Newmarket (July) 15:19 RESULTED
Class 1 22 Aug 2026

Saturday 22 August Hopeful Stakes (Sponsored By Blackwell Earthmoving) (Listed Race)

Hopeful Stakes (Sponsored By Blackwell Earthmoving) (Listed Race) · 6f

Official Result

Hopeful Stakes (Sponsored By Blackwell Earthmoving) (Listed Race)

Confirmed
  1. Winner Prince Of India (IRE) Pat Dobbs · Marco Botti
    6/4F
  2. Second Elarak (GB)
    4/1
  3. 9/1
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Saturday Draw Updated 1 week, 1 day ago
No.
Horse
Form
Jockey / Trainer
OR
SR?
RPR/OR
Age
Wgt
AI
Votes
Odds
Pick
Comment
?
Royal Zabeel silks
Royal Zabeel Non-Runner
Age 5 · 9-3
450101
113
113OR
5
9-3
SP
1
Caburn silks
Caburn
Age 4 · 9-3
1-8306
98
73
106
4
9-3
50/1 14/1 25/1
Caburn landed a win five starts back but has found little since, finishing third three starts back before two below-par efforts; he has run over today's trip and going, though 56 days off the track and 129 lb to carry are tests of his current readiness.
AI verdict

SR 73 suggests ability but 28/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

2
Dubai Bling silks
Dubai Bling
Age 4 · 9-3
120100
104
93
103
4
9-3
16/1 15/2 14/1
Dubai Bling has won twice in his last six starts, with a victory three starts back, but back-to-back unplaced efforts in recent outings make him hard to fancy ranked sixth of seven on our figures, and just three days between runs adds another concern despite experience over today's trip and going.
AI verdict

SR 93 suggests ability but 12/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

3
Elarak silks
Elarak
Age 4 · 9-3
1-4423
105
111
107
4
9-3
7/2 5/1 10/3
Elarak has been in fine fettle of late, finishing third last time out and second two starts back, with that winning effort coming five starts back rounding out a consistent recent spell. He has experience over today's trip and going, and while 42 days off gives slight pause, 129 lb looks manageable from stall seven.
AI verdict

SR 111 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

4
Prince Of India silks
Prince Of India
Age 4 · 9-3
502462
111
118
108
4
9-3
13/8 2/1 11/10
Prince Of India shaped with plenty of promise when second last time out, and a trainer firing at 27% over the past fortnight is a potent ally; he has run over today's trip and going, and at 129 lb from stall 8 the weight could be the main stumbling block.
AI verdict

SR 118 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

5
Quinault silks
Quinault
Age 6 · 9-3
213600
107
107
113
6
9-3
6/1 5/1 11/2
Quinault arrives here as the top-rated runner in the field, with experience over today's trip and going in his favour and 129 lb not obviously prohibitive from stall 5; the concern is that he has been unplaced in each of his last two starts after a 42-day absence.
AI verdict

SR 107 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

7
Words Of Truth silks
Words Of Truth
Age 3 · 9-3
113-21
110
107
107
3
9-3
3/1 9/4 3/1
Words Of Truth brings strong recent form — three wins in his last five starts, including a victory last time out, and he has run over today's trip and going before; the main risk is a 70-day absence that leaves fitness to prove.
AI verdict

SR 107 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

8
Midnight Tango silks
Midnight Tango
Age 3 · 8-9
460-20
103
87
96
3
8-9
25/1 9/1 16/1
Winless in her last five starts and ranked last on our figures, Midnight Tango faces a stiff ask here, though she has run over today's trip and going before and her second two starts back offers a shred of encouragement after 64 days off.
AI verdict

SR 87 suggests ability but 16/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

