Impero is yet to win in his last five starts, but a fourth last time out, a third four starts back and a second five starts back show he can hit the frame, though two fifths came in between, and he has run over today's trip and going. Our rating of 131 tops the field, and only the 61-day break gives any pause.
Form last 6-23554
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
122SR131RPR126OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 122 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Mister Loolah is hard to fancy: he was brought down last time out after being pulled up two starts back, and he is winless in his last five, with a best finish of a fourth five runs ago. A 186-day absence and 166 lb are further negatives, though he has run on today's going before and our rating ranks him fifth of five.
Form last 6476PB-
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
65SR96RPR—OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 65 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 66/1.
Stede Bonnet is a leading danger, having been third two starts back and second three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before, with our rating of 127 ranking him second of five. The risk is a 64-day absence and an unplaced run last time out, while he carries 166 lb.
Form last 630-230
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
108SR127RPR126OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 108 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Time Is A Thief arrives with a second last time out and a win two starts back, and he has run on today's going before, making him a leading threat under 166 lb. The risks are a 130-day layoff and a yard that is out of form, with 3 from 55 in the last 14 days.
Form last 62/F1-2
★AI Rating★★★★☆
112SR117RPR—OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
Favourable weight of 11-12 gives a real edge in this handicap.
Quick back-up after nine days, Woodstream Lad has run over today's trip and going and was second four starts back, while our rating of 102 ranks him fourth of five. The risk is a winless recent run, with a sixth last time out, and 166 lb to carry.
Form last 6P-2506
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
78SR102RPR99OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 78 suggests ability but 28/1 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.
Time Is A Thief owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (62) and market confidence (94). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
6/5Henry de BromheadDarragh O'Keeffe
66%Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner
Stede Bonnet
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
8/11 · Gordon Elliott✓ Value Signal
Woodstream Lad
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
25/1 · David O'Sullivan◈ Chamber Memory
Balanced
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
Stede Bonnet (SR 108, evens) is the standout pick despite carrying a MarkMv:+1. The horse has confirmed distance fitness (DistFit:+) and going fitness (GoingFit:+) for today's 2m4f180y on good ground — two critical signals that no other runner can match. Crucially, the market has steamed in 28% to evens, reflecting strong confidence from Gordon Elliott's yard (18% strike rate, 4040 runners), with Jack Kennedy booking (22% strike rate, 1221 runners) — an elite combination that rarely appears without intent. The form string 30-230 shows consistent placed efforts, and this is a small field of just five where class and connections matter enormously.
Each-way alternative: Impero.
Main danger: Time Is A Thief — Despite the alarming 37% drift, Time Is A Thief carries the highest SR in the field at 112 and a form line showing a win over hurdles (2/F1-2), and Henry de Bromhead's yard retains a 16% strike rate — if the layoff concerns prove unfounded, the raw ability is there to trouble Stede Bonnet.
⚖Case against4clamped▾
SR 108 is 4 points below Time Is A Thief (SR 112), who also has strong form (2/F1-2) and is trained by De Bromhead — Stede Bonnet is not the highest-rated horse in this 5-runner field.
Time Is A Thief has drifted 37% out but that horse ran just 130 days ago vs Stede Bonnet's 64-day absence; the market move on Time Is A Thief may reflect a market overcorrection rather than true lack…
Form string 30-230 contains a '0' (last-of-field finish) and the dash indicates a seasonal break — the only win evidence is absent; placed efforts hide a horse that has not actually won under these c…
MarkMv:+1 means the handicapper has gone up on Stede Bonnet since last run, squeezing the margin for error, while rivals Impero (MarkMv:-3) and Woodstream Lad (MarkMv:-3) are racing off lower marks t…