Stratford 18:36 RESULTED
Class 2 20 Aug 2026

Thursday 20 August Brian And Sheila Vaughan Memorial Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)

Brian And Sheila Vaughan Memorial Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) · 2m3f98y

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Brian And Sheila Vaughan Memorial Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)

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  1. Winner Captain Cool (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Jennie Candlish
    9/4F
  2. 4/1
  3. 8/1
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Saturday Draw Updated 1 week, 3 days ago
No.
Horse
Form
Jockey / Trainer
OR
SR?
RPR/OR
Age
Wgt
AI
Votes
Odds
Pick
Comment
1
Crebilly silks
Crebilly
Age 9 · 11-7
8P5-14
129
129
140
9
11-7
7/2 11/4 3/1
Bounced back with a win two starts back and has experience over today's trip; Crebilly is the top-rated runner in this field and his 161 lb burden is the main query after 53 days off.
AI verdict

SR 129 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

2
Magistrato silks
Magistrato
Age 8 · 11-5
11145-
127
128
125
8
11-5
5/1 13/2 4/1
Magistrato won three of his last five starts, but our figures rank him bottom of this field and a 152-day absence adds doubt; the burden of 159 lb is sizeable, though he has run over today's trip and going before.
AI verdict

Favourable weight of 11-5 gives a real edge in this handicap.

3
Bagheera Ginge silks
Bagheera Ginge
Age 8 · 11-5
1P-151
127
129
128
8
11-5
9/2 4/1 9/2
Bagheera Ginge arrives on the back of a win, has run over today's trip and going, and his record shows three wins in his last five starts — a horse in fine fettle. The one concern is a 52-day absence since that victory.
AI verdict

SR 129 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

4
Captain Cool silks
Captain Cool
Age 6 · 11-4
112213
126
135
131
6
11-4
11/4 FCST 5/2
Captain Cool brings strong recent form to this contest — a winner two starts back and third last time out, with experience of today's trip and going and a solid rating of 131 to underpin his claims; the main concern is whether 32 days off the track has left him short of peak sharpness.
AI verdict

Favourable weight of 11-4 gives a real edge in this handicap.

5
Parisencore silks
Parisencore
Age 10 · 11-3
41-525
125
122
134
10
11-3
13/2 13/2 6/1
Parisencore shaped with promise when second two starts back and has experience of both today's trip and going, while his 134 rating underlines his standing as a leading danger here; the concern is that fifth last time out and 39 days off the track since.
AI verdict

Favourable weight of 11-3 gives a real edge in this handicap.

6
Sir Tivo silks
Sir Tivo
Age 12 · 11-2
1-4231
124
130
126
12
11-2
6/1 2/1 6/1
Ranked fifth of six on our figures, Sir Tivo faces a stiff ask under 156 lb, yet he arrives in decent heart — a winner last time out, 32 days ago, and he has experience of today's going.
AI verdict

Favourable weight of 11-2 gives a real edge in this handicap.

Horse Bet365 Paddy Power Coral Ladbrokes William Hill Betfred Best
1 Crebilly 7/2 open 3.75 7/2 open 6.00 3/1 open 3.75 3/1 open 3.75 7/2 open 5.00 7/2 open 4.33 7/2 Bet365
2 Magistrato 5/1 open 7.50 9/2 open 13.00 4/1 open 7.50 4/1 open 7.50 9/2 open 7.50 4/1 open 8.00 5/1 Bet365
3 Bagheera Ginge 9/2 open 5.00 9/2 open 6.00 9/2 open 5.00 9/2 open 5.00 9/2 9/2 9/2 Bet365
4 Captain Cool 11/4 open 3.50 11/4 open 3.50 5/2 5/2 11/4 open 4.00 11/4 open 4.00 11/4 Bet365
5 Parisencore 13/2 open 8.50 6/1 open 9.00 6/1 open 8.50 6/1 open 8.50 13/2 open 8.00 13/2 13/2 Bet365
6 Sir Tivo 6/1 open 6.00 6/1 open 3.00 6/1 open 6.00 6/1 open 6.00 6/1 open 4.00 13/2 open 4.00 13/2 Betfred

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

Captain Cool

Live signal

Captain Cool owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (75) and market confidence (87). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.

