Won twice for Gemma Tutty, including by a short-head here (7f) in January 2025; changed hands for 4,500gns and is yet to threaten in two starts since a gelding operation; fairly weighted, particularly with Rhys Elliott's 5lb claim to factor in.
4-39, three of those wins here (7f-1m) in 2022; soundly beaten both starts since returning from a near two-year absence; makes no appeal despite this easing mark.
Form last 62D4/00
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
41SR60RPR55OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 41 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 18/1.
Ready winner here (6f, Class 6; 11-1) on New Year's Day, and in the frame four times since, including over 7f here (18-1) in March; fifth at Musselburgh latest and that form has taken a few knocks since; tackles 1m for the first time.
Form last 6682235
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
57SR65RPR55OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 57 suggests ability but 6/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Difficult to win with in recent years, now 7lb lower than when last successful at Southwell (1m) in August 2024; met trouble when sixth (beaten over 4l) here on penultimate start, but latest Leicester effort was less encouraging.
Form last 6533667
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
53SR66RPR55OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 53 suggests ability but 12/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Won four over C&D (BHA marks between 50-60) in 2024; began 2026 with a respectable third to Sea Legend, but it's been disappointing - with some mitigation - that he hasn't built on that since; stablemate of Billyjoegold.
Form last 64-3766
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
61SR69RPR53OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 61 suggests ability but 7/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Seemed to have turned a corner when cosily accounting for Alpine Sierra (three wins since) over 1m2f here (7-1) in March; bombed out at Nottingham (1m2f) next time and trapped wide at Wolverhampton (9.5f) latest; noted with Jack Garritty (1-2) back aboard.
Form last 660-109
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
64SR68RPR53OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 64 suggests ability but 5/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Veteran (13-102); has won just once since late 2024, when edging out Pallas Lord over C&D (15-2) on New Year's Day; kept on after a slow start, fifth of seven, at Ayr (7f; 33-1) four weeks ago.
Form last 6754885
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
52SR62RPR51OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 52 suggests ability but 10/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Hit form, winning classified contests at Wolverhampton (8.5f) and Lingfield (1m) earlier this year; not far off those levels when last seen at Wolverhampton (sixth) two months ago; possible player on first visit to Newcastle with the promising Conor Whiteley booked.
Form last 6861216
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
67SR63RPR51OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 67 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Four C&D wins, including when justifying favouritism in January 2025; in reasonable form on turf this time last year (from marks in mid 60s) but has lost his way since then, tumbling down the handicap; latest Ripon fourth (beaten 8l) isn't enough to tempt.
Form last 68-0974
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
55SR62RPR50OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 55 suggests ability but 8/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
9-96; just failed to reel in Wyvern over 7f here in December but laboured since; weakened, well down the field at Ripon (1m, good; beaten 17l) latest; is fairly treated but the chances are that age is beginning to catch up with him.
Form last 6-50960
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
50SR62RPR50OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 50 suggests ability but 11/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Pounced late at Southwell (7f; from 2lb lower) last November and close up (fourth) behind Little Ted over 7f here the following month; freshened up since fair third at Southwell (first try at 1m) in January; market can guide.
Form last 64144-3
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
66SR66RPR48OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 66 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Distant third on debut here (7f novice; 66-1) in March and he has struggled in three subsequent appearances; it's still early days and his half-brother Bobby Joe Leg is a prolific winner; stablemate of Barleybrown.
Form last 63097
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
34SR60RPR47OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 34 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 40/1.
1-25, that win for the Johnstons in an Ayr maiden (1m) in May 2023; in freefall since joining this trainer (0-7), weakening tamely after taking a keen hold in an added visor at Southwell (1m3f; last of ten) nine weeks ago, the drop back in trip needs to make a big difference.
Form last 60-6580
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
36SR68RPR46OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 36 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 33/1.
Sole win from 12 came in the mud at Ffos Las (1m, heavy) last September; didn't offer much in her first three starts this year, and only a smidgen more when sixth of nine at Kempton (1m; 28-1, beaten 3l) four weeks ago.
Form last 65-7976
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
51SR65RPR46OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 51 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 16/1.
Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer),
Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync.
Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.
Barleybrown owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (34) and market confidence (84). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
7/2Ruth CarrJoanna Mason
65%Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner
Volenti
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
9/2 · Ben Haslam✓ Value Signal
Dinah Myte
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
28/1 · John Gallagher◈ Chamber Memory
Balanced
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
First Encounter leads the field with SR 67 and is trading at 7/1. The Saturday Rating places it clear of the field on ability. Weight of 9-5 is manageable for a horse of this class.
ShortlistFirst Encounter, Cable Beach, Wicklow Way, Barleybrown, Penny Mountain