Loingseoir shaped with promise when third last time out and, fresh enough on a 30-day break, he heads here as the top-rated runner in the field; yet to win in recent starts, but that placed effort and experience over today's trip make him the likeliest source of improvement.
Form last 6744643
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
60SR79RPR69OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 60 suggests ability but 10/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Comfort Line won last time out and brings distance and going experience to bear, arriving here on a quick 11-day turnaround in fine nick; the main risk is that his recent form shows a fourth, a sixth and a fifth in the mix, suggesting he can be inconsistent.
Form last 6125641
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
66SR73RPR65OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 66 suggests ability but 7/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Mythical Rock arrives in decent nick just 15 days since his last start, and his recent form shows a consistent placing habit — second three of his last six starts — though he remains yet to win in that sequence. Has run over today's trip and carries 136 lb from stall 3.
Form last 6762022
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
66SR69RPR65OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 66 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Winless in her last three starts and ranked near the foot of our figures, Trumph looks up against it here, though she has run over today's trip before and a 13-day turnaround suggests she arrives fresh.
Form last 68-06
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
49SR56RPR70OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 49 suggests ability but 17/2 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Sherekiya ran third last time out and has run over today's trip, with an 11-day turnaround keeping her fresh; our rating of 72 marks her as a genuine threat, though she remains yet to win in her last five starts and the trainer's current 5% strike rate is a concern.
Form last 6754-73
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
68SR72RPR69OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 68 suggests ability but 7/2 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Avec Grand Plaisir shaped well last time, finishing second, though an eighth two starts back tempers enthusiasm; he has run over today's trip and arrives fit on an 11-day turnaround, yet remains winless in his last five starts, which is the chief concern at 130 lb from stall 8.
Form last 6-75382
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
68SR68RPR65OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 68 suggests ability but 9/2 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Ranked second in the field on our rating with a speed figure of 72 to underpin his claims, Cosmic Funk arrives on a sharp 27-day turnaround and has run over today's trip, though a run of winless efforts in his last six starts is the chief concern.
Form last 6472755
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
59SR75RPR63OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 59 suggests ability but 11/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Winless in his last five starts and returning after a 304-day absence, Sheamus Seimhiu faces a stiff ask here, though he has run over today's trip before and a rating of 64 offers a sliver of encouragement from stall 14 off 128 lb.
Form last 600860-
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
32SR65RPR57OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 32 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 66/1.
Ella's Gold has shown she can mix it at this level, placing second twice and third once in recent starts, but she remains winless in her last five and comes here on the back of an unplaced effort 11 days ago; experience over today's trip offers some encouragement, though her task from the middle of the field looks competitive.
Form last 62-0230
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
56SR66RPR62OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 56 suggests ability but 14/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Winless in her last five starts, Think About It arrives here 22 days fresh and has run over today's trip and going, though a string of unplaced and midfield finishes offer limited encouragement, and she faces a stiff task ranked tenth of fourteen on our rating.
Form last 6-80570
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
31SR61RPR52OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 31 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 66/1.
Kingcharles has been winless in his last four starts, with a pair of eighth-place finishes and two unplaced efforts offering little encouragement, and ranked eleventh of fourteen on our figures he is hard to fancy, though he has run over today's trip and returns on a fresh enough 20-day break.
Form last 60880
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
56SR59RPR57OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 56 suggests ability but 8/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Winless in his last five starts, The Holy Apostle at least has distance experience to call on and arrives here 21 days fresh, but a sequence of unplaced efforts and finishes of ninth and eighth paint a difficult picture for a gelding rated just 53 officially.
Form last 60-0980
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
42SR67RPR53OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 42 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 22/1.
Winless in her last six starts, with a second four runs back her best recent effort, Borora Aura faces a stiff task from the bottom of the ratings here, though she has run over today's trip and going before and a return to form isn't impossible from stall one after a 13-day break.
Form last 6942966
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
53SR57RPR51OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 53 suggests ability but 12/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Winless in his last six starts and ranked bottom of the field on our figures, Hale Bopp faces a stiff ask, though he has run over today's trip and going before and does return from just two days ago in reasonable nick, with a third last time out offering slim encouragement.
Form last 6673003
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
35SR52RPR40OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 35 suggests ability but 20/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer),
Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync.
Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.
Avec Grand Plaisir owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (38) and market confidence (82). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
4/1Jarlath P FaheyRonan Whelan
70%Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner
Mythical Rock
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
8/1 · C Byrnes✓ Value Signal
Think About It
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
100/1 · Thomas Patrick McGettigan◈ Chamber Memory
Balanced
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
Borora Aura (SR:53, 12/1) is the standout market mover in this modest field, steaming in 43% from opening — the most aggressive market support of any runner by a wide margin. Carrying a light 8-7 as a 3-year-old, she has the lowest weight burden among the younger horses and benefits from trainer Michael Mulvany's respectable 12% strike rate (best in the field). Form reads 942966 with a recent '6' last time, which is modest but consistent with a horse finding its level; the market money at 43% in is a strong signal that connections expect a forward step. While DistFit:- is a concern, the same flag applies to most rivals, and at 12/1 the price more than compensates for the risk in a race where no horse has a compelling course-and-distance profile.
Each-way alternative: Kingcharles.
Main danger: Sherekiya — Sherekiya (SR:68, 7/2) carries the joint-highest SR in the field, is trained by the proven D K Weld (11% strike rate, 124 runners), ridden by Chris Hayes (11%), and at 9-8 has a manageable weight; if Weld has this 3-year-old ready to improve on a 73 recent sequence the market price makes her the most dangerous rival.
⚖Case against4clamped▾
SR:53 is the second-lowest among competitive runners and significantly below the market leaders Sherekiya (SR:68), Avec Grand Plaisir (SR:68), Mythical Rock (SR:66) and Comfort Line (SR:66) — a mater…
Last four runs show a deteriorating sequence ending in 9-6-6, with the most recent effort a '6' — no upward trajectory to justify confidence, regardless of market move.
Jockey Wesley Joyce has only a 6% strike rate from 163 rides — the weakest of any rider on a fancied runner, and that inexperience in a competitive 14-runner handicap is a tangible negative.
HG:t flag (likely turf preference) at 12/1 into a field where the ground and going suitability is unconfirmed, while rivals like Comfort Line (HG:v) may have a specific going edge today.
ShortlistBorora Aura, Kingcharles, Sherekiya, Comfort Line