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14:50

Lingfield

Great Britain

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Monday, 18 May 2026

2m½f·Flat·Class 6·Good·10 runners·£3,245
Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 5th
  1. 1st
    Rogue Empire (GB)
    Marco Ghiani·Roger Teal
    4/1·5.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Balgowan (IRE)
    Ashley Lewis·Seamus Mullins·beaten 5.5 lengths
    9/4F·3.25
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Golden Samba (GB)
    Olivia Tubb·Ed de Giles·beaten 0.2 lengths
    12/1·13.00
    SP
Race time
3m 35.80s+6.80s vs std

Slow — could be soft ground, easy lead, or tactical race.

In-running (Rogue Empire (GB))

Midfield - ridden and steady headway from over 3f out - led over 1f out - kept on well - comfortably

AI top-rated Regally Blonde (score 56.9) finished 5th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 10.00 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.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →
v1.056.9/100 rating
Regally Blonde
15.50Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way40.6/100 rating
Charles Morin
6.00Betfair 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

Regally Blonde

Hector Crouch · Ben Case · 7yo

56.9/100
+3.3 vs next best (53.5)

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

  • Trainer20% weight
    100very strong
    Ben Case: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%)
  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    21d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Ratings50% weight
    44below average
    OR 57 · RPR 71 · TS 68 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Form20% weight
    25weak
    Last 6: 4-1-0-7-7
MarketBest price 15.50 (Betfair Exchange) — 7th pick of 10 in market. AI is contrarian here.

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

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
7110
8yo · G · chp
76556
9-0960704234.0
17/2·9.50
SP
125
4yo · G · b
63363
9-0860704739.0
4/1·5.00
SP
437
8yo · G · grtb
U1115
9-085969737.5
12/1·13.00
SP
548
7yo · M · chp
41077
9-0657716856.9
10/1·11.00
SP
254
7yo · G · ch
37431
9-0556734853.5
9/4F·3.25
SP
869
10yo · M · chp
24365
9-0152715732.2
11/1·12.00
SP
1076
5yo · G · bp
34253
9-0152715640.6
11/2·6.50
SP
6811
11yo · G · brpFT P
99596
8-11486231.4
12/1·13.00
SP
992
10yo · G · chv
62485
8-0946694340.7
33/1·34.00
SP
3113
4yo · F · b
06384
8-0846674534.0
12/1·13.00
SP
1
4yo · G · chh
5000
8-08467328.9

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 14:50 Lingfield on 18 May 2026?

Rogue Empire (GB) won the 14:50 Lingfield at SP 5.00. Ridden by Marco Ghiani. Trained by Roger Teal.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:50 Lingfield?

No — the AI top pick (Regally Blonde) finished 5.

What were the placings in the 14:50 Lingfield?

Top finishers: 1. Rogue Empire (GB) (5.00), 2. Balgowan (IRE) (3.25), 3. Golden Samba (GB) (13.00).

What was the winning time for the 14:50 Lingfield?

The winning time was 3m 35.80s, 6.80s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Perhaps the switch to turf will enable CHARLES MORIN to turn things round with his old rival Balgowan on slightly better terms.

Racing Post pick: Charles Morin

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

7/4 Balgowan, 4/1 Charles Morin, 6/1 Rogue Empire, 7/1 Smokey Malone, 12/1 Lunar Power, Cherry Cola, 16/1 Regally Blonde, Smith, Golden Samba, 20/1 Capone, 50/1 High Favour

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

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