Catterick 14:45 RESULTED
Class 6 17 Aug 2026

Monday 17 August Well-Earned Retirement Neal Kidd Nursery Handicap Stakes

Well-Earned Retirement Neal Kidd Nursery Handicap Stakes · 0m5f212y

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Well-Earned Retirement Neal Kidd Nursery Handicap Stakes

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  1. Winner Harry's Pop (GB) Sam James · Dylan Cunha
    2/1F
  2. 7/2
  3. 13/2
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Saturday Draw Updated 1 week, 6 days ago
No.
Horse
Form
Jockey / Trainer
OR
SR?
RPR/OR
Age
Wgt
AI
Votes
Odds
Pick
Comment
1
Harry's Pop silks
Harry's Pop
Age 2 · 9-9
74044
65
64
65
2
9-9
3/1 FCST 11/4
Harry's Pop has been a model of consistency in recent starts, finishing fourth three times in his last five and returning here fit on a 14-day turnaround, with experience over today's trip and a handy draw from stall 5 supporting his claims; the concern is he remains winless and must convert that placed-level form into something more decisive.
AI verdict

SR 64 suggests ability but 9/2 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

2
Aura Of Melania silks
Aura Of Melania
Age 2 · 9-7
64453
63
65
67
2
9-7
4/1 10/3 7/2
Consistent in defeat but never far from the frame, Aura Of Melania brings distance and going experience into this and a third last time out gives her plenty to build on, though the trainer's current cold spell — winless in 21 attempts over the past fortnight — is a note of caution.
AI verdict

SR 65 suggests ability but 4/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

3
Eevee Star silks
Eevee Star
Age 2 · 9-7
3558
63
56
65
2
9-7
10/1 10/1 9/1
Eevee Star has run over today's trip and going, and a trainer firing at 38% in the last fortnight gives her strong support from stall seven at 133 lb, but she is winless in her last four starts and will need to find more to threaten at the finish.
AI verdict

SR 56 suggests ability but 10/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

4
Cheeky Chesca silks
Cheeky Chesca
Age 2 · 9-5
223779
61
48
64
2
9-5
11/1 11/1 9/1
Cheeky Chesca has shown she can compete at this level, finishing second on two occasions in recent starts, and she has experience over today's trip and going; drawn in stall one carrying 131 lb, the main concern is her three most recent outings have been below those earlier showings.
AI verdict

SR 48 suggests ability but 16/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

5
Soldier's Echo silks
Soldier's Echo
Age 2 · 9-3
796
59
56
56
2
9-3
7/1 9/2 7/1
Winless in her last three starts, with finishes of sixth, ninth and seventh, Soldier's Echo is hard to fancy from stall three off 129 lb, and a trainer striking at just 4% compounds the concern — though she has run over today's trip and going before.
AI verdict

SR 56 suggests ability but 6/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

6
Invicta Rose silks
Invicta Rose
Age 2 · 8-13
47656
55
52
57
2
8-13
12/1 10/1 11/1
Winless in her last five starts, with a best recent effort of fourth coming five starts back, Invicta Rose has distance experience to call on and returns after a 26-day break, though her rating of 57 leaves her with plenty to find from stall two.
AI verdict

SR 52 suggests ability but 11/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

7
So Tempting silks
So Tempting
Age 2 · 8-11
8662
53
66
64
2
8-11
3/1 31/19 3/1
Winless in her last four starts, So Tempting at least returns to a trip she has run over before and showed some promise when second last time out, though two sixth-place finishes in between temper expectations; 123 lb from stall eight is the neutral hand she's been dealt.
AI verdict

SR 66 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

8
Athos silks
Athos
Age 2 · 8-11
657
53
51
54
2
8-11
10/1
Winless in his last three starts, with finishes of seventh, fifth and sixth, Athos is the bottom-ranked runner on our figures and hard to fancy, though he has run over today's trip and going before and a trainer striking at 29% over the past fortnight offers a rare crumb of comfort.
AI verdict

SR 51 suggests ability but 10/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

