Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes (Group 2) · 1m3f188y
SR 128 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Favourable weight of 9-7 gives a real edge in this handicap.
SR 64 suggests ability but 150/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
SR 108 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Favourable weight of 9-2 gives a real edge in this handicap.
Favourable weight of 9-2 gives a real edge in this handicap.
| Horse | Bet365 | Paddy Power | Coral | Ladbrokes | William Hill | Betfred | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Christmas Day | 9/4 open 3.50 | 9/4 | 9/4 open 3.50 | 9/4 open 3.50 | 9/4 open 3.75 | 2/1 open 3.50 | 9/4 Bet365 |
| 2 Maltese Cross | 9/4 open 3.00 | 5/2 open 3.00 | 5/2 open 2.88 | 5/2 open 2.88 | 5/2 open 3.00 | 5/2 open 2.88 | 5/2 Paddy Power |
| 3 Antigua | 150/1 open 101.00 | 125/1 open 101.00 | 150/1 open 101.00 | 150/1 open 101.00 | 150/1 open 101.00 | 150/1 open 101.00 | 150/1 Bet365 |
| 4 Galiyan | 11/1 open 13.00 | 11/1 open 15.00 | 11/1 open 13.00 | 11/1 open 13.00 | 11/1 open 13.00 | 11/1 open 13.00 | 11/1 Bet365 |
| 5 Pierre Bonnard | 11/4 open 4.00 | 11/4 | 3/1 | 3/1 | 3/1 open 3.75 | 3/1 | 3/1 Coral |
| 6 Superior Choice | 6/1 | 13/2 open 8.00 | 11/2 open 7.00 | 11/2 open 7.00 | 6/1 open 7.50 | 6/1 | 13/2 Paddy Power |
Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer), Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync. Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.
Christmas Day owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (71) and market confidence (90). 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.
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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 128 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Favourable weight of 9-7 gives a real edge in this handicap.
Favourable weight of 9-2 gives a real edge in this handicap.
Favourable weight of 9-2 gives a real edge in this handicap.
SR 108 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
What the money's doing in this race — biggest price movements across the bookmakers since the last odds sync.
Christmas Day (SR 128, 9/4) is the highest-rated horse in the field and carries Ryan Moore — whose 27% career strike rate is comfortably the strongest jockey booking in the race, a signal A P O'Brien takes seriously when deploying three runners simultaneously. As the O'Brien yard's #1 (Moore invariably rides the yard's primary hope; Antigua gets Whelan at 8%, Pierre Bonnard gets Lordan at 10%), the market has also firmed 6% into the open price. The form string 1-1312 shows a horse that won its two most recent starts before this sequence and ran creditably at Group level in the 1312 pattern; at 9-7 it carries the same weight as Maltese Cross but holds a 4lb SR advantage over that rival. The MarkMv:+9 bump is a concern in a Group 2 but the Moore booking and inward market move indicate connections believe he's up to the task. Each-way alternative: Maltese Cross. Main danger: Maltese Cross — Maltese Cross (SR 124, 9/4) carries an identical 9-7 and has the most consistent recent form in the field with a 1-1121 string — four wins from five runs — though the 13% market drift is a genuine red flag that must be respected, possibly reflecting the 74-day absence or a question over today's trip.