Four wins in his last six starts, including a first two starts back, make Divilabother a leading threat, and he's fresh from a run just 10 days ago with experience of today's trip and going. The risk is top weight of 168 lb after a fifth last time out.
Form last 6111215
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
127SR123RPR127OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 127 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Ernest Gray won last time out, with a second two starts back, and he returns after 30 days having run over today's trip and on this going before. Carrying 167 lb is a task, but his improving recent form makes him our pick on overall profile.
Form last 666-421
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
121SR127RPR126OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 121 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Runner-up last time out after a string of modest finishes, Roger Pol has run over today's trip and going and returns 30 days later; our rating of 129 ranks him top of six. The main risk is 162 lb on his back, while he remains winless in his last five starts.
Form last 67-6982
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
117SR129RPR121OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 117 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Jubilant arrives a leading threat having won last time out, and he also won four starts back, with experience over today's trip and going and our rating of 124 ranking him third of six. The main risk is a 131-day absence, plus 161 lb on his back.
Form last 6516P-1
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
121SR124RPR120OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 121 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Second last time out and a winner two starts back, but Miss Goldfire is hard to fancy after 98 days off, carrying 160 lb, with a pulled up and an unseated in her last five starts; she has run over today's trip and going, though, and our figures rank her fifth of six.
Form last 6P-1U12
★AI Rating★★★★☆
122SR117RPR119OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
Favourable weight of 11-6 gives a real edge in this handicap.
Pike Road is winless in his last five, with an eighth last time out and a seventh two starts back, so he is hard to fancy as the bottom-ranked of six on our figures. He has run over today's trip and going, and a second four starts back shows some ability, but 151 lb is a lot to carry.
Form last 6-42778
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
108SR116RPR110OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 108 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer),
Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync.
Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.
Divilabother owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (71) and market confidence (82). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
4/1Tristan DavidsonHarry Reed
64%Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner
Jubilant
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
4/1 · James Owen✓ Value Signal
Pike Road
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
10/1 · Martin Keighley◈ Chamber Memory
Balanced
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
Divilabother (SR 127, 7/2) is the class-leader in this field and carries the highest rating despite top-weight of 12-0 — a weight that is offset by a dominant recent form string (111215, with a win last time out) and proven course form (W1P2 at Uttoxeter). Critically, the market has steamed 31% since opening, the strongest move in the race, signalling significant stable confidence. The drop in class (↓1) makes this a very workable assignment, and DistFit:+ confirms he handles this 2m7f trip well. Trainer Tristan Davidson at 15% and jockey Harry Reed at 14% are reliable without being exceptional, but the combination of SR leadership, course record, class drop, and the sharpest market move in the field makes this a clear selection.
Each-way alternative: Roger Pol.
Main danger: Jubilant — Jubilant (SR 121, 4/1) showed a sharp return to form with a win last time out (form 516P-1) on good ground, handles today's distance and going (DistFit:+, GoingFit:+), and carries a favourable 11-7 versus Divilabother's 12-0 — a 7lb weight advantage that is meaningful over 2m7f.
⚖Case against4clamped▾
Top-weight 12-0 is a significant 7lb+ burden over most rivals; at 2m7f this extra weight late in the race could prove decisive against fresher, lighter-weighted horses.
Form string 111215 includes a '5' and a '2' sandwiched around recent wins — the level is inconsistent, and the '5' suggests vulnerability when things don't go perfectly to plan.
Miss Goldfire (SR:122, 4★, MarkMv:+11) has the strongest mark movement in the field and superior star rating despite being 15lb better off at the weights — she represents a live danger the market is…
Only 10 days since last run is an unusually quick turnaround for a top-weight chaser over 2m7f at Uttoxeter; recovery and freshness over this stamina-demanding trip is a concrete concern.