Naana's Shadow arrives here in sparkling form, a winner last time out and successful in four of her last six starts, with experience of today's distance and going in her favour; the 135 lb burden and draw 15 are the only notes of caution, but her recent record makes her the clear selection.
Form last 6131191
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101SR98RPR102OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 101 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Poatan shaped with real promise when winning three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before; back-to-back thirds since show he retains form, though 67 days off and a stiff 132 lb ask are the main concerns.
Form last 63513-3
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
90SR98RPR99OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 90 suggests ability but 11/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Revival Power won at this trip and on this going five starts back, and her rating of 99 heads the field — but two unplaced efforts in a row are the concern she must overcome.
Form last 615-700
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
65SR99RPR95OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 65 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 28/1.
Baker Blue arrives on the back of a third last time out and a second three starts back, showing consistent presence without always converting; the quick three-day turnaround and 127 lb from stall 11 are factors to weigh against his recent near-miss form.
Form last 6100263
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75SR94RPR94OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 75 suggests ability but 20/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Schrodinger's Cat showed useful form with a second three starts back and a winner four starts back, but has disappointed in his last two outings; he has run over today's trip and going, returns fit enough on 20 days' rest, and 127 lb from stall nine are the key variables to weigh.
Form last 6831265
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96SR95RPR94OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 96 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Manatee Mehmas shaped well for third two starts back and has solid experience over today's trip and going, with our rating of 97 marking him out as a leading player; the question is whether a disappointing eighth three starts back signals any vulnerability under a big weight.
Form last 614834
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88SR97RPR92OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 88 suggests ability but 8/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Black Star Boy returns after 61 days off, and while he showed his best with a win three starts back, he has been unplaced on his latest outing and is unranked ninth of nineteen, making him a each-way proposition at best from stall one carrying 125 lb.
Form last 618-160
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88SR93RPR92OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 88 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Placed third last time out and a winner six starts back, Miss Yechance has experience over today's trip and returns on a sharp 20-day turnaround, but a seventh two starts back highlights some inconsistency that may limit her prospects from stall 7 off 123 lb.
Form last 6154273
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86SR92RPR90OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 86 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Tricky Tel shaped well enough when runner-up last time out, and he has experience over today's trip and going, but the stable is struggling badly of late (1/24 in the last 14 days) and, drawn in stall 19 carrying 122 lb, he faces a stiff ask off a rating of 89.
Form last 6-31102
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
72SR88RPR89OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 72 suggests ability but 25/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Zain Primus arrives on a 92-day absence and, despite back-to-back wins in his last two starts, our figures rank him 17th of 19, making him very hard to fancy; he has run over today's trip and a trainer striking at 26% is the one crumb of comfort.
Form last 6311
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
86SR82RPR88OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 86 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Winless in her last five starts, Stargazed has nonetheless shown a placed effort two starts back and returns on familiar distance and going after a 25-day break, though she faces a stiff ask from stall ten carrying 119 lb with her form otherwise inconsistent.
Form last 65-2087
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70SR93RPR86OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 70 suggests ability but 22/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Ranked near the foot of the field on our figures and beaten last time out and the time before, One And Gone faces a stiff task back just three days later, though he has winning form in recent starts and experience over today's trip and going.
Form last 6401107
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61SR82RPR85OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 61 suggests ability but 66/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Showed a third three starts back before a below-par latest outing, and her two wins in her last six starts suggest ability worth respecting; experience over today's trip and going helps, though her unplaced effort 20 days ago is the obvious query.
Form last 6114350
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
85SR94RPR84OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 85 suggests ability but 11/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Winless in his last five starts, with unplaced efforts dominating a largely uninspiring recent profile, Underwriter is hard to fancy at a rating of 84 ranked well down the field, though he has run over today's distance and going before and returns on a reasonable 25-day break.
Form last 69-8004
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
75SR84RPR84OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 75 suggests ability but 12/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Mighty Magnus returns after 19 days off with distance and going experience in his favour, but a fifth last time out and just one win in his last six starts suggest he is more likely to fill a midfield berth than threaten at the finish, despite third two starts back keeping some hope alive.
Form last 6031535
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
67SR87RPR83OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 67 suggests ability but 40/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Ranked 15 of 19 on our figures, Dolos Dream is hard to fancy at the weights from stall 16, though she does arrive on the back of a second last time out and has experience of today's trip and going, with a win three starts back offering some encouragement.
Form last 613-152
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83SR86RPR81OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 83 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Winless in his last six starts, Boston Dan has little recent form to recommend him, and ranked 14 of 19 on our figures he faces a stiff task here; a fourth two starts back offers faint encouragement, and he has run over today's trip and going before, but that is about the extent of his claims.
Form last 6900047
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60SR86RPR80OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 60 suggests ability but 80/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Ranked bottom of the field on our figures, Call Margot has been largely out of the picture in her last two starts after a second three runs back, and her recent form makes her hard to fancy; she has run over today's distance and going, and 20 days since her last outing suggests she arrives fresh.
Form last 6217260
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
58SR80RPR79OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 58 suggests ability but 28/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer),
Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync.
Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.
Naana's Shadow owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (56) and market confidence (79). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
9/2Katie ScottOisin Murphy
68%Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner
Schrodinger's Cat
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
7/1 · Grant Tuer✓ Value Signal
Revival Power
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
28/1 · Tim Easterby◈ Chamber Memory
Balanced
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
Black Star Boy (SR:88, 11/1, Wgt:8-13) is the standout on multiple converging signals. The 28% market steam is the single loudest money signal in the entire field — from 11/1 into a price that implies real confidence — and it is backed by a DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ confirmation that this horse handles today's exact conditions. The tongue-tie (HG:t) first-time application adds a yard-side intervention suggesting connections expect a performance step forward, and the 61-day freshener off a mark only +4lb higher than his last win keeps the handicapper manageable. Ed Walker at 15% career strike rate with a big-race booking in Kieran Shoemark adds further professional weight to the case, and at 8-13 he is the joint-lightest competitive runner in a race where weight matters on good ground over 5f.
Each-way alternative: Schrodinger's Cat.
Main danger: Shes Got A Brother — Shes Got A Brother (SR:85, 11/1) has shortened 24% in the market, carries only 8-5, and holds both DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ — the lightest weight among the confirmed course-and-going proven runners, which is a real handicapping asset in a competitive 19-runner sprint.
⚖Case against4clamped▾
Form reads 18-160 — the '0' last time out and a dash (absence) mid-sequence raises doubts about consistency; he hasn't hit the frame in his last two completed runs.
First-time tongue-tie (HG:t) is a double-edged signal: Manatee Mehmas also wears one today and is a more recent runner (20 days), meaning the intervention edge is diluted within this very field.
61-day absence in a competitive 19-runner 5f sprint handicap at York is a significant fitness concern — he needs to find peak cruising speed immediately with limited recent race-sharpness.
Naana's Shadow (SR:101, 9/2) and Schrodinger's Cat (SR:96, 13/2) both post materially superior Speed Ratings, and Shes Got A Brother shares 11/1 odds with a 24% market steam — weakening Black Star Bo…
ShortlistBlack Star Boy, Naana's Shadow, Schrodinger's Cat, Shes Got A Brother
Each-way: Schrodinger's CatDanger: Shes Got A Brother