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7-2 Locke the early mover in Monmore market

The six races that make up the David Lipsey Trophy - Trainers' Judgement Night - have been drawn

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Matt Newman
15 Jun 2026
David Lipsey Trophy

David Lipsey Trophy betting

Maxine Locke is the early mover in the betting for Trainers' Judgement Night at Monmore on Thursday. The now Central Park-based trainer has been backed from 9-2 into 7-2 for outright honours. 


Favourite with the Entain firms is champion trainer Mark Wallis at evens. Coral and Ladbrokes then bet: 10-3 Paul Young, 7-2 Maxine Locke, 10 Kevin Hutton, 12 Nathan Hunt, 25 Tom Heilbron. 


Staged by the Wolverhampton track in memory of the late Lord David Lipsey, the six-race, six-trainer shootout featuring six of last year's top seven trainers - Paul Young has replaced Patrick Janssens - sees points make prizes with £5,000 to the winning handler on a 10-7-5-3-2-1 basis. 


Each race is worth £1,000 to the winner with contests over various distances and criteria. 


*Monmore has switched the top division of the 480m contest to be the sixth and final leg of Lord David Lipsey Trainers' Judgement Night on Thursday. 

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