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20:40 Lingfield

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6f · Flat · Class 6 · Good · 10 runners · £3,245 · Thursday, 18 June 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd
  1. 1st
    Little Miss Magic (IRE)
    Callum Hutchinson·Patrick Chamings
    7/1·8.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Top Biller (GB)
    Dylan Hogan·Julia & Shelley Birkett·beaten 4.75 lengths
    4/1·5.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Lion Ring (IRE)AI top pick · 43.0
    Ryan Kavanagh·Andrew J Martin·beaten 1 length
    14/1·15.00
    SP
Race time
1m 9.77s+2.07s vs std

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

Settled · 1pt level stake = 14.00 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.

Why the model rates this top

Lion Ring

Ryan Kavanagh(5) · Andrew J Martin · 8yo

Top-rated of 10
score 43.0 · +2.7 clear of next best (40.3)
Scores compare runners within this race only

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    17d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Trainer20% weight
    50no sample
    Andrew J Martin — no runners last 14 days — too few recent runs to judge the yard
  • Form20% weight
    37below average
    Last 6: 1-6-5-4-0-3
  • Ratings50% weight
    31weak
    OR 47
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 (1–4)
IV 0.83
Mid (5–8)
IV 1.21
High (9–11)
IV 1.00

Today: Top Biller (draw 7) and Apple's Angel (draw 5) get the bias; Magnificent Mel (draw 1) 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
17
5yo · M · bv
377675
4426.1
7/1·8.00
SP
28
4yo · G · btb
66020
4940.3
4/1·5.00
SP
36
8yo · G · b
165403
4743.0
14/1·15.00
SP
49
J: Tom Queally · T: Gary & Josh Moore · draw 4
7yo · G · chb
54970
4133.3
25/1·26.00
SP
55
J: Taylor Fisher · T: J R Jenkins · draw 2
4yo · G · bp
172166
4835.4
9/1·10.00
SP
62
J: Kyle McHugh(7) · T: Michael Keady · draw 8
4yo · G · bt
728362
4837.6
100/30F·4.33
SP
710
J: George Wood · T: Rod Millman · draw 1
3yo · F · b
275272
4937.4
4/1·5.00
SP
81
J: Donagh Murphy(7) · T: Jim Boyle · draw 5
4yo · F · chh
92679
4738.3
14/1·15.00
SP
911
J: Nicola Currie · T: Henry Candy · draw 6
3yo · G · b
057
5037.2
9/2·5.50
SP
4
J: Alec Voikhansky · T: Simon Dow · draw 3
4yo · G · b
30700
5034.6
J: Joe Leavy · T: Jim & Suzi Best · draw 11
6yo · M · b
778965
5026.8

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 20:40 Lingfield on 18 June 2026?

Little Miss Magic (IRE) won the 20:40 Lingfield at SP 8.00. Ridden by Callum Hutchinson. Trained by Patrick Chamings.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 20:40 Lingfield?

No — the AI top pick (Lion Ring) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 20:40 Lingfield?

Top finishers: 1. Little Miss Magic (IRE) (8.00), 2. Top Biller (GB) (5.00), 3. Lion Ring (IRE) (15.00).

What was the winning time for the 20:40 Lingfield?

The winning time was 1m 9.77s, 2.07s slower than standard.

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