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15:50 Lingfield

Sporting Times/Sri Lanka Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

6f · Flat · Class 4 · Good · 6 runners · £5,400 · Monday, 18 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 4/9F·1.44
  1. 1st
    Behike (IRE)AI top pick · 61.2
    David Egan·George Scott
    4/9F·1.44
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Ray Mon Dough (GB)
    Hector Crouch·Oliver Cole·beaten 2.75 lengths
    5/1·6.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Railwayman (IRE)
    Clifford Lee·K R Burke·beaten 5 lengths
    16/5·4.20
    SP
Race time
1m 9.05s+1.35s vs std

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

In-running (Behike (IRE))

Pressed leader - led over 2f out - ridden and kept on well from 1f out - comfortably

Settled · 1pt level stake = 0.44 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: Behike

It was hard not to be taken by the way BEHIKE demolished the favourite on his AW comeback here. Railwayman rates the main danger.

Forecast 4/5 Behike, 9/4 Railwayman, 5/1 Ray Mon Dough, 16/1 Jean's Boy, 33/1 Wayward Queen, 100/1 Rianka

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

Behike

David Egan · George Scott · 3yo

Top-rated of 6
score 61.2 · +7.7 clear of next best (53.5)
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
    28d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Form20% weight
    87very strong
    Last 6: 3-1
  • Ratings50% weight
    55average
    RPR 99 · TS 65 — above field median
  • Trainer20% weight
    33weak
    George Scott: 2/16 winners last 14d (13%)
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 6f

full course data →

Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.21).

Low (1–3)
IV 0.83
Mid (4–5)
IV 1.21
High (6–7)
IV 1.00

Today: Rianka (draw 5) and Jean's Boy (draw 4) get the bias; Behike (draw 2) 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. 83 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
11
J: David Egan · T: George Scott · draw 2
3yo · C · b
31
61.2
4/9F·1.44
SP
23
J: Hector Crouch · T: Oliver Cole · draw 7
3yo · C · b
16
9050.0
5/1·6.00
SP
32
J: Clifford Lee · T: K R Burke · draw 6
3yo · C · b
31
53.5
16/5·4.20
SP
46
J: Tyler Heard · T: Martin Dunne · draw 5
3yo · F · b
8
33.0
250/1·251.00
SP
57
J: Robbie Downey · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 3
3yo · F · ch
96
37.2
200/1·201.00
SP
65
J: William Cox · T: Archie Watson · draw 4
3yo · G · b
21.5
40/1·41.00
SP
J: NON-RUNNER · T: Joey Ramsden · draw 1
3yo · G · gr
4
35.5

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:50 Lingfield on 18 May 2026?

Behike (IRE) won the 15:50 Lingfield at SP 1.44. Ridden by David Egan. Trained by George Scott.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:50 Lingfield?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Behike, won the race (AI score 61.2).

What were the placings in the 15:50 Lingfield?

Top finishers: 1. Behike (IRE) (1.44), 2. Ray Mon Dough (GB) (6.00), 3. Railwayman (IRE) (4.20).

What was the winning time for the 15:50 Lingfield?

The winning time was 1m 9.05s, 1.35s slower than standard.

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