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.
18:42 Lingfield
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1m1f · Flat · Class 4 · Good To Firm · 7 runners · £5,653 · Saturday, 30 May 2026
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.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Footwork
Quamby is low mileage and second choice, but FOOTWORK probably has improvement left in him and gets the nod.
Forecast 5/2 Sweet Reward, 3/1 Footwork, Quamby, 7/1 Epictetus, 10/1 Post Rider, Red Hat Eagle, 25/1 Hitched
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
Post Rider
Finley Marsh · Oliver Cole · 5yo
Top-rated of 7
score 62.1 · +1.5 clear of next best (60.6)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight83small sample (n=6)Oliver Cole: 2/6 winners last 14d (33%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Freshness10% weight65strong159d since last run (rusty)
- Ratings50% weight57averageOR 78 · RPR 95 · TS 82
- Form20% weight54averageLast 6: 3-8-1-8-2
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 1m1f
full course data →Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.14).
Low (1–3)
IV 1.14
Mid (4–5)
IV 0.88
High (6–7)
IV 0.96
Today: Footwork (draw 1) and Quamby (draw 3) get the bias; Sweet Reward (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. 64 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | J: Olivia Tubb(5) · T: Jonathan Portman · draw 5 9yo · G · b | 55721 | 85 | 60.6 | 85/40F·3.12 SP |
| 2 | 1 | J: Jack Callan(3) · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 1 4yo · C · b | 13901 | 86 | 51.8 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 3 | 3 | J: William Carver · T: Jamie Osborne · draw 6 6yo · G · b | 324223 | 81 | 49.5 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 4 | 4 | J: Jamie Spencer · T: David Simcock · draw 3 4yo · F · b | 2334 | 80 | 49.0 | 100/30·4.33 SP |
| 5 | 7 | J: Marco Ghiani · T: William Knight · draw 2 6yo · G · bpFT P | 45357 | 77 | 41.1 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 6 | 6 | J: Darragh Keenan · T: David Simcock · draw 4 6yo · G · bh | 515440 | 78 | 43.2 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| 7 | 5 | J: Finley Marsh · T: Oliver Cole · draw 7 5yo · M · ch | 38182 | 78 | 62.1 | 15/2·8.50 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
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.
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