Third last time out, and a winner two starts back, Sure Touch has run over today's trip and going before and returns from a 39-day break; rated 140 and ranked second of eight, though a below-par fifth three starts back is the concern.
Form last 6/051-3
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
120SR—RPR135OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 120 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Third last time out, and third two starts back, Sony Bill is yet to score this term but has run over today's trip and going before; a rating of 145 after an eleven-day break makes him the one to beat, the missing win his only knock.
Form last 645-433
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
114SR—RPR132OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 114 suggests ability but 12/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Winner last time out, and with another win four starts back, Grand Clermont has run over today's trip and going before and is fresh off a 14-day break; rated 137 and third of eight, a below-par sixth five starts back is the only chink.
Form last 6-61241
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
127SR—RPR130OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 127 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Winner last time out, Sunray Shadow has landed four of his last five starts and already run over today's trip and going before; with the yard firing at 29% lately and just an 11-day break, he's rated 131 and a leading player at fourth of eight.
Form last 6-11131
★AI Rating★★★★☆
133SR—RPR129OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 133 backed by market confidence at 9/4 — a genuine contender.
Fifth last time out and only ninth two starts back, Hold Your Fort was a different sort further back, claiming a second four starts back and winning five starts back; sixth of eight on our figures after a 16-day gap, the recent dip in form is the worry.
Form last 612-395
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
108SR—RPR126OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 108 suggests ability but 20/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Winner last time out, and again two starts back, Imperial Alex has two wins in his last five starts and has run over today's trip and going before, but a 28-day gap and a rating of 128 leave him hard to fancy at seventh of eight.
Form last 675-211
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
129SR—RPR126OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 129 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Seventh last time out having been placed as recently as three starts back, Stans The Man returns quickly on just an 8-day turnaround; he sits fifth of eight on our figures at 130, the recent downturn in form the obvious concern.
Form last 612-357
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
113SR—RPR120OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 113 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Winner last time out, and twice more in his last five starts, The Flying Poet arrives with strong recent form; but a rating of just 116, bottom of this field, and a 24-day gap make him hard to fancy on figures alone.
Form last 621-121
★AI Rating★★★★☆
124SR—RPR112OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
Favourable weight of 10-5 gives a real edge in this handicap.
Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer),
Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync.
Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.
Sunray Shadow owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (74) and market confidence (90). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
9/4Dan SkeltonHarry Skelton
72%Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner
Grand Clermont
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
4/1 · David Pipe✓ Value Signal
Hold Your Fort
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
20/1 · Debra Hamer◈ Chamber Memory
Balanced
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
Sunray Shadow (SR:133, 9/4) is the highest-rated runner in this field by a clear margin and brings a compelling form string of -11131 — five runs featuring three wins and a second, with the sole defeat a third. The Dan Skelton/Harry Skelton combination posts 21%/27% career strike rates respectively, making this one of the most powerful yards-and-jockey pairings in jump racing, and Course:W1P3 confirms Sunray Shadow is a genuine Uttoxeter specialist. DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ tick the trip-and-ground boxes, and while the MarkMv:+4 means the handicapper has noticed, the 4lb rise looks manageable given the margin of recent victories. The 6% market drift is a mild concern but is plausibly explained by the step up in class (↑1) rather than any insider pessimism.
Each-way alternative: The Flying Poet.
Main danger: Imperial Alex — Imperial Alex (SR:129, 5/1) has Course:W1P2 at Uttoxeter, recorded back-to-back wins in recent form (75-211), runs at the same class as last time (ClassMv:=), and carries a featherweight 11-5 — 17lb less than Sunray Shadow — which on good ground over three miles is a tangible physical advantage.
ShortlistSunray Shadow, Imperial Alex, The Flying Poet