Neil Morrice shares all of his best bets and tips for Thursday’s racing coming your way from Lingfield, Beverley, Salibury, and Windsor on 13 August 2026.
LINGFIELD PARK
Race 4 No1 PURE PASSION (Nap)
Trainer: Stuart Williams – Jockey: C Lyons
PURE PASSION looked completely at home when switched to the grass and opening her account on handicap debut at Yarmouth. The daughter of Magna Grecia also enjoyed dropping back to 1000 metres but will have no problem moving up to 1200 today.
Race 5 No3 DOVE TALE
Trainer: John Gosden – Jockey: Rab
Study Of Man filly DOVE TALE upped her game to make the podium on her first outing of 2026 at Kempton where she stayed on well through the final quarter mile. Gosden equips her with a hood which is a regular trait of the trainer and it should bring about that little bit of progression required to win this.
BEVERLEY
Race 6 No3 SAXON GRACE (Nap)
Trainer: D Bourke – Jockey: Shane Gray
On a poor card for punting SAXON GRACE is the only advice. She’s well drawn for the 1600 metres contest and goes to post fresh off an overdue but deserved first career triumph at Redcar.
SALISBURY
Race 1 No2 SYDNEY ROCK (Nap)
Trainer: Oliver Cole – Jockey: Joe Bradnam
It’s taken SYDNEY ROCK a few runs to recapture her form from last year but her near miss last time suggests she will stay this longer distance. She remains on the same mark, while her trainer is going through a purple patch.
Race 4 No5 SIENA STORM
Trainer: Ed Walker – Jockey: Kieran Shoemark
SIENA STORM would have finished closer on her Goodwood debut but for running green. It was nevertheless a very promising effort, and with improvement guaranteed over a suitably longer trip she can open her account.
Race 5 No2 GREEN SKY
Trainer: Rod Millman – Jockey: Oisin Murphy
Prolific scorer GREEN SKY is not 5he most imaginative of choices but such is her well being that now brought back in trip she can defy an 8lb rise and stretch her winning streak to four.
WINDSOR
Race 2 No6 LEGENDSOFTHELAND
Trainer: Adrian Wintle – Jockey: David Egan
LEGENDSOFTHELAND has taken a new lease on life since being operated on for a breathing problem. His subsequent figures read 3212131 And he’s strongly fancied to card a fourth career win this evening. He gamely landed some good bets at Ffos Las and is enjoying his racing on grass.
Race 5 No4 BOX TO BOX (Each Way)
Trainer: Hugo Palmer – Jockey: Luke Catton
This is a belated return to the fray for BOX TO BOX but if in the same form as when signing out in 2025 can get into the shake up. The Chester specialist has been in infrequent winner over the last two seasons but his very good run in a Class3 on the Roodee last autumn would if repeated make him hard to beat.
Race 6 No2 MYTHOLOGICAL STAR (Nap)
Trainer: Daniel Kubler – Jockey: Billy Loughnane
MYTHOLOGICAL STAR has been a captain of industry with back-to-back triumphs in the last week. He goes in search of a rapid fire het-trick with all guns blazing and is strongly fancied to extend that impressive sequence in this better race.
