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18:54 Lingfield

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6f · Flat · Class 6 · Good · 13 runners · £3,245 · Tuesday, 26 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 7th
  1. 1st
    Ken Brulee (GB)
    Rose Dawes·Mark Usher
    33/1·34.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Tickettothestars (IRE)
    George Wood·Rod Millman·beaten 1.75 lengths
    7/2F·4.50
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Cougar Force (GB)
    Jack Dace·Heather Main·beaten 0.05 lengths
    8/1·9.00
    SP
Race time
1m 10.63s+2.93s vs std

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

In-running (Ken Brulee (GB))

Made all - ran on well from over 1f out

AI top-rated Lesley Buckley (score 48.9) finished 7th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 22.00 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: Wadirumm

Preference is for the unexposed WADIRUMM who ran well at Salisbury last time but who may appreciate this easier 6f.

Forecast 7/2 Tickettothestars, 9/2 Miss Magic Dragon, In Denial, 5/1 No Claims Bonus, 6/1 Saeculamation, 15/2 Wadirumm, 9/1 Creciente, 14/1 Cougar Force, 25/1 Lesley Buckley, 33/1 Ken Brulee, Blossom In The Air, 40/1 Caitlin G, Jooliah

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

Lesley Buckley

Robert Havlin · Jim & Suzi Best · 3yo

Top-rated of 13
score 48.9 · +3.5 clear of next best (45.4)
Scores compare runners within this race only

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

  • Trainer20% weight
    100small sample (n=4)
    Jim & Suzi Best: 2/4 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    14d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Ratings50% weight
    36below average
    OR 47 · RPR 60
  • Form20% weight
    5weak
    Last 6: 8-0-9-0-8
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 (1–5)
IV 0.83
Mid (6–9)
IV 1.21
High (10–13)
IV 1.00

Today: Lesley Buckley (draw 8) and Cougar Force (draw 7) get the bias; No Claims Bonus (draw 5) 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
18
J: Rose Dawes(5) · T: Mark Usher · draw 13
3yo · G · bpFT P
05650
4930.3
33/1·34.00
SP
25
J: George Wood · T: Rod Millman · draw 12
3yo · F · b
054514
5445.4
7/2F·4.50
SP
311
J: Jack Dace(5) · T: Heather Main · draw 7
3yo · F · b
80536
4636.1
8/1·9.00
SP
47
J: Jack Callan(3) · T: George Margarson · draw 1
3yo · G · b
58843
4935.9
9/1·10.00
SP
56
J: Tom Marquand · T: Harry Eustace · draw 5
3yo · F · b
53583
4940.2
15/2·8.50
SP
61
J: David Probert · T: D Donovan · draw 4
3yo · F · b
96514
5537.8
9/2·5.50
SP
710
J: Robert Havlin · T: Jim & Suzi Best · draw 8
3yo · F · bv
80908
4748.9
22/1·23.00
SP
89
J: Kieran O'Neill · T: Robert Edwards · draw 9
3yo · F · bpFT P
608
4725.7
50/1·51.00
SP
912
3yo · F · bt
9099
4627.0
50/1·51.00
SP
102
J: Daniel Muscutt · T: Mark Loughnane · draw 6
3yo · F · b
57463
5535.5
13/2·7.50
SP
113
J: Luke Morris · T: Archie Watson · draw 10
3yo · F · b
7353
5537.1
4/1·5.00
SP
1213
3yo · G · b
6976
4624.0
80/1·81.00
SP
134
J: Oliver Searle(5) · T: Rod Millman · draw 11
3yo · F · bpFT P
30085
5534.2
12/1·13.00
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 18:54 Lingfield on 26 May 2026?

Ken Brulee (GB) won the 18:54 Lingfield at SP 34.00. Ridden by Rose Dawes. Trained by Mark Usher.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:54 Lingfield?

No — the AI top pick (Lesley Buckley) finished 7.

What were the placings in the 18:54 Lingfield?

Top finishers: 1. Ken Brulee (GB) (34.00), 2. Tickettothestars (IRE) (4.50), 3. Cougar Force (GB) (9.00).

What was the winning time for the 18:54 Lingfield?

The winning time was 1m 10.63s, 2.93s slower than standard.

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