11/4 Jennie Candlish Sean Quinlan
71% Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner

Crebilly

Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.

7/2 · Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill
✓ Value Signal

Parisencore

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

13/2 · Nicky Richards
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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 High conviction
75 / 100
⚖ Weight 38% +28.5 pts

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

Market confidence Dominant
87 / 100
⚖ Weight 22% +19.2 pts

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

Pace profile Speculative
58 / 100
⚖ Weight 12% +5.5 pts

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

Value edge Speculative
50 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +5.0 pts

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

Chaos factor Dominant
49 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +4.9 pts

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

Favourite bias Speculative
57 / 100
⚖ Weight 8% +4.6 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 4. Captain Cool
68.8 11/4
2 1. Crebilly
65.8 7/2
3 2. Magistrato
65.8 5/1
4 3. Bagheera Ginge
63.9 9/2
5 5. Parisencore
61.3 13/2
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4
Age 6 · 11-4
11/4
★★★★☆ SR 135 🐾

Favourable weight of 11-4 gives a real edge in this handicap.

1
Age 9 · 11-7
7/2
★★★☆☆ SR 129 🐾

SR 129 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

3
Age 8 · 11-5
9/2
★★★☆☆ SR 129 🐾

SR 129 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

2
Age 8 · 11-5
5/1
★★★★☆ SR 128 🐾

Favourable weight of 11-5 gives a real edge in this handicap.

6
Age 12 · 11-2
6/1
★★★★☆ SR 130 🐾

Favourable weight of 11-2 gives a real edge in this handicap.

5
Age 10 · 11-3
13/2
★★★★☆ SR 122 🐾

Favourable weight of 11-3 gives a real edge in this handicap.

STEAMERS

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🤖AI Intelligence Saturday Racing's analytical engine

Saturday Racing AI
Captain Cool
Confidence: Speculative

Captain Cool (SR:135, 11/4) is the clear class leader in this field — 5lb clear of the next-best rated runner — and the form string 112213 shows consistent front-running competitiveness, including two wins within recent memory. He carries 11-4, which is not an excessive burden relative to his SR advantage, and the course record of W1P2 at Stratford is a significant asset on what is a specialist track. Trainer Jennie Candlish operates at a solid 14% strike rate, and Sean Quinlan at 14% is capable; the ClassMv:= signals he's operating at a familiar level rather than being pitched into deeper water, and MarkMv:+4 is a modest rise that a horse of his SR can absorb. Each-way alternative: Magistrato. Main danger: Magistrato — Magistrato (SR:128, 11/2) has steamed in 29% in the market — the most significant move in the race — is dropping a class (↓1), and the form 11145- shows a horse who won twice before the absence; at 293 days off, connections clearly believe he returns ready, and that level of market confidence demands respect.

Case against 4 clamped
  • HG code 'tp' (tongue-tie + hood) suggests Captain Cool has needed headgear interventions to maintain focus — Stratford's tight bends and crowd noise may test his concentration if gear stops working.
  • Bagheera Ginge (HG:v, visor) won course W1P1 and posted a '1' on latest start just 52 days ago — fresher, course-proven, and market has him at 9/2 without significant drift, suggesting confidence in…
  • Form string 112213 includes a '3' on most recent run — he didn't win last time out, and with only 32 days since that effort, there's a question whether he bounces back to winning form this quickly.
  • Sean Quinlan's 14% strike rate from just 78 rides indicates a thin recent sample; compared to Harry Cobden (21%, 199 rides) on Crebilly and Sean Bowen (23%, 1213 rides) on Sir Tivo, the riding edge i…
Shortlist Captain Cool, Magistrato, Bagheera Ginge
Each-way: Magistrato Danger: Magistrato

🗺 The Course Class 2

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Good to Firm Expected going
6 Confirmed runners
Stratford Track and setting
Class 2 Race grade