Lingfield — 25 August 2026

Class 5 · 1m0f1y · Standard · 9 ran

Our bet: Great Blasket (5/2)

Won by: Dannick (GB) at 100/30 · then Havana Touch (GB), Great Blasket (IRE)

What we said: Consistently the classiest form in this field: 437613 shows a recent win two starts back and back-to-back places since, with the joint-highest PR77/SR74 figures on offer. The step up to a visor and a fresh mark off a solid recent run at 19 days give him every chance to confirm that superiority at a fair price.

Class 4 · 0m6f1y · Standard · 7 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Lazurite (4/7)

Won by: Lazurite (GB) at 2/5F · then Thai Baht (GB)

What we said: Lazurite sets a short standard at 4/7 but the profile is a 2nd-then-7th form line into a 95-day break, which sits in the layoff band that historically reads flat-to-negative rather than a positive, and that's too thin a case to back a favourite this short; nothing else in the line-up (Cuban Promise unraced despite the market support, Thai Baht unraced, Ambience returning from a similar lay-off) offers a stronger read at a workable price.

Class 6 · 0m5f6y · Standard · 10 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Let's Go Hugo (11/8)

Won by: Let's Go Hugo (IRE) · then Apple's Angel (IRE), Banana (GB)

What we said: Let's Go Hugo won last time out and sits favourite on solid recent form, but his course record (10% strike, a/e 0.60) is unconvincing and Jungle Dance's second-last-start form keeps this too close a two-horse head-to-head to find a genuine edge at the price on offer; nothing here amplifies the favourite's case beyond what the market has already built in.

Class 6 · 0m7f1y · Standard · 10 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Viking Glory (9/4)

Won by: Musical Soldier (IRE) · then Strong Voice (IRE), Bird Of War (IRE)

What we said: Three runners carry legitimate claims here — Viking Glory with a recent win over today's trip and a strong dist/going profile, Musical Soldier on the back of a red-hot 202211 sequence with course and distance form to match, and Strong Voice backed in from 7/2 — and nothing at the prices separates them enough to make a confident single-horse call in a Class 6 handicap built to level the field.

Class 4 · 1m2f0y · Standard · 8 ran

Not a bet. The horse we made most likely: Dialstone (4/6)

Won by: Floating Market (GB) at 9/1 · then Devil's Brigade (IRE)

What we said: Two runs, two seconds, and today's drop to 1m2f (from 11f last time, same ground) plays right to that profile; Ralph Beckett/Rossa Ryan combo is proven and the rest of this field is modest by comparison. A yard-and-jockey pairing this strong with a horse still open to improvement in a weak novice field is exactly the sort of short-priced runner worth backing.

Class 6 · 1m2f0y · Standard · 8 ran

Our bet: Hove Ranger (2/1)

Won by: Time To Sparkle (GB) at 9/4F · then Thunder Goddess (GB)

What we said: Won last time out over this exact course, distance and going just 8 days ago, and the going/dist/course lines all show a clear upward trajectory (9-6-2-1-1) that peaks with today's repeat conditions. The 7lb claim from Toby Moore keeps the formful gelding on a workable mark, and there's no reason the profile that won last week won't repeat at the same track and trip.