This Group Three affair represents a major drop in class for the James Tate-trained sprinter, who could manage only seventh in the Jubilee.
The form of RAAHY (nb, 6.15) in finishing second of 15 in a minor event at Windsor 12 days ago is the best on show in this Lingfield field by far.
The third that day has won since and it will take an above-average newcomer to get the better of our selection.
Henry Candy’s stable star LIMATO (treble, 3.15) landed a hat-trick in Listed and Group Two company last season, and made a respectable return in the Duke Of York Stakes behind Invincible Army last month.
His best-ever run came at this specialist’s trip of seven furlongs and he can now enjoy a good second half of the campaign after a stuttering start.
One of the great Investec Derby storylines was veteran Irish trainer Kevin Prendergast trying to win the race at the age of 86.
His MADHMOON (5.20) came within half a length of pulling off that feat and there will be no more popular winner of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby if the son of Guineas winner Dawn Approach can avenge the narrow Epsom defeat by Anthony Van Dyck at the Curragh this afternoon.
Madhmoon had never run over further than a mile before Epsom and Chris Hayes can ride his mount more confidently now he knows the Prendergast runner gets the Classic distance well.
TODAY’S TIPS
Chester
2.00 PUERTO BANUS
2.35 WILD EDRIC
3.10 MAWAKIB
3.45 SERMON
4.20 GABRIAL THE ONE
4.55 ANGEL GABRIAL
5.30 KING ROBERT
Doncaster
5.25 ROCK OF ESTONIA
5.55 LADY RED MOON
6.30 CRANTOCK BAY
7.00 THEGREATESTSHOWMAN
7.30 CARTMELL CLEAVE
8.00 AGENT GIBBS
8.30 KILBAHA LADY
Lingfield
5.45 FEARLESSLY
6.15 RAAHY (nb)
6.45 COUNTRY ROSE
7.15 BOWSON FRED
7.45 TWILIGHTING
8.15 TABASSOR
8.45 STAY FOREVER
Newcastle
1.50 STAXTON
2.25 INVINCIBLE ARMY (nap)
3.00 CARNWENNAN
3.35 GIBBS HILL
4.10 FRANCOPHILIA
4.45 TEENAR
5.15 MUBHIJ
5.50 ANYTHINGTODAY
Newmarket (July)
2.05 SUMMER ROMANCE
2.40 AL DABARAN
3.15 LIMATO (TR)
3.50 BARSANTI
4.25 MANORAH
5.00 DRAMATIC DEVICE
5.35 UMMALNAR
Windsor
1.40 HOMESPIN
2.15 SEXTANT
2.50 KHAFOOQ
3.25 OH THIS IS US
4.00 LADY KERMIT
4.35 WAR GLORY
5.10 BRINKLEYS KATIE
York
2.10 AL AAKIF
2.45 VENTURA OCEAN
3.20 MARKAZI
3.55 TRUE DESTINY
4.30 MUBTASIMAH
5.05 FENDALE
5.40 CLAIRE UNDERWOOD