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3:50

Lingfield

Great Britain

Sporting Times/Sri Lanka Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Monday, 18 May 2026

6f·Flat·Class 4·Good·6 runners·£5,400
Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 1.44
  1. 1st
    Behike (IRE)AI top pick · 61.2
    David Egan·George Scott
    1.44
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Ray Mon Dough (GB)
    Hector Crouch·Oliver Cole·beaten 2.75 lengths
    6.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Railwayman (IRE)
    Clifford Lee·K R Burke·beaten 5 lengths
    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

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

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →
v1.061.2/100 rating
Behike
1.48Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way53.5/100 rating
Railwayman
6.20Betfair Exchange

Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.

Racing Alpha pick

Behike

David Egan · George Scott · 3yo

61.2/100
+7.7 vs next best (53.5)

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%)
MarketBest price 1.48 (Betfair Exchange) — market favourite. AI agrees with the market.

v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
112
3yo · C · b
31
9-11996561.2
4/9F
SP
326
3yo · C · b
31
9-11866253.5
16/5
SP
237
3yo · C · b
16
9-11909450.0
5/1
SP
654
3yo · G · b
9-0421.5
40/1
SP
465
3yo · F · b
8
8-136333.0
250/1
SP
573
3yo · F · ch
96
8-13552737.2
200/1
SP
1
3yo · G · gr
4
9-0435.5

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 3:50 Lingfield on 18 May 2026?

Behike (IRE) won the 3:50 Lingfield at SP 1.44. Ridden by David Egan. Trained by George Scott.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 3:50 Lingfield?

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

What were the placings in the 3:50 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 3:50 Lingfield?

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

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

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

Racing Post pick: Behike

Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.

Betting forecast

Formbook

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

Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.

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