Newbury 18:30 RESULTED
Class 4 26 Aug 2026

Last Wednesday Gracelands Handicap Stakes

Gracelands Handicap Stakes · 1m

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Gracelands Handicap Stakes

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  1. Winner Abundant (IRE) Sean Levey · Tom Ward
    7/4F
  2. 11/2
  3. 6/1
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Saturday Draw Updated 4 days, 5 hours ago
No.
Horse
Form
Jockey / Trainer
OR
SR?
RPR/OR
Age
Wgt
AI
Votes
Odds
Pick
Comment
?
Electric Dreams silks
Electric Dreams Non-Runner
Age 3 · 9-10
4710
85
85OR
3
9-10
SP FCST 10/1
1
Best Rate silks
Best Rate
Age 4 · 10-4
241135
87
73
95
4
10-4
11/1 14/1 9/1
Best Rate showed a double of back-to-back wins three and four starts back, and his experience over today's trip and going combines with an 11-day turnaround to suggest he arrives in solid order; the concern is a trainer running at just 4% in the last 14 days.
AI verdict

SR 73 suggests ability but 22/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

2
Cloud Forest silks
Cloud Forest
Age 4 · 10-0
622
83
81
81
4
10-0
11/2 FCST 5/1
Cloud Forest has finished second in each of his last two starts yet is winless in recent form, and his speed rating of 74 leaves him only tenth of the twelve on our figures; the sixth three starts back does little to help his cause, though going experience and a 21-day break suggest he arrives fresh.
AI verdict

SR 81 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

3
Distinct Spirit silks
Distinct Spirit
Age 6 · 10-0
-33112
83
82
85
6
10-0
10/1 7/1 10/1
Distinct Spirit has won twice in his last five starts, with a runner-up finish last time out keeping him in good nick 19 days on, and he has run over today's trip and going before; a mark of 83 and 140 lb from stall 13 are the checks against him here.
AI verdict

SR 82 suggests ability but 10/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

4
Princess Rascal silks
Princess Rascal
Age 4 · 9-13
614-45
82
66
93
4
9-13
20/1 16/1 20/1
Princess Rascal shaped with promise when fourth two starts back and boasts experience over today's trip and going, with our rating of 93 marking her out as a leading threat; the concern is she has not raced in 75 days.
AI verdict

SR 66 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 22/1.

5
Zatsgood silks
Zatsgood
Age 4 · 9-13
417322
82
88
94
4
9-13
6/1 9/2 11/2
Zatsgood arrives in excellent heart after back-to-back runner-up finishes, with a win five starts back rounding out a consistent recent profile; he has experience of today's trip and conditions, and a 12-day turnaround keeps him fresh. Drawn in stall one carrying 139 lb.
AI verdict

SR 88 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

6
Marlborough Place silks
Marlborough Place
Age 4 · 9-11
31-45
80
59
85
4
9-11
80/1 33/1 40/1
SR 59 suggests ability but 50/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
AI verdict

SR 59 suggests ability but 50/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

7
River Card silks
River Card
Age 3 · 9-11
210-
86
85
84
3
9-11
15/2 FCST 13/2
River Card won two starts back and finished second three starts back, but he has been off the track for 326 days and that lengthy absence is the key concern; experience over today's trip offers some encouragement, though his unplaced effort last time out clouds the picture.
AI verdict

SR 85 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

9
Walson's Law silks
Walson's Law
Age 5 · 9-10
-30044
79
68
86
5
9-10
12/1 17/2 11/1
Walson's Law shaped with promise when third five starts back and has since posted consecutive fourths in his last two outings, suggesting a degree of consistency; he has run over today's trip and going before and his rating of 86 underlines his claims, though a trainer in poor current form is the concern.
AI verdict

SR 68 suggests ability but 14/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

10
Abundant silks
Abundant
Age 3 · 9-5
1-4335
80
92
86
3
9-5
11/4 6/1 5/2
Abundant has placed twice in his last five starts but has not threatened since a win five starts back, and while he has run over today's distance and going, a mark of 80 and 131 lb from stall two make life tough.
AI verdict

