15:20 Lingfield

Sporting Times/ Sri Lanka Awaits You EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

7f · Flat · Class 3 · Good · 6 runners · £7,020 · Monday, 18 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 2/1F·3.00

1st
Notable Dream (IRE)AI top pick · 51.2
Marco Ghiani·Marco Botti
2/1F·3.00
SP
2nd
Encounter (IRE)
Ryan Moore·S Woods·beaten 6 lengths
9/4·3.25
SP
3rd
Bin Waary (IRE)
Hector Crouch·Charlie Johnston·beaten 4 lengths
3/1·4.00
SP

Race time

1m 22.73s+2.93s vs std

Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.

In-running (Notable Dream (IRE))

“Made all - faced challenge over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - went clear inside final 110yds - readily”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.00 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →

Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: Notable Dream

7f will suit NOTABLE DREAM, who shaped nicely on debut when held up early off a steady pace. Encounter is an interesting newcomer.

Forecast 2/1 Notable Dream, 9/4 Encounter, 7/2 Bin Waary, 4/1 Rafe's Da Man, 33/1 Dashing Digger, Theheatison

Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.

Why the model rates this top

Notable Dream

Marco Ghiani · Marco Botti · 2yo

Top-rated of 6

score 51.2 · +3.7 clear of next best (47.5)

Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

Freshness10% weight
100very strong
16d since last run (race-fit window)
Trainer20% weight
68strong
Marco Botti: 3/11 winners last 14d (27%)
Form20% weight
60average
Last 6: 3
Ratings50% weight
31weak
RPR 72 · TS 22

MarketNo market price available yet.

v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Draw bias — Lingfield 7f

full course data →

Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.14).

Low (1–2)

IV 1.00

Mid (3–4)

IV 1.14

High (5–6)

IV 0.88

Today: Bin Waary (draw 4) and Dashing Digger (draw 3) get the bias; Notable Dream (draw 6) is in the least-favoured band.

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 85 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	4	Notable Dream J: Marco Ghiani · T: Marco Botti · draw 6 2yo · C · b	3	9-07	—	72	22	51.2	2/1F·3.00 SP
2	3	Encounter J: Ryan Moore · T: S Woods · draw 1 2yo · C · b	—	9-07	—	—	—	31.5	9/4·3.25 SP
3	1	Bin Waary J: Hector Crouch · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 4 2yo · C · ch	4	9-07	—	66	—	47.5	3/1·4.00 SP
4	5	Rafe's Da Man J: Sean Levey · T: Richard Hannon · draw 5 2yo · C · ch	—	9-07	—	—	—	22.5	9/2·5.50 SP
5	6	Theheatison J: George Wood · T: Nick Scholfield · draw 2 2yo · C · br	—	9-07	—	—	—	19.5	22/1·23.00 SP
6	2	Dashing Digger J: Ross Coakley · T: William Stone · draw 3 2yo · C · b	—	9-07	—	—	—	15.0	50/1·51.00 SP

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:20 Lingfield on 18 May 2026?

Notable Dream (IRE) won the 15:20 Lingfield at SP 3.00. Ridden by Marco Ghiani. Trained by Marco Botti.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:20 Lingfield?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Notable Dream, won the race (AI score 51.2).

What were the placings in the 15:20 Lingfield?

Top finishers: 1. Notable Dream (IRE) (3.00), 2. Encounter (IRE) (3.25), 3. Bin Waary (IRE) (4.00).

What was the winning time for the 15:20 Lingfield?

The winning time was 1m 22.73s, 2.93s slower than standard.

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