Court Cian arrives with a strong profile, a second last time out and a winner two starts back, with a third and another win before that, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The main risk is a 576-day absence, plus 168 lb on his back.
Form last 621312/
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
108SR120RPR117OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 108 suggests ability but 12/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Consistent in defeat, Mostly Sunny was a third three starts back, with fourths either side of it, and returns just 18 days after an unplaced run, having already tackled today's trip and going. Our rating of 124 makes him the one to beat, despite 166 lb being a stiff burden.
Form last 64434-0
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
98SR124RPR115OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 98 suggests ability but 12/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Hard Dealt has finished second in three of her last five, including a second two starts back, and has run over today's trip and going before; our figures rank her fourth of nine. The main risk is 187 days off the track while carrying 165 lb.
Form last 627224-
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
112SR116RPR114OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 112 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Winner last time out and with a trainer in form (6 from 22 in the last 14 days), Mr Mackay has the profile of a leading threat, and he has run on today's going before. The one concern is a 582-day absence, so fitness is the question mark.
Form last 642551/
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
109SR116RPR112OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 109 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Crystal Glance bounced back with a second last time out after a pulled up and a fall, and she has run over today's trip and going before, but 42 days off and a 163 lb burden temper the case. Our rating of 114 ranks her sixth of nine.
Form last 63-1FP2
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
102SR114RPR112OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 102 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Third last time out, and a winner four and five starts back, but Speed Davis has since managed only a sixth and a fifth before that return to form, and 53 days off is a layoff. He has run over today's trip and going, carries 163 lb, and our rating of 115 ranks him fifth of nine.
Form last 611-563
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
109SR115RPR112OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 109 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Buzz Iceclear has slipped to a sixth last time out and an eighth before that, and returns after 224 days off, so he is hard to fancy under 160 lb. In his favour, he won twice earlier in his last five starts and has run over today's trip and going.
Form last 611386-
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
107SR112RPR109OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 107 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Fresh from a win last time out and a third two starts back, Glance of Glory has run over today's trip and is back after 24 days, but he carries 157 lb, and our rating of 113 ranks him just seventh of nine, so he's hard to fancy.
Form last 64F8-31
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
110SR113RPR106OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 110 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Hard to fancy after 226 days off, with a fifth last time out following a win two starts back, and he carries 154 lb off an official mark of 103. In his favour, he has run over today's trip and going before, and a second came three starts back.
Form last 664215-
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
114SR107RPR103OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 114 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.
Glance of Glory owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (61) and market confidence (90). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
9/4Martin KeighleyFreddie Keighley
74%Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner
Aire Spray
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
6/1 · Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith✓ Value Signal
Mostly Sunny
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
22/1 · Dan Skelton◈ Chamber Memory
Balanced
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
Speed Davis (SR:109, 8/1) is the only runner in this field with proven credentials at today's course and distance combination — Course:W1P3 at Bangor and DistFit:+ at this marathon 2m7f trip — plus a confirmed GoingFit:+ on good to soft, meaning every key fitness filter is satisfied where rivals carry question marks. Dropping a class (ClassMv:↓1) eases the ask, and while the mark is 4lb higher than last win (MarkMv:+4), that is a manageable penalty for a horse proven competitive around Bangor. The market has tightened 12% (Mkt:in12%), showing quiet professional support that contrasts with the big drifts across much of the field. At 8/1 there is genuine value against a market leader whose trip and going record are both unproven.
Each-way alternative: Aire Spray.
Main danger: Glance of Glory — Glance of Glory (SR:110, 11/4) is the market leader and has steamed in 18%, carries the lightest competitive weight at 11-3, and a last-time-out win (Form:4F8-31) confirms current peak form — the class rise (ClassMv:↑1) is the main question but connections are clearly bullish.
⚖Case against4clamped▾
Recent form reads 11-563 — Speed Davis has slipped from winning to finishing 5th, 6th, 3rd in last three completed runs, suggesting a horse on a declining trajectory rather than a bounce-back candida…
53 days off the track is a notable absence; Donald McCain's yard runs at 15% overall but fresh horses returning after 7+ weeks carry extra fitness uncertainty at this marathon 2m7f trip.
Harry Brown is a 10lb claimer with limited public record; at this trip and course, jockey experience around Bangor's tight turns matters, and an inexperienced claimer is a clear liability.
Crystal Glance (6/1) holds Course:W2P2 at Bangor — a superior course record of two wins — and is shorter in the market despite Speed Davis being presented as the course specialist.
ShortlistSpeed Davis, Glance of Glory, Aire Spray, Hard Dealt