BetMGM Spring Cup Stakes (Listed).
Lingfield · Saturday, 28 Feb · 18:35
· 7f 1y
· Class 1
· POLYTRACK
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:35
Off time
8
Runners
Standard
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2
1/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
5.50
9/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
7
6/1
04 · —
8
7/1
05 · —
8.50
15/2
06 · —
26
25/1
07 · —
67
66/1
08 · —
67
66/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 3 |
Hilitany (G)
[T]
Speedily-bred colt who didn't manage to match his useful juvenile form in 3 runs at Meydan this winter. No guarantee the longer trip will suit on all-weather debut, either.
|
Billy Loughnane | G Boughey | 3 | 59 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 4th | 2 | 6 |
Richie's Rocket (G)
FAV
Confirmed debut promise in spades when quickening clear for a decisive success in C&D maiden in November. That performance (backed up by the clock) sets the standard and there should be even better to come.
|
H Crouch | R M Beckett | 3 | 59 kg |
2
1/1
|
| 7th | 3 | 8 |
Shahik (G)
Progressive in trio of starts for George Boughey, showing a sharp turn of foot to win 4-runner Newcastle maiden in October. Further progress likely but he's in much deeper waters on first run for new yard.
|
Hollie Doyle | Michael Keady | 3 | 59 kg |
67
66/1
|
| 5th | 4 | 7 |
Sir Albert (C)
Most progressive as 2-y-o, completing hat-trick before third in Doncaster listed race in September. Easy to forgive end of season run over 6f on Champions Day and looks to have plenty in his favour on return.
|
Jason Watson | A M Balding | 3 | 59 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 3rd | 5 | 1 |
Ten Carat Harry (G)
Improved again to make it a perfect 6-6 on all-weather, landing a deeper race than previously contested at Newcastle last month. Could have still more to offer tackling 7f for the first time on this surface.
|
Tom Marquand | J A Osborne | 3 | 59 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 2nd | 6 | 2 |
Bella Lyra (F)
Near-useful as a 2-y-o, ending the season with a second in a valuable conditions race on first start over this trip at Baden-Baden. May prove vulnerable to more progressive types in this, however.
|
Finley Marsh | R Hughes | 3 | 56.7 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 6th | 7 | 5 |
Starfinch (F)
Left behind her debut form when making winning start for new connections in 6f Southwell novice last month. Longer trip will be in her favour but she'll need to improve markedly in the face of much stiffer opposition.
|
Kaiya Fraser | Harry Eustace | 3 | 56.7 kg |
67
66/1
|
| 8th | 8 | 4 |
Star Strewn (F)
[T]
Landed a gamble in 7f Dundalk maiden on stable debut earlier this month. That's unlikely to be her ceiling but this step up in class looks a bridge too far.
|
Callum Shepherd | A McGuinness | 3 | 56.7 kg |
26
25/1
|
Betting forecast: Richie's Rocket (1/1), Hilitany (9/2), Sir Albert (6/1), Ten Carat Harry (7/1), Bella Lyra (15/2), Star Strewn (25/1), Starfinch (66/1), Shahik (66/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 34026.0 GBP |
| P2 | 12900.0 GBP |
| P3 | 6456.0 GBP |
| P4 | 3216.0 GBP |
| P5 | 1614.0 GBP |
| P6 | 810.0 GBP |