Who won the 16:08 Lingfield (AW) on 18 August 2026?
Perfect Ruler (GB) won the 16:08 Lingfield (AW) at SP 3.75. Ridden by Marco Ghiani. Trained by Marco Botti.
16:08 Lingfield (AW)
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1m · Flat · Class 6 · Standard · 7 runners · £3,768 · Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 3rdRace report
- 1stPerfect Ruler (GB)Marco Ghiani·Marco Botti11/4·3.75SP
- 2ndErnie Mccrew (IRE)Millie Wonnacott·J S Moore·beaten .5 lengths25/1·26.00SP
- 3rdMy Old Mate (IRE)AI top pick · 52.1Jude Fernandes·Gary & Josh Moore·beaten 1 length10/11F·1.91SP
Race time
1m 36.92s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Perfect Ruler (GB))
“Sat behind pace - driven approaching final 2f and reeled in gap - hit front inside final 110yds and edged home”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 0.91 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →v1.13.13 score
Henfield
9.20Betfair Exchange
segment +7.8% · Flat · Standard · Class 6
Each-way46.4/100 rating
Grey Sands
12.00Dragon Bet
Place portion settles at 3.75 · 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.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: My Old Mate
My Old Mate heads this Class 6 contest at Lingfield on the all-weather narrowly ahead of Perfect Ruler and well clear of the remainder, and his profile over this sort of trip suggests he is well-placed to make that advantage count over eight furlongs on standard going. Perfect Ruler and Grey Sands represent the most credible dangers, with Ernie McCrew also worth keeping onside, but none of them look likely to trouble a horse with My Old Mate's level of form on the evidence available. My Old Mate is the selection.
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
My Old Mate
Jude Fernandes(7) · Gary & Josh Moore · 3yo
Top-rated of 7
score 52.1 · +5.7 clear of next best (46.4)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Form20% weight77strongLast 6: 9-8-2-1-1
- Freshness10% weight70strong8d since last run (quick turnaround)
- Trainer20% weight50averageGary & Josh Moore: 4/20 winners last 14d (20%)
- Ratings50% weight39below averageOR 59
MarketBest price 2.14 (Smarkets) · market favourite.
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 (AW) 1m
full course data →Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.15).
Low (1–3)
IV 0.77
Mid (4–5)
IV 1.11
High (6–7)
IV 1.15
Today: Perfect Ruler (draw 7) and Ten Cuidado (draw 6) get the bias; My Old Mate (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. 408 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | J: Marco Ghiani · T: Marco Botti · draw 7 3yo · F · ch | 5455 | 60 | 42.6 | 11/4·3.75 SP |
| 2 | 7 | J: Millie Wonnacott(5) · T: J S Moore · draw 4 3yo · G · ch | 467455 | 49 | 38.4 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 3 | 1 | J: Jude Fernandes(7) · T: Gary & Josh Moore · draw 1 3yo · G · b | 98211 | 59 | 52.1 | 10/11F·1.91 SP |
| 4 | 6 | Henfieldv1.1 J: David Probert · T: Karen Jewell · draw 3 3yo · F · bp | 09821 | 51 | 36.9 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 5 | 4 | J: Alfie Redman(7) · T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls · draw 5 3yo · C · grtp | 21375 | 57 | 46.4 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 6 | 5 | J: Finley Marsh · T: Mark Usher · draw 6 3yo · G · b | 04700 | 56 | 33.0 | 80/1·81.00 SP |
| 7 | 2 | J: William Cox · T: Tony Carroll · draw 2 3yo · G · b | 79448 | 60 | 40.2 | 150/1·151.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:08 Lingfield (AW)?
No — the AI top pick (My Old Mate) finished 3.
What were the placings in the 16:08 Lingfield (AW)?
Top finishers: 1. Perfect Ruler (GB) (3.75), 2. Ernie Mccrew (IRE) (26.00), 3. My Old Mate (IRE) (1.91).
What was the winning time for the 16:08 Lingfield (AW)?
The winning time was 1m 36.92s.
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