Lingfield
18:20
Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Classified Stakes
Lingfield Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2025 Distance: 1m3½f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 6 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50 Place: £2 £8.10 Exacta: £89.40 Trifecta: £306.80
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Irezumi (GB) 5 G Poor Jim Boyle 130 lbs 9/2 Won Held up in rear - smooth headway over 2f out - soon pushed along to lead - ridden and went clear inside final furlong - readily(op 4/1)
2nd 7 Rupert The Prince (IRE) 3 G Good Paddy Butler 121 lbs 16/1 - Took keen hold - disputed lead early - prominent after 2f - unbalanced 2f out - rallied and went second inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 18/1 tchd 11/1 and tchd 22/1)
3rd 5 Casual Encounter (GB) 3 F Poor Andrew Balding 121 lbs 15/8F - Disputed lead early - in touch with leaders after 2f - keeping on over 1f out - went third final 110yds - not pace to challenge(op 7/2)
4th 1 Skimming Along (IRE) 4 G AVG Daniel Steele 137 lbs 5/2 - Held up in last - raced slightly wide home turn - some headway but hung left 2f out - carried head awkwardly inside final furlong - went fourth towards finish (jockey said gelding hung left-handed for final 2f)(op 15/8)
5th 2 Formal Address (GB) 3 G Poor Brett Johnson 135 lbs 9/1 - Steadied start - held up in last - some headway on inner over 2f out - no impression from over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/1)
6th 4 Miss Dubai (GB) 4 F Poor Denis Coakley 135 lbs 28/1 - Took keen hold - disputed lead early - led after 2f - going easily 3f out - headed under 2f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong(op 10/1)
7th 6 Crackamour (GB) 3 G Poor Richard Hughes 121 lbs 7/1 - In touch with leaders - weakened quickly from 2f out(tchd 8/1)