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18:05

Lingfield

Great Britain

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Saturday, 6 June 2026

1m1f·Flat·Class 5·Soft·7 runners·£5,234
Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd
  1. 1st
    Fans Favourite (GB)
    Mason Paetel·Hugo Palmer
    8/1·9.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Takeitorleaveit (IRE)
    Donagh Murphy·Jonathan Portman·beaten 1.5 lengths
    9/2·5.50
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Daretobedifferent (IRE)AI top pick · 52.8
    Pat Cosgrave·D Donovan·beaten 1.75 lengths
    9/2·5.50
    SP
Race time
2m 1.09s+10.29s vs std

Markedly slow — strong soft ground or a deeply tactical race.

In-running (Fans Favourite (GB))

In touch with leaders early - midfield after 2f - headway from over 1f out - led inside final 110yds - kept on

Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.50 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 →
v1.052.8/100 rating
Daretobedifferent
5.50Bet365· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way52.8/100 rating
Daretobedifferent
5.50Bet365
Place portion settles at 1.90 · 1/5 odds · 3 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

Daretobedifferent

Pat Cosgrave · D Donovan · 3yo

52.8/100
+1.5 vs next best (51.3)

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    70strong
    6d since last run (quick turnaround)
  • Form20% weight
    62average
    Last 6: 0-9-3-3-1
  • Trainer20% weight
    50average
    D Donovan: 1/5 winners last 14d (20%)
  • Ratings50% weight
    47below average
    OR 68 · RPR 75 · TS 67 — highest combined rating in the field
MarketBest price 5.50 (Bet365) — 3rd 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#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
517
3yo · G · bh
2344
9-0970813245.6
11/2·6.50
SP
625
3yo · G · b
13283
9-0869785747.8
4/1·5.00
SP
331
3yo · F · b
09331
9-0768756752.8
9/2·5.50
SP
444
3yo · G · b
56633
9-0667795551.3
5/2F·3.50
SP
752
3yo · G · bh
646
9-06677235.3
28/1·29.00
SP
163
3yo · G · bp
94873
8-1259767346.1
8/1·9.00
SP
276
3yo · G · bp
71417
8-1158766845.0
9/2·5.50
SP

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 18:05 Lingfield on 6 June 2026?

Fans Favourite (GB) won the 18:05 Lingfield at SP 9.00. Ridden by Mason Paetel. Trained by Hugo Palmer.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:05 Lingfield?

No — the AI top pick (Daretobedifferent) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 18:05 Lingfield?

Top finishers: 1. Fans Favourite (GB) (9.00), 2. Takeitorleaveit (IRE) (5.50), 3. Daretobedifferent (IRE) (5.50).

What was the winning time for the 18:05 Lingfield?

The winning time was 2m 1.09s, 10.29s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Although SOVEREIGN BAY seems to have the odd quirk his handicap debut was promising and he's given a chance to build on it.

Racing Post pick: Sovereign Bay

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

9/4 Sovereign Bay, 7/2 Daretobedifferent, 9/2 Del Corso, 5/1 Royal Bodyguard, 8/1 Fans Favourite, Takeitorleaveit, 10/1 Rajendra

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

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