Bangor-on-Dee 16:30 16 May 2026
Class 5 16 May 2026

Saturday 16 May Classic Additions Handicap Chase

Classic Additions Handicap Chase · 3m30y

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AI rates Good Work Medium Saturday Draw Join free to vote Updated 2 weeks, 2 days ago
No.
Horse
Form
Jockey / Trainer
OR
SR?
RPR
Age
Wgt
AI
Votes
Odds
Pick
Comment
1
Kenzo Des Bruyeres
Age 6 · 12-0
11445-
82
6
12-0
4/1 FCST 7/2
Dual 3m Irish point winner (good to yielding, soft) making most; similar or same tactics haven't borne fruit in short rules career to date, but no surprise if he improves for fences as a half-brother to triple 3m chase scorer; may be worth chancing in a weak race.
AI verdict

SR 82 suggests ability but reflects a stiff ask in this field.

1
Slaney Opera silks
Slaney Opera
Age 8 · 12-0
1P23-4
100
90
105
8
12-0
17/2 9/2 15/2
3-16 in points and 2-9 over fences; two respectable runs for this yard, over 3m5f and 3m on good ground; obvious claims provided switching cheekpieces for blinkers doesn't backfire.
AI verdict

SR 90 suggests ability but reflects a stiff ask in this field.

2
Friends Don't Ask silks
Friends Don't Ask
Age 11 · 11-7
/PP-33
87
82
101
11
11-7
50/1 22/1 40/1
Four-time chase winner (once over C&D); no longer the force of old but returned from break with two pretty good thirds this month, the latter at Bangor (3m, good); contender if in similar form again.
AI verdict

SR 82 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .

2
Special John
Age 7 · 11-13
11552-
91
112
7
11-13
7/2 11/4 7/2
Beaten favourite on last three starts, albeit one upped to 3m4f and Class 3 and another over hurdles; largely back on track with last month's Wincanton second, and doesn't appear weighted out of further gains.
AI verdict

SR 91 suggests ability but reflects a stiff ask in this field.

3
Cahier's Den
Age 6 · 11-12
/6432-
87
110
6
11-12
9/2 10/3 4/1
RPRs have been improving gently since sent handicap chasing, and a better jump at the last may have seen him oblige at Newcastle latest (3m, good to soft); won't mind good ground, having won an Irish point on it.
AI verdict

SR 87 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .

5
Walking The Walk
Age 11 · 11-8
3PP/5-
55
11
11-8
50/1 20/1 40/1
Conversion rate of just 2-27 over fences; several long absences following his last win in summer 2023, and hasn't been since a 47l last of five finishers in this race last year; best watched.
AI verdict

SR 55 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .

6
Good Work
Age 10 · 11-3
P4434-
104
113
10
11-3
4/1 6/1 4/1
1-37 and still surprisingly error-prone despite so much chasing experience, leaving his mark on several fences en route to a 8l C&D fourth latest (good); frame finish probable but hard to predict better even off this career-low mark whilst the mistakes remain; cheekpieces return.
AI verdict

SR 104 suggests ability but reflects a stiff ask in this field.

7
Gilbertina
Age 9 · 11-3
P4344-
92
111
9
11-3
20/1 16/1 18/1
Claims on March's Newcastle third (2m4f, good to soft), but cosmetically respectable form figures this year disguise one or two heavy defeats, this trip as much the issue as her jumping left at Fakenham latest.
AI verdict

SR 92 suggests ability but reflects a stiff ask in this field.

9
Getaway Glory
Age 7 · 10-8
/8PP0-
56
7
10-8
6/1 22/1 11/2
Placed on both previous C&D starts, including when beaten under 1l by On The Platform in this race (good to soft; headed last); out of sorts this year, however, and needs a positive response to wind surgery.
AI verdict

SR 56 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .

10
On The Platform
Age 10 · 10-8
3P/1P/
89
10
10-8
22/1 33/1 18/1
Mastered Getaway Glory up the run-in to land this contest off 1lb higher in 2024 (good to soft); present attainment level a matter of conjecture, having pulled up on sole outing since.
AI verdict

SR 89 suggests ability but reflects a stiff ask in this field.

