15:45 Lingfield

Monday 27 April 2026

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Tia Giggle Gallop Handicap

Off time: 15:49 | Winning time: 1m 24.09s

(5)

El Matador²¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 87| D

4/7

Pair of 7f novice wins last spring. Didn't really kick on in handicaps later in the year but there's still a feeling this low-mileage 4-y-o could have bigger performances in him. Has been gelded. Good record fresh.

Form: 2/11075-

(7)

Tiger Crusade¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Jack Dace⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Simcock| OR: 83| CD

12/1

Resumed winning ways over C&D in January. In better form than recent form figures suggest but needs things to drop right given his hold-up style.

Form: 182666

(6)

Silver Trumpet^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 78| D

6/1

All wins over 7f. Respectable fourth of 6 on 1m Southwell reappearance. Should be very competitive back at 7f with that outing behind him. Also has cheekpieces refitted.

Form: 41725-4

(4)

Lunario^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: R Havlin| T: L A Dace| OR: 77| D

28/1

Ran poorly on recent 1m Kempton reappearance, taking his all-weather record to 0-10. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 11748-9

(1)

King's Vanity^h²⁰⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: David Probert| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 76| CD

9/1

C&D winner when trained by Andrew Balding but off for a year prior to well held at Kempton for new yard last autumn. Absent for a further 6 months since. Has something to prove for now.

Form: 74016/9-

(3)

Freddie's Star¹⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Cieren Fallon| T: R A Teal| OR: 76| D

10/1

Placed on first 3 starts before landing short odds in 5-runner novice at Chelmsford (7f) last November. Cut little ice on 7f Kempton handicap debut the following month but retains unexposed potential back from 147 days off.

Form: 23219-

(2)

Port Road⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Paddy Bradley| T: S Dow| OR: 76

12/1

Both wins over 1m at Kempton, the latter in January. Respectable sixth of 8 there (1m again) at the end of January. Off since.

Form: 1939-16

Forecasts

El Matador (4/7), Silver Trumpet (6/1), King's Vanity (9/1), Freddie's Star (10/1), Port Road (12/1), Tiger Crusade (12/1), Lunario (28/1)

Returning 4-y-o EL MATADOR is a potential class act here. Silver Trumpet could be sharper with his reappearance behind him and is second choice ahead of Freddie's Star, who, like the selection, returns to the track with unexposed potential.