19:20 Lingfield

Wednesday 15 July 2026

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  • 3YO plus  |   Class 3  |   7f 135y  |   Good to Firm  |   4 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:20  |   Winning time: 1m 29.65s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(1)
Horse silk
Classic Encounter26
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-11| J: Billy Loughnane| T: G Boughey| OR:  88| BF| D
6/5
Successful twice last season and capitalised on a slight ease in grade when opening his account for the season at Redcar in May. Lost out on the nod back there (1m, good) last month but can regain the winning thread from an unchanged mark.
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Timeform
2
(3)
Horse silk
Great Chieftainb92
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-11| J: K Shoemark| T: Oliver Cole| OR:  88| D
6/1
Better than ever when recording back-to-back handicap wins last May. Lightly raced since and proved to be a disappointment back on these shores when tailed off at Newmarket (1m, good) 3 months ago. Can't have been right that day so fancied to get back on track after a break.
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Timeform
3
(2)
Horse silk
Desert Shadowv50
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-5| J: S M Levey| T: S bin Suroor| OR:  82
5/2
Proving hard to win with but ran just about his best race down markedly in trip when second of 6 to reopposing Classic Encounter at Redcar (1m) in May, though he didn't settle ideally (in a first-time visor) or keep straight. 4 lb swing with that rival but hard to see him reversing the placings.
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Timeform
4
(4)
Horse silk
Huscalt13
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Marquand| T: C Hills| OR:  81
4/1
On long losing run but turned in his best effort of the season from a sliding mark when third of 14 at Newbury (7f, firm) just under a fortnight ago. Handicapper eases his grip further and there's a suspicion he might be a little better on all-weather.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Classic Encounter (6/5), Desert Shadow (5/2), Huscal (4/1), Great Chieftain (6/1)

Verdict

CLASSIC ENCOUNTER couldn't have gone much closer to maintaining an unbeaten record at Redcar last month and operating from an unchanged mark, George Boughey's 5-y-o gets the verdict to record career victory number 4. Great Chieftain can't have been right at Newmarket back in April, so he heads up the opposition having been freshened up since.

  1. Classic Encounter6/5
  2. Great Chieftain6/1
  3. Desert Shadow5/2

Prize Money

1st: £7,956.002nd: £3,733.003rd: £1,865.004th: £933.005th: £465.00

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