SR 92 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

11
Home Hero silks
Home Hero
Age 3 · 9-5
389151
80
79
79
3
9-5
16/1 13/2 16/1
Home Hero won last time out and scored three starts back too, but ranked eleventh of twelve on our figures with a speed rating of 78 against an official mark of 80, he has significant ground to make up on these terms; the trainer's 5% strike rate over 14 days offers little encouragement.
AI verdict

SR 79 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

12
Accademia silks
Accademia
Age 3 · 9-3
44-511
78
90
75
3
9-3
9/2 7/2 4/1
Ranked bottom of the field on our figures and carrying 129 lb from stall ten, Accademia looks difficult to fancy despite a trainer badly out of form at 2/42 over the past fortnight; two wins in her last five starts and experience over today's trip and going offer the only positives.
AI verdict

Favourable weight of 9-3 gives a real edge in this handicap.

13
Tribal Rhythm silks
Tribal Rhythm
Age 5 · 9-3
60-278
72
55
83
5
9-3
50/1 20/1 40/1
Winless in his last five starts, with an eighth last time out and a seventh two starts back, Tribal Rhythm is hard to fancy off 129 lb from stall nine, though a second three starts back and experience over today's distance and going offer slim grounds for hope.
AI verdict

SR 55 suggests ability but 40/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

Horse Bet365 Paddy Power Coral Ladbrokes William Hill Betfred Best
0 Electric Dreams 10/1 10/1 Paddy Power
1 Best Rate 11/1 open 15.00 10/1 open 15.00 10/1 open 15.00 10/1 open 15.00 9/1 open 15.00 9/1 open 15.00 11/1 Bet365
2 Cloud Forest 11/2 open 7.00 5/1 11/2 11/2 11/2 11/2 11/2 Bet365
3 Distinct Spirit 10/1 open 8.00 10/1 open 8.50 11/1 open 8.00 11/1 open 8.00 11/1 open 8.00 11/1 open 8.00 11/1 Coral
4 Princess Rascal 20/1 open 17.00 20/1 open 17.00 20/1 open 17.00 20/1 open 17.00 20/1 open 17.00 20/1 open 17.00 20/1 Bet365
5 Zatsgood 6/1 open 6.50 11/2 open 5.50 6/1 open 6.00 6/1 open 6.00 6/1 open 6.00 6/1 open 6.00 6/1 Bet365
6 Marlborough Place 80/1 open 41.00 66/1 open 34.00 66/1 open 34.00 66/1 open 34.00 40/1 open 34.00 66/1 open 34.00 80/1 Bet365
7 River Card 15/2 open 8.00 13/2 7/1 7/1 7/1 13/2 open 8.00 15/2 Bet365
9 Walson's Law 12/1 open 9.50 12/1 open 11.00 12/1 open 10.00 14/1 open 10.00 11/1 open 10.00 12/1 open 10.00 14/1 Ladbrokes
10 Abundant 11/4 open 8.50 11/4 open 7.00 11/4 open 7.50 11/4 open 7.50 11/4 open 7.50 5/2 open 7.50 11/4 Bet365
11 Home Hero 16/1 open 7.50 18/1 open 8.50 18/1 open 8.00 18/1 open 8.00 20/1 open 8.00 18/1 open 8.00 20/1 William Hill
12 Accademia 9/2 open 4.50 4/1 open 4.50 9/2 open 4.50 9/2 open 4.50 9/2 open 4.50 4/1 open 4.50 9/2 Bet365
13 Tribal Rhythm 50/1 open 26.00 40/1 open 21.00 40/1 open 23.00 50/1 open 23.00 40/1 open 23.00 40/1 open 23.00 50/1 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

Balanced lens

Abundant

Speculative

Abundant owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (51) and market confidence (87). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.

11/4 Tom Ward Sean Levey
68% Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner

River Card

Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.

