Naas 17:15 RESULTED
10 Oct 2026

Last Saturday Naas Racecourse Handicap

Naas Racecourse Handicap · 0m7f0y

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Naas Racecourse Handicap

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  1. Winner Storm Ready (IRE) Shane Foley · Mrs J. Harrington
    7/2J
  2. 14/1
  3. 7/2J
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Saturday Draw Updated 6 days, 1 hour ago
No.
Horse
Form
Jockey / Trainer
OR
SR?
RPR/OR
Age
Wgt
AI
Votes
Odds
Pick
Comment
1
Key Witness silks
Key Witness
Age 4 · 10-0
21-110
93
84
96
4
10-0
★★☆☆☆
—
10/1 12/1 17/2
Key Witness won three on the bounce before an unplaced effort last time out, and he has run over today's trip and going before; our 96 ranks him second of 11. The risk is a 118-day layoff, plus 140 lb from stall 11.
AI verdict

SR 84 suggests ability but 14/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

2
Fort Vega silks
Fort Vega
Age 6 · 9-12
-23290
91
81
100
6
9-12
★★☆☆☆
—
12/1 12/1 11/1
Fort Vega was runner-up three starts back and again five starts back, with a third in between, and he has run over today's trip and going before, so a 28-day break after an unplaced latest looks forgivable. Our rating makes him the one to beat, though he is yet to win in his last five.
AI verdict

SR 81 suggests ability but 12/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

3
City House silks
City House
Age 5 · 9-6
840725
85
67
93
5
9-6
★★☆☆☆
—
12/1
Fit after 14 days off, City House has run over today's trip and going and was second two starts back, while our rating of 93 ranks him third of eleven. The risk is he's yet to win in his last six starts and carries 132 lb from stall eight.
AI verdict

SR 67 suggests ability but 18/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

4
Oro Blanco silks
Oro Blanco
Age 3 · 9-3
311843
84
85
85
3
9-3
★★★☆☆
—
7/1 11/2 7/1
Oro Blanco arrives fit after 14 days off, third last time out and a winner four and five starts back, so the form is solid and he has run over today's trip. The risk is a weight of 129 lb from draw 7, with a fourth and an eighth in between.
AI verdict

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

5
Storm Ready silks
Storm Ready
Age 3 · 9-1
1
82
85
84
3
9-1
★★★☆☆
—
9/2 11/4 9/2
Won last time out, just 19 days ago, so he's fresh and in form, and he has run over today's trip before. Against that, his only recent run is that single win, and our rating of 84 ranks him fifth of 11, with 127 lb from draw 5 to carry.
AI verdict

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

6
Goal Exceeded silks
Goal Exceeded
Age 5 · 9-0
314416
79
77
79
5
9-0
★★★☆☆
—
10/1 9/1 10/1
Goal Exceeded was only sixth last time out, and he has been beaten in three of his last four, so he is hard to fancy; our figures rank him tenth of 11. In his favour, he won two and five starts back, has run over today's trip and going, and is fresh enough after 18 days.
AI verdict

SR 77 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

7
Zenford silks
Zenford
Age 3 · 8-12
-33214
79
91
83
3
8-12
★★★☆☆
—
10/3 3/1 10/3
Zenford was a fourth last time out, following a win two starts back and a second three starts back, so his recent form is solid, and he has run over today's trip and going. A 93-day absence and a mid-table ranking of sixth of 11 on our rating temper the appeal from stall 1.
AI verdict

SR 91 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

8
Back Down Under silks
Back Down Under
Age 5 · 8-10
645042
75
79
81
5
8-10
★★★☆☆
—
11/2 5/1 9/2
Winless in her last six, Back Down Under is hard to fancy, though she was second last time out, 19 days ago, and has run over today's trip and going before. Ranked ninth of eleven on our figures, she carries 122 lb from stall two.
AI verdict

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

9
Flash Of Fire silks
Flash Of Fire
Age 3 · 8-10
42-748
77
53
78
3
8-10
★☆☆☆☆
—
40/1 16/1 40/1
Flash Of Fire is winless in her last five, with an eighth last time out and a fourth two starts back, so she is hard to fancy; she has run over today's trip and going and is back quickly after 11 days, but ranks last of 11 on our figures.
AI verdict

SR 53 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 25/1.

10
Spodo Komodo silks
Spodo Komodo
Age 4 · 8-10
-02007
75
79
82
4
8-10
★★☆☆☆
—
6/1 9/1 11/2
Seventh last time out and winless in his last five, though a second four starts back shows he can still run well, and he has run over today's trip and going. Our rating of 82 is a positive against an official mark of 75, but he carries 122 lb from stall 10 after 25 days off.
AI verdict

SR 79 suggests ability but 8/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

11
San Aer silks
San Aer
Age 8 · 8-7
005255
69
74
82
8
8-7
★★☆☆☆
—
9/1 FCST 8/1
San Aer showed up with a second three starts back and has been fifth in his last two, while he has run over today's trip and going before and arrives after 32 days off. Our rating of 82 sits well above his official 69, but he is winless in recent starts and the yard is cold at 1/24.
AI verdict

SR 74 suggests ability but 9/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

