Unexposed and open to improvement, Clondaw Sergeant was second last time out and has a third four starts back, though two pulled-up efforts sit in that run. He returns after 165 days off and carries 156 lb, so fitness is the question.
Form last 6P3P6-2
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
93SR—RPR—OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 93 suggests ability but 11/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
De Inovator showed up well with a second two starts back before a fifth last time out, and he's back quickly after just one day off, having already run over today's trip. Our top-rated runner, he is yet to win in his last two starts, but he looks the one to beat off 155 lb.
Form last 625
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
96SR99RPR—OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 96 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Unexposed gelding who won last time out and was third two starts back, so the profile is encouraging, though he returns after 214 days off and carries 155 lb. Lightly raced, he looks open to further improvement.
Form last 631-
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
110SR—RPR—OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 110 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Memphis Bel is unraced, so this is a clean-sheet debut with nothing on form to judge him by; he's wholly unexposed and open to improvement, and he carries 155 lb.
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
85SR—RPR—OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 85 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 18/1.
Miravis is totally unexposed, with no recorded form to go on, so this gelding's debut is a leap into the unknown and there should be improvement to come. He carries 155 lb.
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
83SR—RPR—OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 83 suggests ability but 20/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Lightly raced and unexposed, Mistral du Chenet was unplaced on his only recent start and returns after 222 days off, so he has to prove fitness; carrying 155 lb, he is yet to win and could well have more to offer.
Form last 60-
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
104SR—RPR—OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 104 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Verney Fox was second on his only recent start, though he returns after 193 days off and looks unexposed, with scope to improve; he carries 155 lb and is yet to win in that limited form.
Form last 62-
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
106SR—RPR—OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 106 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.
Verney Fox owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (59) and market confidence (93). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
13/8Paul NichollsFreddie Keighley(5)
67%Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner
Goodbye Earl
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
13/8 · David Pipe✓ Value Signal
Memphis Bel
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
20/1 · Mrs C. Williams◈ Chamber Memory
Balanced
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
Goodbye Earl (SR 110, 11/4) is the highest-rated horse in the field and has been heavily backed — a 19% market move in is a meaningful signal in a 7-runner bumper. David Pipe (15% strike rate, 885 career runners) is a competent handler for this type, and Rian Corcoran (5) at 15% from 184 career rides is an able pilot. The form string '31-' shows a placed effort and a win, suggesting a horse in progressive order stepping into a bumper after a break — the market endorsement is the critical extra layer here. Verney Fox (SR 106, 6/5) is the danger and the favourite, but Mistral du Chenet's extraordinary 73% market steam warrants monitoring; Goodbye Earl offers better odds with equivalent signals minus the steam concern.
Each-way alternative: Mistral du Chenet.
Main danger: Verney Fox — Verney Fox (SR 106, 6/5) is the market leader trained by Paul Nicholls (22% strike rate, 573 runners) — a yard that routinely sends out bumper winners, and the 12% jockey strike rate from Keighley is acceptable; if Nicholls has targeted this Class 5 elimination deliberately, the favourite has every right to win.
⚖Case against4clamped▾
Form string '31-' includes a dash indicating a break of unknown length; a returning horse stepping up in bumper company risks rustiness at a track like Ffos Las where sharp turners thrive.
Verney Fox is trained by Paul Nicholls (22% strike rate vs Pipe's 15%) with a stronger market position at 6/5 — the yard edge and market leadership both favour the rival over Goodbye Earl.
Mistral du Chenet's 73% market steam is extraordinary and almost certainly trainer/stable-informed money; at identical 7/2 odds it represents a serious threat that the analyst discounts too readily.
SR 110 is the top rating but De Inovator (Olly Murphy, 23% strike rate — the highest in the field) drifted 33% out, suggesting yard is not bullish, yet Murphy's overall record makes any market stabil…
ShortlistGoodbye Earl, Verney Fox, Mistral du Chenet