Horse Bet365 Paddy Power Coral Ladbrokes William Hill Betfred Best
0 Royal Zabeel
1 Caburn 50/1 open 15.00 40/1 open 31.00 25/1 25/1 40/1 open 26.00 40/1 open 26.00 50/1 Bet365
2 Dubai Bling 16/1 open 8.50 14/1 open 8.50 14/1 open 8.50 14/1 open 8.50 14/1 open 8.50 14/1 open 8.50 16/1 Bet365
3 Elarak 7/2 open 6.00 9/2 open 6.50 10/3 open 6.50 10/3 open 6.50 10/3 open 6.50 7/2 open 6.50 9/2 Paddy Power
4 Prince Of India 13/8 open 3.00 11/8 open 3.00 11/10 open 3.00 11/10 open 3.00 5/4 open 3.00 6/4 open 3.00 13/8 Bet365
5 Quinault 6/1 open 11.00 11/2 open 11.00 11/2 open 7.00 11/2 open 7.00 11/2 open 7.00 11/2 open 6.00 6/1 Bet365
7 Words Of Truth 3/1 open 3.25 7/2 open 3.50 10/3 open 3.25 10/3 open 3.25 10/3 open 3.25 10/3 open 3.25 7/2 Paddy Power
8 Midnight Tango 25/1 open 10.00 22/1 open 13.00 16/1 open 11.00 16/1 open 11.00 18/1 open 11.00 22/1 open 11.00 25/1 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

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Prince Of India

Live signal

Prince Of India owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (66) and market confidence (93). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.

13/8 Marco Botti Pat Dobbs
72% Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner

Words Of Truth

Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.

3/1 · Charlie Appleby
✓ Value Signal

Caburn

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

50/1 · James Tate
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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 Live signal
66 / 100
⚖ Weight 38% +24.9 pts

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

Market confidence Dominant
93 / 100
⚖ Weight 22% +20.4 pts

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

Pace profile Speculative
49 / 100
⚖ Weight 12% +4.4 pts

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

Value edge Low conviction
43 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +4.3 pts

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

Chaos factor Dominant
52 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +5.2 pts

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

Favourite bias Speculative
59 / 100
⚖ Weight 8% +4.8 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. Prince Of India
65.5 13/8
2 7. Words Of Truth
62.5 3/1
3 5. Quinault
60.7 6/1
4 3. Elarak
57.6 7/2
5 2. Dubai Bling
46.6 16/1
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Prince Of India
Speculative

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4
Age 4 · 9-3
13/8
★★★☆☆ SR 118 🐾

SR 118 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

7
Age 3 · 9-3
3/1
★★★☆☆ SR 107 🐾

SR 107 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

3
Age 4 · 9-3
7/2
★★★☆☆ SR 111 🐾

SR 111 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

5
Age 6 · 9-3
6/1
★★★☆☆ SR 107 🐾

SR 107 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

2
Age 4 · 9-3
16/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 93 🐾

SR 93 suggests ability but 12/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

🤖AI Intelligence Saturday Racing's analytical engine

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Prince Of India
Confidence: Speculative

Prince Of India (SR:118, 5/4) is the highest-rated horse in this seven-runner Listed field by a clear margin and arrives having run just 7 days ago — suggesting peak fitness — while the market has continued to back him in a further 24% from opening price, signalling strong professional confidence. His Course:W1P1 record at Newmarket July confirms he handles this track, GoingFit:+ confirms comfort on good to firm, and a top-class jockey booking in Pat Dobbs (16% career strike rate) adds further confidence. The main concern is MarkMv:+13 — he's running off a mark 13lb higher than his last win — and DistFit:~ indicates only a moderate record at 6f, but at this level the SR advantage of 7 points over the next-best (Elarak) and strong money support make him the clear pick. Each-way alternative: Elarak. Main danger: Elarak — Elarak (SR:111, 9/2) has steamed in 26% in the market, holds Course:W1P1 form at Newmarket July, and confirmed DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ at 6f on good to firm — the combination of course-specific evidence and strong late money makes him the most credible threat to Prince Of India.

Case against 4 clamped
  • MarkMv:+13 is the steepest class rise in the field — he has not won off a mark this high before, and his last six runs show form figures of 502462, with no win in that sequence.
  • DistFit:~ signals a moderate record at 6f; with Elarak also Course:W1P1 and backed in 26%, the track specialist edge claimed for Prince Of India is not unique to him.
  • Running just 7 days after his last start at this level, the quick turnaround may reflect he was 'cherry-picked' for a soft spot rather than being at an absolute peak — fatigue in a sprint is unforgiv…
  • Words Of Truth (Charlie Appleby, 31% trainer strike rate) is dramatically drifting out at 7/2 but represents a 3-year-old with a fresher profile (Days:70) and no mark rise — an unexplained drift from…
Shortlist Prince Of India, Elarak, Words Of Truth, Quinault
Each-way: Elarak Danger: Elarak

🗺 The Course Class 1

6f Distance to cover
Good to Firm Expected going
7 Confirmed runners
Newmarket (July) Track and setting
Class 1 Race grade