Horse Bet365 Paddy Power Coral Ladbrokes William Hill Betfred Best
1 Kenzo Des Bruyeres 4/1 open 4.50 4/1 open 4.50 4/1 open 4.50 4/1 open 4.50 7/2 4/1 Bet365
1 Slaney Opera 17/2 open 5.50 15/2 open 6.00 15/2 open 6.00 15/2 open 6.00 8/1 open 6.00 17/2 Bet365
2 Friends Don't Ask 50/1 open 29.00 40/1 open 29.00 40/1 open 29.00 40/1 open 29.00 40/1 open 23.00 50/1 Bet365
2 Special John 7/2 open 3.75 7/2 open 3.75 7/2 open 3.75 7/2 open 3.75 7/2 open 4.00 7/2 Bet365
3 Cahier's Den 9/2 open 4.50 9/2 open 4.50 9/2 open 4.50 9/2 open 4.50 4/1 open 4.33 9/2 Bet365
5 Walking The Walk 50/1 open 26.00 40/1 open 23.00 40/1 open 26.00 40/1 open 26.00 40/1 open 21.00 50/1 Bet365
6 Good Work 4/1 open 7.00 9/2 open 8.00 9/2 open 7.50 9/2 open 7.50 4/1 open 8.00 9/2 Coral
7 Gilbertina 20/1 open 17.00 20/1 open 19.00 20/1 open 19.00 20/1 open 19.00 18/1 open 17.00 20/1 Bet365
9 Getaway Glory 6/1 open 23.00 6/1 open 23.00 6/1 open 23.00 11/2 open 23.00 6/1 open 23.00 6/1 Bet365
10 On The Platform 22/1 open 34.00 22/1 open 34.00 22/1 open 34.00 20/1 open 34.00 18/1 open 34.00 22/1 Bet365

Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer), Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync. Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.

Chamber Verdict

Balanced lens

Special John

Speculative

Special John owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (51) and market confidence (84). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.

7/2 Sam Thomas Matt Griffiths
68% Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner

Kenzo Des Bruyeres

Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.

4/1 · Mickey Bowen
✓ Value Signal

Friends Don't Ask

Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.

50/1 · Clare Ellam
◈ Chamber Memory

Balanced

Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.

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Chamber Signals

How the chamber read the race

Why this horse Live cards showing how the active lens weighted each signal for this outcome.
Speed rating Speculative
51 / 100
⚖ Weight 38% +19.2 pts

Base ability signal derived from the runner's best available speed figure.

Market confidence Dominant
84 / 100
⚖ Weight 22% +18.5 pts

Transforms live price respect into a confidence signal inside the chamber.

Pace profile Low conviction
43 / 100
⚖ Weight 12% +4.6 pts

How cleanly the runner's engine fits the projected rhythm and pressure map.

Value edge Low conviction
44 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +4.4 pts

Shows whether the current price still leaves enough upside in the pick.

Chaos factor Dominant
57 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +5.7 pts

Controlled volatility that keeps the simulation realistic and stress-tests the profile.

Favourite bias Speculative
56 / 100
⚖ Weight 8% +4.4 pts

Extra certainty applied when the active lens wants to trust the obvious market leader.

Top chamber signals Top 5 ranked by the active lens.
1 2. Special John
58.4 7/2
2 1. Kenzo Des Bruyeres
56.6 4/1
3 6. Good Work
56.4 4/1
4 1. Slaney Opera
54.3 17/2
5 3. Cahier's Den
52.4 9/2
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2
Age 7 · 11-13
7/2
★★☆☆☆ SR 91 🐾

SR 91 suggests ability but reflects a stiff ask in this field.

1
Age 6 · 12-0
4/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 82 🐾

SR 82 suggests ability but reflects a stiff ask in this field.

6
Age 10 · 11-3
4/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 104 🐾

SR 104 suggests ability but reflects a stiff ask in this field.

3
Age 6 · 11-12
9/2
★☆☆☆☆ SR 87 🐾

SR 87 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .

9
Age 7 · 10-8
6/1
★☆☆☆☆ SR 56 🐾

SR 56 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .

1
Age 8 · 12-0
17/2
★★☆☆☆ SR 90 🐾

SR 90 suggests ability but reflects a stiff ask in this field.

7
Age 9 · 11-3
20/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 92 🐾

SR 92 suggests ability but reflects a stiff ask in this field.

STEAMERS

Race Steamers

What the money's doing in this race — biggest price movements across the bookmakers since the last odds sync.

Steamers Shortened — market backing

No steamers in this race.

🤖AI Intelligence Saturday Racing's analytical engine

Saturday Racing AI
Good Work
Confidence: Medium

Good Work leads the field with SR 104 and is trading at . The Saturday Rating places it clear of the field on ability. Weight of 11-3 is manageable for a horse of this class.

Shortlist Good Work, Gilbertina, Special John, Slaney Opera, On The Platform
Each-way: Gilbertina Danger: Special John

🗺 The Course Class 5

3m30y Distance to cover
Good Expected going
10 Confirmed runners
Bangor-on-Dee Track and setting
Class 5 Race grade