Third last time out and a second two starts back show Centreofattention is in solid form, and he has run on today's going before, while our rating of 104 ranks him top of the 16. The risk is a 64-day layoff, with 168 lb to carry.
Form last 60-8P23
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
74SR104RPR99OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 74 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 14/1.
Boola Times won last time out and has a third three starts back in his recent form, though a fifth two runs ago and a pulled up before that show some inconsistency. He has run on today's going, but 44 days off and 166 lb are hurdles, and our rating of 90 has him eighth of 16.
Form last 67P-351
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
86SR90RPR97OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 86 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Fit again after just nine days, Duke Otto has run over today's trip and on this going, and his only top-four finish in recent starts was a fourth four runs back. Our rating of 102 puts him second of 16, and that backs a pick who is yet to win off 166 lb.
Form last 6P40-P0
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
67SR102RPR97OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 67 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 20/1.
Runner-up last time out and just 13 days ago, so he arrives fit, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Yet to win in his last five starts, though, and carrying 166 lb off 97 looks a stiff ask, with our rating of 94 leaving him fifth of 16.
Form last 62-0092
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
85SR94RPR97OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 85 suggests ability but 7/2 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Unplaced in her last two, though she was third four starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Back quickly after 13 days and carrying 160 lb, she looks a midfield type, with our rating of 91 ranking her sixth of 16.
Form last 6636-00
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
58SR91RPR91OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 58 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 22/1.
Synchronize is winless in his last five, unplaced in each of his last four and a ninth five starts back, so form is the concern after 34 days off. He has run on today's going and our rating of 91 sits a point above his official 90, but 159 lb is a hefty burden.
Form last 6900-00
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
58SR91RPR90OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 58 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 50/1.
Phoenix Cowboy has run over today's trip and on this going, and our rating of 94 ranks him fourth of 16, while he's rated 89 officially, making him a live threat after 34 days off. The main risk is form that has tailed off, with an eighth last time out and a third four starts back his best recent finish.
Form last 6/360-8
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
73SR94RPR89OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 73 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 14/1.
Quickly turned out just six days after a seventh, Teagarden Jazz has a third three starts back and has run on today's going, while our rating of 96 ranks her third of 16; the risk is a winless recent run and 157 lb on her back.
Form last 6P-0367
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
64SR96RPR88OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 64 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 20/1.
Boomerang Breeze is winless in his last four, finishing seventh and ninth in two of those and unplaced on the others, so he is hard to fancy under 156 lb off an official mark of 87. Back out after just ten days, he has run on today's going before, but our figures rank him 14th of 16.
Form last 60970
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
49SR73RPR87OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 49 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 40/1.
Good Bye Milan won four starts back and was a third two starts back, but she was unplaced last time and returns after 464 days off, so fitness is the question. She has run over today's trip and going and our rating of 88 sits ninth of 16, while 151 lb is a stiff burden.
Form last 619/30-
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
73SR88RPR82OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 73 suggests ability but 14/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Back out just three days after an unplaced run, Ben Lomond has been winless in his last five, though a third three starts back and another third four starts back show some ability, and he has run on today's going; 149 lb and a quick turnaround hold him back.
Form last 6U3380-
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
49SR87RPR80OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 49 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 50/1.
Lightly raced and still unexposed, C'Mere Girleen is yet to win in her last three starts, finishing eighth last time out and seventh the run before. She's back quickly after ten days off and carries 149 lb, so there could be more to come.
Form last 607-8
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
51SR—RPR80OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 51 suggests ability but 40/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Winless in her last six, Gortmore Lady is hard to fancy, though a second last time out, 17 days ago, and previous experience of today's trip and going help, while 148 lb is a stiff burden and our figures rank her 12th of 16.
Form last 6937542
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
81SR81RPR79OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 81 suggests ability but 4/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Stily is winless in his last five, with three sixths on the bounce and a pulled up four starts back, so he is hard to fancy; a second five starts back and experience of today's trip and going are the positives, along with a quick 13-day turnaround, though 147 lb is a hefty burden.
Form last 62-P666
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
63SR83RPR78OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 63 suggests ability but 14/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Winless in his last five, though John Dixen was second last time out and third two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Still, 143 lb, a cold yard (1/32 in the last 14 days) and our 71 rating, 15th of 16, make him hard to fancy.
Form last 60-6032
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
74SR71RPR75OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 74 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Finnicky Filly is winless in her last six, with a fifth two starts back her best recent effort and nothing better than that in the picture, which makes her hard to fancy. She has run over today's trip and going and is back quickly after ten days, but 141 lb is a hefty burden.
Form last 6565050
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
60SR76RPR72OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 60 suggests ability but 18/1 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.
Boola Times owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (48) and market confidence (86). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
3/1David Kenneth BuddsDarragh O'Keeffe
65%Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner
Let Him B
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
9/4 · C Byrnes✓ Value Signal
Phoenix Cowboy
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
22/1 · M Winters◈ Chamber Memory
Balanced
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
Boola Times (SR:86, 3/1) is the highest-rated runner in the field by a clear margin and arrives in career-best form off a last-time-out win (Form:7P-351, rightmost digit = 1). The market has backed this horse in by 11%, confirming professional confidence. Although the GoingFit:- is a concern on today's good ground and the MarkMv:+6 means connections must win off a 6lb higher mark, the SR advantage over the next-best runners (Let Him B SR:85, Gortmore Lady SR:81) is meaningful and the jockey booking of Darragh O'Keeffe (13% career SR across 1,929 runners) provides solid experience at this level. The combination of top SR, last-time-out win, and significant market support outweighs the going reservation in a €6,000 handicap field of this overall quality.
Each-way alternative: John Dixen.
Main danger: Let Him B — Let Him B (SR:85, 7/2) matches Boola Times almost point-for-point on raw ability and gets in 4lb lighter at 11-12, but the MarkMv:+13 — running off a mark 13lb higher than at last win — is a steep ask and GoingFit:- is a shared concern; however if the handicapper has over-corrected and the horse bounces back from a poor recent run (Form:2-0092), it is the most likely alternative winner.
⚖Case against4clamped▾
GoingFit:- (no going preference recorded) on today's good ground is a genuine unknown — trainer David Budds has only a 5% strike rate, limiting confidence he'd run the horse in unsuitable conditions…
MarkMv:+6 means Boola Times must win off a career-high mark today; handicappers raising a winner 6lb at this level often catches up with the horse on its very next start.
Let Him B (SR:85, +13lb rise already absorbed) is just 1 SR point behind on 7/2 and has raced very recently (13 days), suggesting sharper fitness going into this contest.
Trainer David Budds runs at just 5% from 274 runners — well below the field average — making it harder to trust that stable form and race-day preparation are optimised despite the market move.
ShortlistBoola Times, Let Him B, Gortmore Lady, John Dixen