Hamilton 17:40 RESULTED
Class 2 21 Aug 2026

Friday 21 August Darley EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

Darley EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) · 1m3f15y

Official Result

Darley EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

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  1. Winner Nakassama (IRE) Shane Gray · Noel C Kelly
    4/1
  2. 4/9F
  3. 9/2
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Saturday Draw Updated 1 week, 2 days ago
No.
Horse
Form
Jockey / Trainer
OR
SR?
RPR/OR
Age
Wgt
AI
Votes
Odds
Pick
Comment
1
Nakassama silks
Nakassama
Age 6 · 9-12
74/2-4
82
94
82OR
6
9-12
3/1 9/4 11/4
SR 94 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
AI verdict

SR 94 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

2
Flagbearer silks
Flagbearer
Age 3 · 9-4
4
151
3
9-4
5/1 7/2 4/1
Favourable weight of 9-4 gives a real edge in this handicap.
AI verdict

Favourable weight of 9-4 gives a real edge in this handicap.

3
Lord d'Or silks
Lord d'Or
Age 3 · 9-4
6-222
82
99
82OR
3
9-4
4/7 4/7 9/17
Favourable weight of 9-4 gives a real edge in this handicap.
AI verdict

Favourable weight of 9-4 gives a real edge in this handicap.

Horse Bet365 Paddy Power Coral Ladbrokes William Hill Betfred Best
1 Nakassama 3/1 open 3.25 11/4 3/1 open 3.75 3/1 open 3.75 3/1 open 3.75 3/1 open 3.75 3/1 Bet365
2 Flagbearer 5/1 open 6.50 4/1 open 4.50 9/2 open 5.00 9/2 open 5.00 9/2 open 5.00 5/1 open 5.00 5/1 Bet365
3 Lord d'Or 4/7 open 1.62 8/15 open 1.57 4/7 open 1.61 4/7 open 1.61 4/7 open 1.67 4/7 4/7 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

Flagbearer

Live signal

Flagbearer owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (84) and market confidence (77). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.

5/1 William Haggas Cieren Fallon
88% Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner

Lord d'Or

Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.

4/7 · Andrew Balding
✓ Value Signal

Nakassama

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

3/1 · Noel C Kelly
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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 Dominant
84 / 100
⚖ Weight 38% +31.9 pts

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

Market confidence High conviction
77 / 100
⚖ Weight 22% +16.9 pts

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

Pace profile Speculative
58 / 100
⚖ Weight 12% +4.8 pts

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

Value edge Live signal
60 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +6.0 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
52 / 100
⚖ Weight 8% +4.2 pts

Extra certainty applied when the active lens wants to trust the obvious market leader.

Top chamber signals Top 3 ranked by the active lens.
1 2. Flagbearer
69.5 5/1
2 3. Lord d'Or
58.6 4/7
3 1. Nakassama
57.4 3/1
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Flagbearer
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3
Age 3 · 9-4
4/7
★★★★☆ SR 99 🐾

Favourable weight of 9-4 gives a real edge in this handicap.

1
Age 6 · 9-12
3/1
★★★☆☆ SR 94 🐾

SR 94 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

2
Age 3 · 9-4
5/1
★★★★☆ SR 151 🐾

Favourable weight of 9-4 gives a real edge in this handicap.

STEAMERS

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What the money's doing in this race — biggest price movements across the bookmakers since the last odds sync.

Steamers Shortened — market backing

No steamers in this race.

🤖AI Intelligence Saturday Racing's analytical engine

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Flagbearer
Confidence: Speculative

Flagbearer (SR 151, 9/2) is comfortably the highest-rated horse in this field by a significant margin — 52 points clear of Lord d'Or (SR 99) and 57 clear of Nakassama (SR 94). William Haggas (21% career strike rate, 1,085 runners) is a trainer who does not run horses in Class 2 novice events without a genuine purpose, and Cieren Fallon's 20% career strike rate adds a strong jockey booking. At 9-4 weight versus Nakassama's 9-12, Flagbearer carries 8lb less than the older horse, a meaningful advantage on good-to-soft ground. The SR 151 rating places Flagbearer firmly in the competitive handicap-mark range (140-159), clearly superior to two horses sitting in the 94-99 workmanlike bracket, and the market at 9/2 is undervaluing this edge relative to the favourite Lord d'Or. Each-way alternative: Lord d'Or. Main danger: Lord d'Or — Lord d'Or's consistent placed form (222) at a lower class suggests track-craft and racecourse confidence that Flagbearer — running only a second career start — may not yet have fully developed, and the step up in trip could expose Flagbearer's inexperience.

Case against 4 clamped
  • Flagbearer's entire form reads just '4' — a single run finishing fourth, giving virtually no evidence of winning ability or how it handles Hamilton's undulating track.
  • SR 151 for a 3yo with one career start finishing fourth is almost certainly a projected/RPR-style figure, not a proven race performance rating — it may significantly flatter actual current ability.
  • Lord d'Or at 8/13 is a heavy market favourite with a form line of 6-222, showing consistent placed efforts and clearly commanding market confidence that Flagbearer at 9/2 does not enjoy.
  • At 3yo with only one run, Flagbearer is stepping into a Class 2 novice against more experienced rivals on potentially testing good-to-soft ground at Hamilton with no evidence of handling either condi…
Shortlist Flagbearer, Lord d'Or, Nakassama
Each-way: Lord d'Or Danger: Lord d'Or

🗺 The Course Class 2

1m3f15y Distance to cover
Good to Soft Expected going
3 Confirmed runners
Hamilton Track and setting
Class 2 Race grade