15/2 · Brian Meehan
✓ Value Signal

Marlborough Place

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

80/1 · Adrian Wintle
◈ Chamber Memory

Balanced

Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.

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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
51 / 100
⚖ Weight 38% +19.4 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 Low conviction
39 / 100
⚖ Weight 12% +3.7 pts

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

Value edge Low conviction
42 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +4.2 pts

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

Chaos factor Dominant
57 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +5.7 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 10. Abundant
55.4 11/4
2 7. River Card
53.6 15/2
3 12. Accademia
52.7 9/2
4 5. Zatsgood
50.8 6/1
5 2. Cloud Forest
49.5 11/2
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Accademia
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10
Age 3 · 9-5
11/4
★★★☆☆ SR 92 🐾

SR 92 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

12
Age 3 · 9-3
9/2
★★★★☆ SR 90 🐾

Favourable weight of 9-3 gives a real edge in this handicap.

2
Age 4 · 10-0
11/2
★★★☆☆ SR 81 🐾

SR 81 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

5
Age 4 · 9-13
6/1
★★★☆☆ SR 88 🐾

SR 88 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

7
Age 3 · 9-11
15/2
★★★☆☆ SR 85 🐾

SR 85 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

3
Age 6 · 10-0
10/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 82 🐾

SR 82 suggests ability but 10/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

1
Age 4 · 10-4
11/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 73 🐾

SR 73 suggests ability but 22/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

9
Age 5 · 9-10
12/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 68 🐾

SR 68 suggests ability but 14/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

11
Age 3 · 9-5
16/1
★★★☆☆ SR 79 🐾

SR 79 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

4
Age 4 · 9-13
20/1
★☆☆☆☆ SR 66 🐾

SR 66 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 22/1.

🤖AI Intelligence Saturday Racing's analytical engine

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Accademia
Confidence: Speculative

Accademia (SR:90, 10/3, Wgt:9-3) combines the joint-highest SR in the field with the lightest competitive weight, confirmed course form (W1P1 at Newbury), proven distance fitness (DistFit:+), and solid going suitability (GoingFit:+). The recent form reads 44-511, meaning two wins on the bounce in latest outings — the step up in class (↑1) is a concern but Ed Walker's 15% strike rate and Kieran Shoemark's booking support confidence. Crucially, no market drift is recorded, contrasting sharply with several rivals who have been heavily opposèd. Running off a mark 6lb higher than last win is the principal risk, but the weight advantage over Abundant (SR:92, 9-5) partially offsets the class rise, and Abundant's GoingFit:- on today's good-to-firm ground is a significant negative for the favourite. Each-way alternative: Cloud Forest. Main danger: Abundant — Abundant holds the highest SR in the field at 92, has steamed in 37% in the market to 7/2 favouritism, and has confirmed distance fitness — the GoingFit:- on today's good-to-firm is the one credible reason to side against, but if the ground rides less quickly than billed it becomes the clear winner.

Case against 4 clamped
  • Running off a mark 6lb higher than either of the two recent wins — a ↑1 class rise combined with a +6 MarkMv is a meaningful double-compression on margin for error in a competitive handicap.
  • 40-day absence since last run is the longest break in the field for a horse asked to step up in class; Ed Walker's 15% strike rate drops notably with horses returning after 30+ days.
  • Zatsgood (SR:88, 6/1) has drifted only 18% and brings a 12-day fresher prep with in-form pilot Billy Loughnane (19%) — a live danger the market hasn't fully opposed.
  • River Card (SR:85) is being backed in at 14% with Tom Marquand aboard; a 354-day absence aside, if fit it represents a class-drop threat that could outpace Accademia early and compromise finishing po…
Shortlist Accademia, Abundant, Cloud Forest, River Card
Each-way: Cloud Forest Danger: Abundant

🗺 The Course Class 4

1m Distance to cover
Good to Firm Expected going
12 Confirmed runners
Newbury Track and setting
Class 4 Race grade