Horse Bet365 Paddy Power Coral Ladbrokes William Hill Betfred Best
1 Harry's Pop 3/1 open 5.50 11/4 3/1 open 5.50 3/1 open 6.00 11/4 open 5.50 3/1 open 6.00 3/1 Bet365
2 Aura Of Melania 4/1 7/2 4/1 open 4.50 4/1 open 4.33 4/1 open 4.50 4/1 4/1 Bet365
3 Eevee Star 10/1 open 13.00 10/1 10/1 10/1 9/1 open 11.00 10/1 10/1 Bet365
4 Cheeky Chesca 11/1 open 17.00 11/1 10/1 open 13.00 10/1 open 13.00 9/1 open 13.00 10/1 open 15.00 11/1 Bet365
5 Soldier's Echo 7/1 open 7.00 15/2 15/2 15/2 open 5.50 7/1 open 8.50 15/2 open 5.50 15/2 Paddy Power
6 Invicta Rose 12/1 open 11.00 14/1 12/1 12/1 11/1 open 13.00 12/1 14/1 Paddy Power
7 So Tempting 3/1 open 2.63 7/2 10/3 open 2.63 10/3 open 2.63 10/3 open 2.63 3/1 open 2.88 7/2 Paddy Power
8 Athos 10/1 10/1 10/1 10/1 10/1 10/1 open 12.00 10/1 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

So Tempting

Speculative

So Tempting owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (37) and market confidence (86). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.

3/1 Tom Ward P J McDonald
66% Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner

Aura Of Melania

Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.

4/1 · Roger Fell
✓ Value Signal

Invicta Rose

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

12/1 · Ollie Sangster
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Balanced

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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 Low conviction
37 / 100
⚖ Weight 38% +13.9 pts

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

Market confidence Dominant
86 / 100
⚖ Weight 22% +19.0 pts

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

Pace profile Low conviction
30 / 100
⚖ Weight 12% +3.1 pts

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

Value edge Low conviction
38 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +3.8 pts

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

Chaos factor Dominant
53 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +5.3 pts

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

Favourite bias Speculative
57 / 100
⚖ Weight 8% +4.5 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 7. So Tempting
48.9 3/1
2 2. Aura Of Melania
48.4 4/1
3 1. Harry's Pop
47.2 3/1
4 5. Soldier's Echo
43.1 7/1
5 8. Athos
43.0 10/1
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Harry's Pop
Speculative

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1
Age 2 · 9-9
3/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 64 🐾

SR 64 suggests ability but 9/2 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

7
Age 2 · 8-11
3/1
★★★☆☆ SR 66 🐾

SR 66 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

2
Age 2 · 9-7
4/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 65 🐾

SR 65 suggests ability but 4/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

5
Age 2 · 9-3
7/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 56 🐾

SR 56 suggests ability but 6/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

3
Age 2 · 9-7
10/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 56 🐾

SR 56 suggests ability but 10/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

8
Age 2 · 8-11
10/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 51 🐾

SR 51 suggests ability but 10/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

4
Age 2 · 9-5
11/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 48 🐾

SR 48 suggests ability but 16/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

6
Age 2 · 8-13
12/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 52 🐾

SR 52 suggests ability but 11/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

STEAMERS

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🤖AI Intelligence Saturday Racing's analytical engine

Saturday Racing AI
Harry's Pop
Confidence: Speculative

Harry's Pop (SR:64, 9/2) carries 9-9 — a 14lb pull on So Tempting (SR:66, 8-11) when adjusted for weight, effectively neutralising So Tempting's marginal SR edge. Sam James (14% career strike rate) is the sharper jockey booking in this field and the class drop (↓1) into a Class 6 nursery is well-timed. The DistFit:- flag is a concern shared across most of this field, so it is not a differentiator, and 9/2 represents fair value in a competitive but low-grade heat where no runner stands clearly apart. The form figure of 44 in recent runs is modest but not dishonourable at this level. Each-way alternative: Aura Of Melania. Main danger: Eevee Star — Eevee Star (SR:56, 10/1) has steamed in 11% in the market — the only runner shortening — and Edward Bethell's 16% trainer strike rate is the best in the field, suggesting stable confidence is genuine.

Case against 4 clamped
  • Harry's Pop's last three runs show a deteriorating sequence (4, 0, 4) with the '0' indicating a non-completion or last-place effort — the form figure 74044 is trending the wrong way into this race.
  • Trainer Dylan Cunha strikes at only 10% with just 321 runners, a notably thin record for a yard asking a 2yo to win off a 14-day turnaround in a nursery.
  • Aura Of Melania (SR:65, 4/1) is only 1 SR point below Harry's Pop, receives 2lb in weight, has recorded a recent placed run (3rd), and is at a shorter price — the weight-pull argument over So Temptin…
  • The DistFit:- flag on a 2yo at Catterick's sharp, undulating track is a genuine concern for a horse whose form figures show no win and no place in its last three starts.
Shortlist Harry's Pop, Aura Of Melania, Eevee Star, Soldier's Echo
Each-way: Aura Of Melania Danger: Eevee Star

🗺 The Course Class 6

0m5f212y Distance to cover
Good Expected going
8 Confirmed runners
Catterick Track and setting
Class 6 Race grade