Winless in her last five starts, Hope Rising nonetheless brings distance experience and fresh legs after a 20-day break, and her rating edges the official mark — enough to make her a genuine threat from stall 1; the concern is that recent form shows no finish better than fourth.
Form last 67660/4
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
64SR—RPR55OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 64 suggests ability but 5/2 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Winless in his last five starts, Boston Run nonetheless heads the ratings here and brings distance experience to the table; drawn five carrying 135 lb, the 19-day turnaround leaves him spot on, though his recent string of sixths and worse demands more.
Form last 6980-66
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
51SR—RPR55OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 51 suggests ability but 9/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Koko Blue has been consistently placed in recent starts, finishing third three times and second last time out, and she returns on a tight 12-day turnaround with experience over today's trip. The risk is she's yet to score in her last five starts.
Form last 630-332
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
63SR—RPR53OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 63 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Winless in his last five starts and ranked sixth of seven on our figures, Douglas Dc makes for a difficult proposition — though he has run over today's trip before and 22 days between runs suggests he arrives reasonably fresh.
Form last 67-9755
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
49SR—RPR48OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 49 suggests ability but 8/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Winless in his last six starts, Pablo Prince does at least bring distance experience and a fitness edge at 22 days since his last run; however, a best recent finish of fourth and our rating of 51 leave him with plenty to find on a tricky day.
Form last 6467476
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
41SR—RPR47OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 41 suggests ability but 12/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Winless in his last five starts with figures of 8th, 5th, 7th, 6th, and unplaced, Lamlash faces a stiff task here — our rating ranks him last of seven — though he has run over today's trip and returns from a 52-day break with a fresh chance.
Form last 60-6758
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
24SR—RPR45OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 24 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 100/1.
Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer),
Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync.
Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.
Gearing's Point owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (33) and market confidence (82). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
4/1Sheena WestGeorge Bass
65%Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner
Hope Rising
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
5/2 · Jamie Snowden✓ Value Signal
Lamlash
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
100/1 · Joe Tickle◈ Chamber Memory
Balanced
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
Koko Blue (SR:63, 13/8) holds the joint-highest SR in the field alongside Hope Rising but carries 2lb less (9-7 vs 9-9), a meaningful edge in a tight Class 6 handicap. The form string 30-332 shows consistent placed efforts at this level, and crucially DistFit:+ confirms proven ability at this sort of trip — a significant advantage over rivals with unknown or poor distance profiles. The market has shortened 11% since opening, indicating professional confidence, and trainer Tom Clover (13%, 250 runners) paired with Jack Mitchell (14%, 874 runners) is a competent, active combination. GoingFit:? is the only real unknown, but good ground is the most neutral surface and nothing in the record suggests aversion.
Each-way alternative: Gearing's Point.
Main danger: Hope Rising — Hope Rising shares the top SR (64) and carries only 2lb more than Koko Blue; the MarkMv:-55 suggests a dramatically dropped mark that could make this horse very well-treated, and GoingFit:+ confirms the going suits, so if the 19% market drift is simply lack of public confidence rather than a genuine negative, it could easily outrun its price.