Horse Bet365 Paddy Power Coral Ladbrokes William Hill Betfred Best
1 Key Witness 10/1 open 13.00 10/1 open 15.00 17/2 open 13.00 17/2 open 13.00 9/1 open 13.00 9/1 open 15.00 10/1 Bet365
2 Fort Vega 12/1 open 17.00 11/1 open 15.00 11/1 open 15.00 11/1 open 15.00 11/1 open 15.00 11/1 open 13.00 12/1 Bet365
3 City House 12/1 open 17.00 14/1 open 13.00 14/1 14/1 12/1 open 15.00 14/1 14/1 Paddy Power
4 Oro Blanco 7/1 open 6.50 15/2 open 7.00 7/1 open 6.50 7/1 open 6.50 7/1 open 6.50 7/1 open 6.50 15/2 Paddy Power
5 Storm Ready 9/2 open 3.75 5/1 open 4.33 5/1 open 3.75 5/1 open 3.75 5/1 open 3.75 5/1 open 3.75 5/1 Paddy Power
6 Goal Exceeded 10/1 open 13.00 10/1 10/1 open 12.00 10/1 open 12.00 10/1 open 12.00 10/1 open 10.00 10/1 Bet365
7 Zenford 10/3 open 4.00 10/3 10/3 open 4.00 10/3 open 4.00 10/3 open 4.00 10/3 open 4.50 10/3 Bet365
8 Back Down Under 11/2 open 8.00 9/2 open 6.00 5/1 open 7.00 5/1 open 7.00 5/1 open 7.00 5/1 11/2 Bet365
9 Flash Of Fire 40/1 open 23.00 40/1 open 17.00 40/1 open 19.00 40/1 open 19.00 40/1 open 19.00 40/1 open 19.00 40/1 Bet365
10 Spodo Komodo 6/1 open 15.00 11/2 open 15.00 11/2 open 15.00 11/2 open 15.00 11/2 open 15.00 11/2 open 10.00 6/1 Bet365
11 San Aer 9/1 8/1 8/1 8/1 8/1 8/1 9/1 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

Zenford

Speculative

Zenford owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (51) and market confidence (85). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.

10/3 J. P. Murtagh Ben Coen
75% Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner

Back Down Under

Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.

11/2 · Padraig Roche
✓ Value Signal

Flash Of Fire

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

40/1 · J. P. Murtagh
◈ Chamber Memory

Balanced

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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% +19.2 pts

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

Market confidence Dominant
85 / 100
⚖ Weight 22% +18.6 pts

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

Pace profile Low conviction
40 / 100
⚖ Weight 12% +3.9 pts

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

Value edge Low conviction
44 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +4.4 pts

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

Chaos factor Dominant
58 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +5.8 pts

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

Favourite bias Speculative
56 / 100
⚖ Weight 8% +4.5 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 7. Zenford
58.7 10/3
2 8. Back Down Under
53.9 11/2
3 5. Storm Ready
53.6 9/2
4 4. Oro Blanco
51.8 7/1
5 2. Fort Vega
50.3 12/1
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Zenford
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7
Age 3 · 8-12
10/3
★★★☆☆ SR 91 🐾 —

SR 91 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

5
Age 3 · 9-1
9/2
★★★☆☆ SR 85 🐾 —

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

8
Age 5 · 8-10
11/2
★★★☆☆ SR 79 🐾 —

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

10
Age 4 · 8-10
6/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 79 🐾 —

SR 79 suggests ability but 8/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

4
Age 3 · 9-3
7/1
★★★☆☆ SR 85 🐾 —

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

11
Age 8 · 8-7
9/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 74 🐾 —

SR 74 suggests ability but 9/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

1
Age 4 · 10-0
10/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 84 🐾 —

SR 84 suggests ability but 14/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

6
Age 5 · 9-0
10/1
★★★☆☆ SR 77 🐾 —

SR 77 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

2
Age 6 · 9-12
12/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 81 🐾 —

SR 81 suggests ability but 12/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

3
Age 5 · 9-6
12/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 67 🐾 —

SR 67 suggests ability but 18/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

🤖AI Intelligence Saturday Racing's analytical engine

Saturday Racing AI
Zenford
Confidence: Speculative

Zenford (SR:91, 10/3, Wgt:8-12) is the clear ability leader in this field by SR margin — 6 points clear of the next best — and carries a relatively light weight for that rating advantage. DistFit:+ confirms he has a proven record at this 7f trip, and a recent form line of -33214 shows consistent competitiveness before a fourth-place last time out; the 93-day break may have freshened him. Ben Coen (11%, 1875 runners) is a top booking and J.P. Murtagh operates at 11% strike rate — a yard that doesn't run horses to make up the numbers. The 8% drift is a mild concern but is not dramatic enough to override the weight of evidence from SR leadership, distance fit, and jockey quality. Each-way alternative: Storm Ready. Main danger: Storm Ready — Storm Ready (SR:85, 10/3, Wgt:9-1) shares favouritism, carries less weight than rivals at the same SR as Oro Blanco, has Shane Foley — the yard's senior jockey — as the clear Harrington stable number one, and a form line of just '1' means she arrives unexposed and potentially ahead of her current mark.

Case against 4 clamped
  • 93-day absence is a real flag — Zenford's last run was a fourth-place finish, not a win, and returning from a layover off a defeat rather than a peak effort adds risk of ring-rustiness.
  • Storm Ready (SR:85, same odds 10/3) won on debut just 19 days ago for the same Harrington yard with Shane Foley aboard — a fresh, unexposed 3yo on a hot yard trajectory could easily outrun its rating.
  • Zenford's Stable:1 flag is absent unlike several rivals, suggesting no positive stable whisper — combined with an 8% market drift, the money is quietly moving away from him, not towards him.
  • Form line -33214 shows Zenford's only win came at a lower level; his recent placings at presumably similar or stronger company preceded today's field where Oro Blanco (also Harrington, Course:W1P1, f…
Shortlist Zenford, Storm Ready, Oro Blanco, Spodo Komodo
Each-way: Storm Ready Danger: Storm Ready

🗺 The Course Race conditions

0m7f0y Distance to cover
Soft Expected going
11 Confirmed runners
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