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Class 4 26 Sep 2026

Saturday 26 September Thank You To Our Groundstaff Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)

Thank You To Our Groundstaff Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) · 2m

Official Result

Thank You To Our Groundstaff Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)

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  1. Winner Sax Appeal (GB) Rowan Scott · Charlie Johnston
    9/2
  2. 10/1
  3. 2/1
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Saturday Draw Updated 2 weeks, 6 days ago
No.
Horse
Form
Jockey / Trainer
OR
SR?
RPR/OR
Age
Wgt
AI
Votes
Odds
Pick
Comment
1
Sax Appeal silks
Sax Appeal
Age 6 · 10-4
653334
82
84
85
6
10-4
★★★☆☆
—
4/1 4/1 10/3
Consistent without finding the winner's enclosure, Sax Appeal has posted three thirds in his last four completed starts and, fit from a run 14 days ago, he brings solid experience over today's trip and going; yet to win in recent starts, but our rating of 85 marks him as the one to beat here.
AI verdict

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

2
Talismans Time silks
Talismans Time
Age 4 · 10-1
0-P354
79
79
84
4
10-1
★★☆☆☆
—
13/8 11/4 6/5
Talismans Time shaped with promise when third three starts back and steps up from a fourth last time out, bringing distance-and-going experience and a career-high rating of 84 into this assignment; the chief concern is a winless run in his last five starts.
AI verdict

SR 79 suggests ability but 3/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

3
Tarbat Ness silks
Tarbat Ness
Age 7 · 9-8
531032
72
78
69
7
9-8
★★★☆☆
—
7/1 9/4 5/1
Tarbat Ness is hard to fancy on these figures, ranked bottom of five on our rating and below his official mark, though he does arrive with consecutive placed efforts, has run over today's trip and going, and 23 days between runs suggests he is fit enough.
AI verdict

SR 78 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

4
Zimmerman silks
Zimmerman
Age 7 · 9-7
361114
71
84
72
7
9-7
★★★☆☆
—
3/1 7/4 11/4
Zimmerman has won three of his last six starts, including back-to-back victories two and three runs back, and returns on a sharp seven-day turnaround with experience of today's distance and going; the fourth last time out is the one result that gives pause.
AI verdict

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

5
Gibside silks
Gibside
Age 7 · 9-4
603836
68
75
76
7
9-4
★★★☆☆
—
7/1 11/1 5/1
Gibside showed his quality with a third two starts back and brings a strong speed rating of 81 to the table, while having run over today's trip and going counts in his favour; the risk is that he has been winless in his last six starts and must shoulder 130 lb.
AI verdict

SR 75 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

Horse Bet365 Paddy Power Coral Ladbrokes William Hill Betfred Best
1 Sax Appeal 4/1 7/2 open 5.50 10/3 open 5.50 10/3 open 5.50 4/1 open 5.50 4/1 open 5.50 4/1 Bet365
2 Talismans Time 13/8 open 4.50 13/8 open 3.75 6/5 open 4.00 6/5 open 4.00 13/8 open 3.75 6/4 open 3.75 13/8 Bet365
3 Tarbat Ness 7/1 open 3.25 6/1 open 3.75 5/1 open 3.50 5/1 open 3.50 6/1 open 3.50 6/1 open 3.50 7/1 Bet365
4 Zimmerman 3/1 open 2.88 11/4 open 2.75 11/4 open 2.75 11/4 open 2.75 11/4 open 2.88 3/1 open 2.75 3/1 Bet365
5 Gibside 7/1 open 15.00 13/2 open 12.00 5/1 open 13.00 5/1 open 13.00 7/1 open 13.00 13/2 open 12.00 7/1 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

Sax Appeal

Speculative

Sax Appeal owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (47) and market confidence (82). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.

4/1 Charlie Johnston Rowan Scott
66% Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner

Talismans Time

Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.

13/8 · Edward Bethell
✓ Value Signal

Tarbat Ness

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

7/1 · John Berry
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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
47 / 100
⚖ Weight 38% +17.7 pts

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

Market confidence High conviction
82 / 100
⚖ Weight 22% +17.9 pts

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

Pace profile Low conviction
39 / 100
⚖ Weight 12% +4.1 pts

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

Value edge Speculative
45 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +4.5 pts

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

Chaos factor Dominant
56 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +5.6 pts

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

Favourite bias Speculative
54 / 100
⚖ Weight 8% +4.4 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 1. Sax Appeal
56.1 4/1
2 2. Talismans Time
55.4 13/8
3 4. Zimmerman
53.6 3/1
4 5. Gibside
51.2 7/1
5 3. Tarbat Ness
50.0 7/1
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Sax Appeal
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2
Age 4 · 10-1
13/8
★★☆☆☆ SR 79 🐾 —

SR 79 suggests ability but 3/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

4
Age 7 · 9-7
3/1
★★★☆☆ SR 84 🐾 —

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

1
Age 6 · 10-4
4/1
★★★☆☆ SR 84 🐾 —

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

3
Age 7 · 9-8
7/1
★★★☆☆ SR 78 🐾 —

SR 78 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

5
Age 7 · 9-4
7/1
★★★☆☆ SR 75 🐾 —

SR 75 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

STEAMERS

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Sax Appeal
Confidence: Speculative

Sax Appeal (SR 84, 4/1) combines the joint-top SR rating with a proven DistFit:+ at 2m — the only confirmed stayer in the field over this trip — and a MarkMv:-4 drop that puts connections in a favourable position. The market has shortened 9% since opening, a meaningful move in a 5-runner field, suggesting informed money is behind this horse. Charlie Johnston's yard runs at 13% and Rowan Scott at 11%, solid percentages for a Class 4 handicap. The going is Good and GoingFit:~ is moderate but not a disqualifier, whereas Zimmerman — the market leader at 9/4 — carries GoingFit:- AND DistFit:- at 2m, a double red flag at the trip that cannot be overlooked. Each-way alternative: Talismans Time. Main danger: Talismans Time — Talismans Time (SR 79, 3/1) is the second-shortest price in the field, has shortened 5% in the market, carries only 10-1 from a MarkMv:-1 position, and Edward Bethell's 18% trainer strike rate is the best in the field — if the unproven 2m trip (DistFit:?) proves acceptable for this 4-year-old, it represents a clear threat.

Case against 4 clamped
  • Form reads 653334 — six consecutive runs without a win, most recently three straight thirds and fourths; connections have been unable to convert despite placing regularly.
  • GoingFit:~ on Good ground is a moderate flag; Sax Appeal has not clearly proven top form on this specific going, leaving an open question at a trip where ground suitability matters most.
  • Gibside has drifted to 15/2 yet shows Course:W2P3 — two course wins — at Ripon, a proven course specialist advantage that Sax Appeal, with no course record listed, cannot match.
  • Rowan Scott's 11% strike rate and Charlie Johnston's 13% are workmanlike but unexceptional for a 5-runner field where each runner must be beaten individually; the 4/1 price implies a 20% chance which…
Shortlist Sax Appeal, Talismans Time, Gibside
Each-way: Talismans Time Danger: Talismans Time

🗺 The Course Class 4

2m Distance to cover
Good Expected going
5 Confirmed runners
Ripon Track and setting
Class 4 Race grade