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Lingfield (AW) · Tuesday 25 August 2026 · Off 4:00 · Class 6 · 0m7f1y · Going: Standard · Purse: £3,245 · 3yo
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Verdict, Market Read & Value Calls
The market makes Viking Glory the clear favourite (implied 25.6% chance) at 15/8, trained by James Owen. Musical Soldier is the chief market rival at 9/4.
★ Market shape · A competitive heat at the top of the market — three or four runners are within touching distance on price.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Viking Glory. Best price available at Bet Victor — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Musical Soldier at 9/4. The price gives place hunters a margin of safety, particularly with bookies paying Extra Places in big-field handicaps.
★ Bigger-priced angle · The bigger-priced angle: Quick Quasar at 7/1. Form figures of 219746 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 6 · 0m7f1y · Standard going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 15% over the last 14 days.
Bar widths show each runner's de-overrounded market chance, based on best price. Bookmaker margins removed so the percentages total ~100%.
- Viking Glory 25.6% 15/8
- Musical Soldier 22.7% 9/4
- Strong Voice 14.8% 4/1
- Bird Of War 13.4% 9/2
- Quick Quasar 9.2% 7/1
- Coxy's Star 4.9% 14/1
- Tie Fighter 3.9% 18/1
- Ragaire 3.2% 22/1
- Athena's War 2.2% 33/1
Field & Odds (10 runners)
Sorted by market position. Best price shown is the lowest decimal price across the leading UK horse racing bookmakers — tap any bookie pill to bet at that price.
| No. | Horse | J / T | Form | RPR | TS | Best Price | Top Bookies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 (3) | Viking Glory NAP tp |
J: Cieren Fallon T: James Owen |
307031 | 15/8 | |||
| 8 (9) | Musical Soldier tp |
J: Billy Loughnane T: Ollie Sangster |
202211 | 9/4 | |||
| 1 (5) | Strong Voice EW tp |
J: Jack Mitchell T: James Horton |
4-0266 | 4/1 | |||
| 2 (2) | Bird Of War |
J: Rob Hornby T: Charles Hills |
1-8536 | 9/2 | |||
| 3 (1) | Quick Quasar b |
J: Pierre-Louis Jamin T: Archie Watson |
219746 | 15/2 | |||
| 5 (6) | Coxy's Star |
J: Lewis Edmunds T: William Muir & Chris Grassick |
0-540 | 14/1 | |||
| 7 (8) | Tie Fighter |
J: Paddy Bradley T: Simon Dow |
4-4748 | 18/1 | |||
| 10 (4) | Ragaire |
J: Sean D Bowen T: Ollie Sangster |
00090 | 22/1 | |||
| 9 (7) | Athena's War |
J: Isobelle Chalmers(7) T: Simon Hodgson |
654-78 | 33/1 | |||
| NR (10) | Chapman's Peak p |
J: Rossa Ryan T: Ed Dunlop |
-78842 | — | Prices update closer to the off |
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