Norwalk Havoc was only third two starts back but has already raced over today's trip and going, and his rating puts him clear at the top of this field. He's yet to score in his last five starts and faces a 51-day absence, the only blot on an otherwise leading claim.
Form last 60-7830
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
79SR—RPR103OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 79 suggests ability but 18/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Jagged Edge won two starts back and again four starts back, and already has today's trip and going covered. Alternating with three unplaced efforts in between, though, he sits only midway on our figures for this.
Form last 6010-10
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
90SR—RPR102OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 90 suggests ability but 13/2 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Ribee was winning four and five starts back and has today's trip and going in his locker, giving him obvious claims on his best form. A below-par seventh last time and a lengthy 104-day absence are the risks, but on our figures he ranks among the main dangers here.
Form last 61-1527
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
98SR—RPR99OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 98 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Dunum won three starts back having also been placed two back, and he already boasts experience of today's trip and going. He is a big risk on a 318-day absence, though our second-highest rating gives him claims among the leading dangers if fully wound up.
Form last 680130-
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
95SR—RPR96OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 95 suggests ability but 15/2 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Gleneagle Bay won last time out and already has today's trip and going covered, the form trending the right way. Two indifferent efforts before that temper the picture, though, leaving him with a mid-table rating of 96 for this.
Form last 60-0451
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
83SR—RPR96OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 83 suggests ability but 14/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Hardy Warrior won three starts back and was runner-up five back, and already has experience of today's trip and going. He faded to fourth last time, but his trainer is in good form at 30% over the last fortnight, and he rates 100 against an official mark of 105.
Form last 624-134
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
109SR—RPR105OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 109 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Lord Massusus caught the eye with a third four starts back and is fresh from a run just 19 days ago, with today's trip and going already covered. He is without a win in his last six starts, but a rating of 103 marks him a notable danger here.
Form last 6863678
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
67SR—RPR95OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 67 suggests ability but 25/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Far From Dandy was runner-up two and three starts back, and he already has experience of today's trip and going. Without a win in his last five starts, though, a rating of 96 leaves him just a midfield player.
Form last 6-64220
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
82SR—RPR92OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 82 suggests ability but 11/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Pierre Royal won last time out and was second five starts back, so the placings are there, but a rating of 88 leaves him towards the bottom of this field on our figures. Two flat sixth-placed efforts in between temper the overall claim despite that latest success.
Form last 6216-61
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
91SR—RPR91OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 91 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Booyea was runner-up last time out, but that's his only form highlight amid four other finishes outside the frame in his last five starts. He already has experience of today's trip and going, though a rating of 87 keeps him towards the foot of this field on our figures.
Form last 600-502
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
75SR—RPR89OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 75 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 16/1.
Orandi has been well held in all of his last five starts, no better than a seventh two starts back, though he does already have experience of today's trip and going. A rating of 92, a few pounds above his official mark, is the case for considering him at only a midfield level.
Form last 60-0078
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
71SR—RPR89OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 71 suggests ability but 18/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Genuine Article remains winless in modest recent finishes, never better than fourth in his last five starts, but our figures rate him 10 lb above his official mark. He already has experience of today's trip and going, though an 86-day absence leaves a fitness question.
Form last 6457-05
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
77SR—RPR87OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 77 suggests ability but 12/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Lady Lilac has been placed in two of her last five starts, third last time out and again five back, though the finishes in between have been modest. She already has experience of today's trip and going, and sits mid-pack on a rating of 93, a few pounds above her official mark.
Form last 6-35573
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
64SR—RPR87OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 64 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 28/1.
Lir Speciale was placed with a second three starts back and has been frequently in the frame across his last six starts, with today's trip and going already covered. His yard is out of form, though, running at just a 0% strike rate in the last fortnight, and he rates a modest 92.
Form last 6330245
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
89SR—RPR87OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 89 suggests ability but 17/2 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Terre De Vega was runner-up four starts back, his best effort in a modest recent sequence that also includes a fourth and an eighth. He already has experience of today's trip and going, and a rating of 91 nudges him above his official mark, though a low speed figure of 70 is a concern.
Form last 6/20-84
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
59SR—RPR85OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 59 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 66/1.
Howyoulikethat was placed third last time out but the finishes either side have been modest, never better than fourth otherwise in his last five starts. He already has experience of today's trip and going, and a rating of 89 leaves him firmly in the second half of this field.
Form last 65-8473
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
60SR—RPR84OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 60 suggests ability but 50/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Kai Lung has been placed in all four of his starts to date, including a win two starts back, and is yet to finish outside the frame. Lightly raced and clearly unexposed, there should be more to come with experience.
Form last 6/2212-
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
65SR—RPR83OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 65 suggests ability but 16/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Merlin The Wizard won last time out and again two starts back, a pair of victories that stand out in a mixed six-run sequence including an eighth. He already has experience of today's trip and going, but a rating of 81 leaves him towards the bottom of this field on our figures.
Form last 6253811
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
72SR—RPR78OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 72 suggests ability but 22/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Monvoe won three of his last five starts, including two starts back, but a below-par ninth last time is his most recent form. He already has experience of today's trip and going, though a rating of 78 leaves him near the bottom of this field despite that record.
Form last 6-11219
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
72SR—RPR84OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 72 suggests ability but 33/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Monoceros was third three and five starts back either side of a pulled-up run, but a below-par ninth last time is the more recent picture. He already has experience of today's trip and going, though a rating of 79 leaves him towards the foot of this field on our figures.
Form last 63P-359
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
67SR—RPR81OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 67 suggests ability but 33/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer),
Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync.
Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.
Hardy Warrior owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (61) and market confidence (82). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
4/1Joseph Patrick O'BrienDylan Browne McMonagle
74%Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner
Pierre Royal
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
9/2 · Adrian McGuinness✓ Value Signal
Merlin The Wizard
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
22/1 · R P Cody◈ Chamber Memory
Balanced
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
Hardy Warrior (SR:109, 4/1) is the standout performer on Saturday Rating in this field, holding a clear 11-point edge over the next-best Lir Speciale (SR:89). Crucially, that ability advantage is carried on just 9-7, not an oppressive weight, and the market has backed this view strongly with a 26% inward move from opening price — Joseph Patrick O'Brien's stable operates at 16% with 1,479 runners, the strongest training strike rate in the race, and Dylan Browne McMonagle's 15% booking confirms this is taken seriously from the yard. Hardy Warrior is proven at today's distance (DistFit:+) which no other realistic contender can match as clearly, and a mark 2lb below last winning mark (MarkMv:-2) means the handicapper has given rather than taken from connections. The form string 24-134 shows a last-time-out fourth that keeps the mark manageable while form prior to that includes a win and place at this class of contest.
Each-way alternative: Lir Speciale.
Main danger: Dunum — Dunum (SR:95, 9-7) has steamed 27% in the market — the joint-biggest inward move in the race — is off a mark only 3lb above last win, and returns from a 318-day absence for a yard that clearly had this race in mind, making it the most dangerous unknown quantity in the field.
ShortlistHardy Warrior, Lir Speciale, Dunum, Pierre Royal