Brighton 16:20 RESULTED
Class 4 23 Aug 2026

Sunday 23 August Blackmore Design & Build Handicap Stakes

Blackmore Design & Build Handicap Stakes · 0m6f210y

Official Result

Blackmore Design & Build Handicap Stakes

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  1. Winner Knights Gold (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Tom Ward
    2/1F
  2. 22/1
  3. 14/1
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Saturday Draw Updated 1 week ago
No.
Horse
Form
Jockey / Trainer
OR
SR?
RPR/OR
Age
Wgt
AI
Votes
Odds
Pick
Comment
1
Sea Suite silks
Sea Suite
Age 4 · 9-11
417221
82
89
87
4
9-11
5/2 32/17 9/4
Sea Suite arrives here in fine nick, winning last time out and a close second two starts back, with experience of today's distance and going in his favour; the 137 lb burden is the one query, but he looks primed at 18 days fresh.
AI verdict

SR 89 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

2
Knights Gold silks
Knights Gold
Age 4 · 9-9
593352
80
87
89
4
9-9
2/1 9/4 7/4
Knights Gold has been consistently competitive in recent starts, finishing third or better on three occasions in his last six, and he has experience of today's trip and conditions; the concern is that he remains yet to win in this recent sequence.
AI verdict

SR 87 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

3
Foreseen silks
Foreseen
Age 5 · 9-7
134185
78
84
88
5
9-7
7/2 11/2 7/2
Foreseen won three starts back and has experience of today's trip and conditions, while our rating of 88 makes him a clear threat from stall three on a quick turnaround; the main concern is a trainer who has sent out just one winner from 20 runners in the past fortnight.
AI verdict

SR 84 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

4
Dapper Guest silks
Dapper Guest
Age 4 · 9-5
864080
76
64
80
4
9-5
12/1 10/1 12/1
Winless in his last six starts, Dapper Guest yet to show his best form of late, though he has run over today's distance and going before and comes here fresh on just 11 days' rest; our rating of 80 suggests a shade more ability than his official mark of 76 implies.
AI verdict

SR 64 suggests ability but 12/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

5
North View silks
North View
Age 5 · 9-3
076023
74
75
80
5
9-3
9/1 4/1 9/1
North View has placed in two of his last three starts — third last time out and a second two starts back — and has run over today's distance and going before, returning after just 17 days in good order; the main concern is a trainer operating at just 5% in the last 14 days.
AI verdict

SR 75 suggests ability but 13/2 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

6
Cuban Lady silks
Cuban Lady
Age 4 · 9-1
36-843
72
69
79
4
9-1
16/1 13/2 16/1
Winless in her last five starts and ranked sixth of seven on our figures, Cuban Lady faces a stiff task, though she has run over today's trip before and a third last time out offers a crumb of comfort after a lengthy 59-day absence.
AI verdict

SR 69 suggests ability but 9/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

7
King Of War silks
King Of War
Age 7 · 8-8
315308
65
66
74
7
8-8
14/1
Ranked bottom of seven on our figures, King Of War has finished eighth and unplaced in his last two starts, and though he did win five starts back, that form has dried up considerably since, making him very hard to fancy despite experience over today's trip and distance and a quick nine-day turnaround.
AI verdict

SR 66 suggests ability but 12/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

Horse Bet365 Paddy Power Coral Ladbrokes William Hill Betfred Best
1 Sea Suite 5/2 open 3.00 5/2 open 2.88 5/2 open 3.00 5/2 open 3.00 5/2 open 3.00 9/4 open 3.00 5/2 Bet365
2 Knights Gold 2/1 open 4.00 7/4 open 3.25 15/8 open 3.50 15/8 open 3.50 15/8 open 3.50 15/8 open 3.50 2/1 Bet365
3 Foreseen 7/2 open 7.50 7/2 open 6.50 7/2 open 7.00 7/2 open 7.00 7/2 open 7.00 7/2 open 7.00 7/2 Bet365
4 Dapper Guest 12/1 open 17.00 12/1 open 17.00 12/1 open 11.00 12/1 open 11.00 12/1 open 11.00 12/1 open 11.00 12/1 Bet365
5 North View 9/1 open 5.00 11/1 open 6.00 10/1 open 6.00 10/1 open 6.00 10/1 open 6.00 10/1 open 6.00 11/1 Paddy Power
6 Cuban Lady 16/1 open 7.50 20/1 open 11.00 18/1 open 8.50 18/1 open 8.50 18/1 open 8.50 18/1 open 8.50 20/1 Paddy Power
7 King Of War 14/1 open 17.00 16/1 16/1 16/1 14/1 14/1 open 17.00 16/1 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.

