Two wins in 2024 but has been in the handicapper's grip since; not a bad run at Fairyhouse latest (1m2f, good) but still beaten 8l and didn't look to be crying out for this longer trip; down in grade but others appeal more.
Form last 600-985
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
37SR67RPR60OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 37 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .
Veteran gained the ninth win of his career when bolting up at Sligo on penultimate (1m6f, yld-sft); raised 8lb and couldn't follow up at Listowel (2m, good); drop back in trip a plus and has run well here before; place shout.
Form last 6013919
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
38SR66RPR59OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 38 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .
Dual-purpose maiden yet to trouble the judge in either code; soundly beaten on last two Flat starts and over hurdles on latest; drops in grade and blinkers return, but hard to fancy.
Form last 6690/00
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
30SR52RPR58OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 30 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .
0-10 on turf on the Flat; placed twice last season, over 1m6f here (soft) and over 13.5f (gd-yld) at Sligo; 2lb lower now and shaped okay in a Limerick maiden hurdle latest; cheekpieces on; could go well.
Form last 64636-0
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
37SR67RPR58OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 37 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .
0-9 for Jessica Harrington; showed promise on a couple of occasions off higher marks last year but two runs this year were poor; new yard now and tongue tie goes on; stamina to prove up in trip.
Form last 6546-60
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
35SR64RPR58OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 35 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .
AW winner is 0-11 on turf on the Flat; well below best over hurdles on last two starts and ran poorly when last seen on the level at Dundalk; hard to make a case for.
Form last 6000-48
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
31SR58RPR54OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 31 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .
Maiden but has run well in defeat, including when a keeping-on 3l third of 16 on seasonal return at Roscommon on latest (1m4f, yld-sft); worth a go at this longer trip on that evidence; big player off the same mark.
Form last 624-603
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
36SR64RPR53OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 36 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .
Sole win came off this mark at Down Royal last September (1m5f, good); hasn't really fired this season and beaten 8.75l back at Down Royal latest (2m, good), but has gone well over this C&D before so not discounted.
Form last 656-396
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
41SR62RPR50OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 41 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .
Won off 2lb lower at Bellewstown last October (12.5f, soft); not a bad effort when midfield at Roscommon latest (1m4f, yld-sft); rain would boost chance.
Form last 6008-87
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
36SR63RPR45OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 36 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .
Standout effort a 2.75l third at Killarney last July off 7lb higher but nowhere near that level in two runs this season; beaten 17.5l at Gowran on latest; others appeal more.
Form last 6003-09
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
37SR65RPR42OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 37 suggests ability but reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Knocking on the door on the AW earlier this year; fine run on return to turf when a 1.75l second at Roscommon (Mapa behind); nudged up 1lb but should be thereabouts again; visor goes on.
Form last 63-2332
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
42SR62RPR41OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 42 suggests ability but reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Two-time winner, including here over 1m2f (soft) but hasn't scored since 2023; fine effort when last sighted at Dundalk in November; off since and has a modest record when fresh but worth a market check.
Form last 6/7002-
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
35SR62RPR41OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 35 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .
Won on heavy ground at Killarney (1m) in 2023 but no joy since; out of form this term and step up to 1m5f didn't elicit improvement at Leopardstown latest; others preferred.
Form last 6-00900
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
35SR61RPR40OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 35 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .
Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer),
Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync.
Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.
Maxwell Smart owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (23) and market confidence (70). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
13/2T G McCourtSadhbh Tormey(7)
63%Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner
Deluca Chop
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
9/2 · S M Duffy✓ Value Signal
Bang Po
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
28/1 · Liam McAteer◈ Chamber Memory
Balanced
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
Deluca Chop (SR 42, 8-11) holds the highest SR in the field and carries a notably light weight — the lowest joint burden among the realistic contenders — which is a clear structural advantage in a competitive 16-runner handicap. The form string 3-2332 is the most consistent in the race: four consecutive placings including two seconds and two thirds, all suggesting a horse that competes hard and is crying out for a race to go its way. At 1m5f on Good ground, a 7-year-old with that level of recent engagement should be physically well suited. Maxwell Smart (SR 41) is the only horse within a rating point, but the 0-8 pocket in the form (three poor runs around a placed effort) makes consistency a concern compared to Deluca Chop's unbroken placed sequence.
Each-way alternative: Maxwell Smart.
Main danger: Desert Friend — Desert Friend (SR 38, form 013919) has a '1' and a '9' alongside competitive placed efforts in a sequence that suggests capable performances at this level, and at 10 years old may be operating off a lenient mark that suits this specific race distance.
ShortlistDeluca Chop, Maxwell Smart, Desert Friend, God The Highness, Ethereal Star