Who won the 16:00 Lingfield (AW) on 25 August 2026?
Musical Soldier (IRE) won the 16:00 Lingfield (AW) at SP 3.25. Ridden by Billy Loughnane. Trained by Ollie Sangster.
16:00 Lingfield (AW)
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7f · Flat · Class 6 · Standard · 8 runners · £3,245 · Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 9/4J·3.25Race report
- 1stMusical Soldier (IRE)AI top pick · 51.3Billy Loughnane·Ollie Sangster9/4J·3.25SP
- 2ndStrong Voice (IRE)Jack Mitchell·James Horton·beaten 2 lengths11/4·3.75SP
- 3rdBird Of War (IRE)Rob Hornby·Charles Hills·beaten 2.5 lengths9/4J·3.25SP
Race time
1m 23.31s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Musical Soldier (IRE))
“Settled just behind pacesetter early - pushed along with two furlongs left - edged closer and hit front approaching final furlong - powered away to win going away”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.25 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 →v1.10.03 score
Coxy's Star
14.00Matchbook
segment +7.8% · Flat · Standard · Class 6
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Viking Glory
Viking Glory holds a rating a pound behind Bird Of War but is preferred here on the strength of a progressive profile that suggests there is more to come, whereas the top-rated runner may be closer to their ceiling. Musical Soldier and Quick Quasar, both rated 68, represent the chief dangers in a competitive lower-tier contest over this seven-furlong Lingfield surface. The confidence is modest, but the upward trajectory makes Viking Glory the call.
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
Musical Soldier
Billy Loughnane · Ollie Sangster · 3yo
Top-rated of 9
score 51.3 · +3.7 clear of next best (47.6)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong24d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight82very strongLast 6: 2-0-2-2-1-1
- Ratings50% weight41below averageOR 61
- Trainer20% weight23weakOllie Sangster: 2/22 winners last 14d (9%)
MarketBest price 4.00 (Betfair Exchange) · 3rd in the market of 9.
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) 7f
full course data →Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.15).
Low (1–4)
IV 0.77
Mid (5–7)
IV 1.11
High (8–10)
IV 1.15
Today: Musical Soldier (draw 9) and Tie Fighter (draw 8) get the bias; Viking Glory (draw 3) 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 | 8 | J: Billy Loughnane · T: Ollie Sangster · draw 9 3yo · G · btp | 202211 | 61 | 51.3 | 9/4J·3.25 SP |
| 2 | 1 | J: Jack Mitchell · T: James Horton · draw 5 3yo · C · grtp | 40266 | 65 | 47.3 | 11/4·3.75 SP |
| 3 | 2 | J: Rob Hornby · T: Charles Hills · draw 2 3yo · C · b | 18536 | 65 | 45.0 | 9/4J·3.25 SP |
| 4 | 5 | Coxy's Starv1.1 J: Lewis Edmunds · T: William Muir & Chris Grassick · draw 6 3yo · F · b | 0540 | 63 | 39.9 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 5 | 7 | J: Paddy Bradley · T: Simon Dow · draw 8 3yo · G · b | 44748 | 63 | 41.5 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
| 6 | 3 | J: Pierre-Louis Jamin · T: Archie Watson · draw 1 3yo · G · bb | 219746 | 63 | 37.2 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 7 | 9 | J: Isobelle Chalmers(7) · T: Simon Hodgson · draw 7 3yo · F · b | 65478 | 60 | 34.3 | 80/1·81.00 SP |
| 8 | 10 | J: Sean D Bowen · T: Ollie Sangster · draw 4 3yo · G · g | 00090 | 45 | 26.8 | 66/1·67.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Cieren Fallon · T: James Owen · draw 3 3yo · G · btp | 307031 | 63 | 47.6 | — |
| — | — | J: Rossa Ryan · T: Ed Dunlop · draw 10 3yo · G · bp | 78842 | 63 | 39.5 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:00 Lingfield (AW)?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Musical Soldier, won the race (AI score 51.3).
What were the placings in the 16:00 Lingfield (AW)?
Top finishers: 1. Musical Soldier (IRE) (3.25), 2. Strong Voice (IRE) (3.75), 3. Bird Of War (IRE) (3.25).
What was the winning time for the 16:00 Lingfield (AW)?
The winning time was 1m 23.31s.
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