Chamber Verdict

Balanced lens

Knights Gold

Speculative

Knights Gold owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (48) and market confidence (91). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.

2/1 Tom Ward Billy Loughnane
65% Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner

Foreseen

Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.

7/2 · Tony Carroll
✓ Value Signal

King Of War

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

14/1 · Michael Wigham
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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 Speculative
48 / 100
⚖ Weight 38% +18.4 pts

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

Market confidence Dominant
91 / 100
⚖ Weight 22% +20.0 pts

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

Pace profile Low conviction
39 / 100
⚖ Weight 12% +3.9 pts

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

Value edge Low conviction
39 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +3.9 pts

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

Chaos factor Dominant
41 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +4.1 pts

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

Favourite bias Speculative
59 / 100
⚖ Weight 8% +4.7 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 2. Knights Gold
54.9 2/1
2 3. Foreseen
54.7 7/2
3 1. Sea Suite
53.3 5/2
4 5. North View
49.8 9/1
5 4. Dapper Guest
43.4 12/1
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Knights Gold
Speculative

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Market Movers Horses at 20/1 or shorter

2
Age 4 · 9-9
2/1
★★★☆☆ SR 87 🐾

SR 87 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

1
Age 4 · 9-11
5/2
★★★☆☆ SR 89 🐾

SR 89 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

3
Age 5 · 9-7
7/2
★★★☆☆ SR 84 🐾

SR 84 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

5
Age 5 · 9-3
9/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 75 🐾

SR 75 suggests ability but 13/2 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

4
Age 4 · 9-5
12/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 64 🐾

SR 64 suggests ability but 12/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

7
Age 7 · 8-8
14/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 66 🐾

SR 66 suggests ability but 12/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

6
Age 4 · 9-1
16/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 69 🐾

SR 69 suggests ability but 9/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

STEAMERS

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Saturday Racing AI
Knights Gold
Confidence: Speculative

Knights Gold (SR:87, 9/4) carries 9-9 — a 2lb edge over Sea Suite and sits second in SR while attracting the most decisive market move in the field (in 11%). Billy Loughnane's 19% career strike rate is the strongest jockey booking on the card by a clear margin. The DistFit:+ at today's trip is a concrete advantage, and the MarkMv:-1 means connections are running off a fractionally easier mark than last win. The GoingFit:- is the principal concern, but good ground at Brighton sits at the firmer end of the spectrum and may prove borderline acceptable. Each-way alternative: Foreseen. Main danger: Sea Suite — Sea Suite (SR:89, highest in the field) has course form (W1P1), a recent winning run in the Form:417221 sequence, and James Owen's yard is respectable at 17% — the 17% market drift is concerning but the raw SR advantage and course familiarity make this the most credible threat.

Case against 4 clamped
  • GoingFit:- is a concrete red flag — Knights Gold has a negative going profile for today's good ground, meaning its best form has been achieved on different conditions.
  • Trainer Tom Ward runs at only 7% strike rate (230 runners), the weakest trainer stat among the leading fancies, significantly below Sea Suite's James Owen at 17%.
  • Form string 593352 shows no win in last 6 starts and a pattern of placed efforts without converting — may be a habitual runner-up rather than a winner.
  • Foreseen (SR:84) has drifted least in market at in23% — stronger market confidence than Knights Gold's in11% — and carries 2lb less, presenting a live pace/weight threat.
Shortlist Knights Gold, Sea Suite, Foreseen, King Of War
Each-way: Foreseen Danger: Sea Suite

🗺 The Course Class 4

0m6f210y Distance to cover
Good Expected going
7 Confirmed runners
Brighton Track and setting
Class 4 Race grade