Aw Trials Day - Lingfield 2nd Jan 2027 Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race)
Course: Southwell (AW)
Date: 26th Oct 2026
Distance: 2m½f (2m102y)
Type: Flat
Going: Standard
Class: Class 4
Prize: £4,972
Runners: 6
Going Detail: TAPETA: STANDARD
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Benvoy D
5yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Tom Marquand
Trainer: Jo Davis
East Garston, Berkshire
Owner: These Girls Can Syndicate
Breeding
Sire: Fastnet Rock (AUS)
Dam: Mont Etoile (IRE)
Damsire: Montjeu (IRE)
Comment
Benvoy won last time out and was second two starts back, with fitness not a worry after 19 days off, and he has run over today's trip and going. Even so, our figures rank him fifth of six, and carrying 133 lb makes it hard to fancy him after a win.
Previous Trainers
- Henry De Bromhead (until 2024-07-19)
Previous Owners
- Thesegirlscan Racing Club (until 2024-12-27)
- D L Obyrne (until 2024-07-19)
Race History for Benvoy
Vaguely Royal D
6yo br Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Billy Loughnane
Trainer: Ian Williams
Alvechurch, Worcs
Owner: Eventmasters Racing
Breeding
Sire: Galileo (IRE)
Dam: Danilovna (IRE)
Damsire: Dansili (GB)
Comment
Vaguely Royal won twice in his last six starts, four and five starts back, and has run over today's trip and going before, while our 77 rating sits five pounds above his official 72. The main risk is a trainer cold at 1/24 and his unplaced effort last time out.
Previous Trainers
- Syd Hosie (until 2025-12-31)
- Anthony Charlton (until 2025-06-28)
- John & Thady Gosden (until 2024-06-21)
Previous Owners
- Eventmasters Racing Syd Hosie (until 2025-12-31)
- Syd Hosie (until 2025-04-09)
- Syd Hosie David Keith Tye (until 2025-03-04)
- B E Nielsen (until 2024-06-21)
Race History for Vaguely Royal
Solar Pass C
4yo b Filly (GB)Connections
Jockey: Jason Watson
Trainer: Andrew Balding
Kingsclere, Hants
Owner: Kingsclere Racing Club
Breeding
Sire: Phoenix Reach (IRE)
Dam: Highland Pass (GB)
Damsire: Passing Glance (GB)
Comment
Solar Pass banked three seconds in her last six starts and has run over today's trip and going, while a fresh 15 days since her last run helps; our rating of 77 ranks her third of six. The risk is a slide to a seventh, then an unplaced run last time.
Race History for Solar Pass
Charging Thunder CD
8yo b Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Christian Howarth(3)
Trainer: James Owen
Newmarket, Suffolk
Owner: Goodfellow And Lawson
Breeding
Sire: War Command (USA)
Dam: Storming Sioux (GB)
Damsire: Storming Home (GB)
Comment
Third last time out and a fourth two starts back, fresh from a run just 13 days ago, he has run over today's trip and going before, and our rating of 92 ranks him second of six. The risk is that he is winless in his last six starts and carries 139 lb.
Previous Trainers
- David O'Meara (until 2024-09-04)
Previous Owners
- Plan B (until 2024-12-13)
- J Owen (until 2024-09-19)
- Elwick Stud (until 2024-09-04)
- Geoff Sandra Turnbull (until 2024-04-20)
Race History for Charging Thunder
Tarbat Ness D
7yo br Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Gina Mangan
Trainer: John Berry
Newmarket, Suffolk
Owner: The 1997 Partnership
Breeding
Sire: Reliable Man (GB)
Dam: Ethics Girl (IRE)
Damsire: Hernando (FR)
Comment
Tarbat Ness arrives in solid form, a second last time out and another second two starts back, but he's been unable to get his head in front since winning five starts back. He has run over today's trip and going, yet carrying 131 lb and ranked last of six on our figures, he's hard to fancy.
Previous Owners
- The 1997 Partnership And Rhd (until 2025-05-03)
Race History for Tarbat Ness
Shadow Dance
6yo gr Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Rhys Elliott(5)
Trainer: Rebecca Menzies
Morden, Durham
Owner: Caspian Racing Limited
Breeding
Sire: Almanzor (FR)
Dam: Skyline Dancer (GB)
Damsire: Dalakhani (IRE)
Comment
Shadow Dance steps up from a fifth last time out, 30 days ago, and has run over today's trip and on this going before, while our top-rated 96 gives him a narrow edge in this field of six. He is winless in recent starts, but he looks the one to beat off an official 80.
Previous Trainers
- Roger Varian (until 2025-09-12)
Previous Owners
- Newsells Park Stud Ardilesbrazilhoddle (until 2025-09-12)
- Newsells Park Stud Waldmark Syndicate (until 2024-09-13)
- Newsells Park Stud Ossie Ardiles Synd (until 2023-10-13)
- Newsells Park Stud (until 2023-05-10)
Race History for Shadow Dance
