beautiful Effort (GB), Viking Barbie (IRE)

What we said: Ended last time out with a clear win over this exact course and distance, and the improving figures (9-5-3-1) show a horse still on the way up rather than levelling off; as top-rated and top-weight he looks the one with most to offer in a shallow nursery field