15:50 Lingfield

Monday 18 May 2026

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Sporting Times/Sri Lanka Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 1m 9.05s

1^st

(2)

Behike

39-11

4/9f

T: George ScottJ: D Egan

Mounted in chute, ponied and wore hood to start early, travelled strongly, prominent, pressed leader 3f out, led going best over 2f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong tchd 2/5 and tchd 1/2

2^nd

2 ¾

(7)

Ray Mon Dough

39-11

5/1

T: Oliver ColeJ: H Crouch

Wore hood to post, led, pressed for lead 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, outpaced inside final furlong op 9/2 tchd 18/5

3^rd

(6)

Railwayman

39-11

16/5

T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee

Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, in touch with leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong op 4/1 tchd 3/1

4^th

(5)

Rianka

38-13

250/1

T: Martin DunneJ: Tyler Heard

Took keen hold, midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened op 125/1

5^th

(3)

Wayward Queen

38-13

200/1

T: R M BeckettJ: R P Downey

Always behind op 100/1

6^th

6 ½

(4)

Jean's Boy

39-4

40/1

T: A WatsonJ: William Cox

Slowly away, always behind op 33/1 tchd 50/1

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Non-Runners

(1)

Elite Approach¹⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: Joey Ramsden J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.45Pl:£1.10, £2.00EX:£3.30Trifecta:£5.10SF:£3.40Swingers:£1.10, £1.10, £1.10

Forecasts

Behike (4/9), Railwayman (16/5), Ray Mon Dough (5/1), Elite Approach (33/1), Jean's Boy (40/1), Wayward Queen (200/1), Rianka (250/1)

BEHIKE looks a smart sprinter in the making and his Commonwealth Cup entry catches the eye. He can follow up his reappearance win here before his sights are raised. Ayr scorer Railwayman will go on progressing himself and is the obvious danger.