BetMGM 80s Day Saturday 29 August Handicap Stakes · 7f
SR 93 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
SR 68 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 16/1.
SR 59 suggests ability but 25/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
SR 94 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
SR 76 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
SR 92 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
| Horse | Bet365 | Paddy Power | Coral | Ladbrokes | William Hill | Betfred | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Desert Shadow | 11/4 open 3.50 | — | 11/4 open 3.25 | 11/4 open 3.25 | 11/4 open 3.50 | 11/4 open 3.25 | 11/4 Bet365 |
| 2 Tavana | 14/1 open 8.50 | — | 16/1 open 11.00 | 16/1 open 11.00 | 11/1 | 16/1 open 11.00 | 16/1 Coral |
| 3 Sunny Smile | 25/1 open 13.00 | — | 25/1 open 17.00 | 25/1 open 17.00 | 25/1 open 19.00 | 25/1 open 17.00 | 25/1 Bet365 |
| 4 Ascending Star | 7/4 open 4.00 | — | 13/8 | 13/8 | 7/4 open 2.88 | 13/8 open 2.75 | 7/4 Bet365 |
| 5 Lunario | 8/1 open 6.00 | — | 15/2 open 6.50 | 15/2 open 6.50 | 15/2 open 7.00 | 15/2 open 6.50 | 8/1 Bet365 |
| 6 Thursday Girl | 3/1 | — | 11/4 open 4.00 | 11/4 open 4.00 | 5/2 open 4.33 | 5/2 open 4.00 | 3/1 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.
Ascending Star owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (52) and market confidence (92). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
Change lens →Base ability signal derived from the runner's best available speed figure.
Transforms live price respect into a confidence signal inside the chamber.
How cleanly the runner's engine fits the projected rhythm and pressure map.
Shows whether the current price still leaves enough upside in the pick.
Controlled volatility that keeps the simulation realistic and stress-tests the profile.
Extra certainty applied when the active lens wants to trust the obvious market leader.
Your pick and the AI view — both on one line before you enter the field.
Use the signals below, then back one runner before the off.
Choose your horse →When the models line up, pay attention. When they split, the value may be elsewhere.
Read the AI breakdown →Proprietary ability score 0–200. How good the horse actually is — independent of market opinion.
AbilityA race-day probability signal for today's conditions — form trajectory, going, suitability and weight.
Today's ChanceOne Cub. One horse. One shot. Follow the crowd — or fade it.
Community SignalSR 94 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
SR 93 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
SR 92 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
SR 76 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
SR 68 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 16/1.
What the money's doing in this race — biggest price movements across the bookmakers since the last odds sync.
Ascending Star (SR 94, 15/8) edges Desert Shadow on raw ability despite identical SR scores, carrying 9-5 versus Desert Shadow's 10-2 — a meaningful 11lb weight advantage that more than offsets any marginal SR difference. The form string 33-13 shows a last-run victory, proven distance fitness (DistFit:+), and a course placing to boot; crucially the market has shortened 6% since opening, suggesting informed confidence. Running at the same class (ClassMv:=) means this is not a horse being stretched — it's a progressive 3yo operating in a comfort zone, backed by Owen Burrows (18% strike rate, solid yard) and Callum Rodriguez at 17% career win rate. Each-way alternative: Desert Shadow. Main danger: Desert Shadow — Desert Shadow (SR 93, 9/4) has the joint-highest SR, is proven on good-to-firm going (GoingFit:+), is trained by Saeed bin Suroor with Oisin Murphy aboard — one of the strongest jockey bookings in the field — and is dropping a class; the weight burden of 10-2 is the chief concern but the form 2-0521 on a visor switch shows progressive intent.