Who won the 18:42 Lingfield on 30 May 2026?
Sweet Reward (IRE) won the 18:42 Lingfield at SP 3.12. Ridden by Olivia Tubb. Trained by Jonathan Portman.
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Lingfield
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Saturday, 30 May 2026
1m1f·Flat·Class 4·Good To Firm·7 runners·£5,653
Result
AI top pick finished 7thRace report
- 1stSweet Reward (IRE)Olivia Tubb·Jonathan Portman85/40F·3.12SP
- 2ndFootwork (GB)Jack Callan·Charlie Johnston·beaten 0.3 lengths4/1·5.00SP
- 3rdEpictetus (IRE)William Carver·Jamie Osborne·beaten 1 length9/1·10.00SP
Race time
1m 53.19s+2.39s vs std
Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.
In-running (Sweet Reward (IRE))
“Made virtually all - kept on well from over 1f out”
AI top-rated Post Rider (score 62.1) finished 7th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 7.50 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 →v1.062.1/100 rating
Post Rider
11.00Unibet· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Each-way62.1/100 rating
Post Rider
11.00Unibet
Place portion settles at 3.50 · 1/4 odds · 2 places
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
Post Rider
Finley Marsh · Oliver Cole · 5yo
62.1/100
+1.5 vs next best (60.6)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight83very strongOliver Cole: 2/6 winners last 14d (33%)
- Freshness10% weight65strong159d since last run (rusty)
- Ratings50% weight57averageOR 78 · RPR 95 · TS 82
- Form20% weight54averageLast 6: 3-8-1-8-2
MarketBest price 11.00 (Unibet) — 5th pick of 7 in market. AI is contrarian here.
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Runners
| Pos | # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 4yo · C · b | 13901 | 9-10 | 86 | 98 | 81 | 51.8 | 4/1·5.00 SP | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 9yo · G · b | 55721 | 9-09 | 85 | 95 | 81 | 60.6 | 85/40F·3.12 SP | |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | 6yo · G · b | 324223 | 9-05 | 81 | 95 | 58 | 49.5 | 9/1·10.00 SP | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 4yo · F · b | 2334 | 9-04 | 80 | 96 | 75 | 49.0 | 100/30·4.33 SP | |
| 7 | 5 | 7 | 5yo · M · ch | 38182 | 9-02 | 78 | 95 | 82 | 62.1 | 15/2·8.50 SP | |
| 6 | 6 | 4 | 6yo · G · bh | 515440 | 9-02 | 78 | 89 | — | 43.2 | 28/1·29.00 SP | |
| 5 | 7 | 2 | 6yo · G · bpFT P | 45357 | 9-01 | 77 | 92 | — | 41.1 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:42 Lingfield?
No — the AI top pick (Post Rider) finished 7.
What were the placings in the 18:42 Lingfield?
Top finishers: 1. Sweet Reward (IRE) (3.12), 2. Footwork (GB) (5.00), 3. Epictetus (IRE) (10.00).
What was the winning time for the 18:42 Lingfield?
The winning time was 1m 53.19s, 2.39s slower than standard.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyQuamby is low mileage and second choice, but FOOTWORK probably has improvement left in him and gets the nod.
Racing Post pick: Footwork
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
Betting forecast
Formbook5/2 Sweet Reward, 3/1 Footwork, Quamby, 7/1 Epictetus, 10/1 Post Rider, Red Hat Eagle, 25/1 Hitched
Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.
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