Thorough stayer whose wins have all been at about 2m, his two AW successes coming on Tapeta; 4lb higher than the most recent of those and has each-way claims.
Form last 6144645
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
56SR78RPR69OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 56 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .
Multiple winner, mostly at about 2m and is 1lb higher than when scoring over C&D in March; matched that effort back here next time, before a below-par effort on soft at Haydock latest; will be a player if bouncing back.
Form last 6085135
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
58SR84RPR68OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 58 suggests ability but reflects a stiff ask in this field.
1m2f Polytrack winner; takes a big step up in trip for this and will certainly have stamina to prove, even if shrugging off an inauspicious start to the campaign.
Form last 6250-60
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
52SR80RPR68OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 52 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .
Multiple winner at up to 1m6f, including here but hasn't won for almost three years; even so, has been placed on five successive occasions and is capable of going close from this mark now back on this surface.
Form last 6232-32
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
62SR80RPR66OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 62 suggests ability but reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Got off the mark at the eighth attempt with an authoritative performance in a 0-60 at Lingfield (2m, good) last month; 6lb rise looks fair and he has run well over this C&D; unexposed and warrants respect with 3lb being claimed.
Form last 6336-31
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
60SR76RPR66OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 60 suggests ability but reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Prolific winner, mostly on AW and at 1m6f-2m, including C&D; 1lb higher than when scoring here in February; not quite as good in two subsequent starts but looks a player back up in trip and with the same claimer up as for that most recent success.
Form last 64-4144
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
55SR80RPR63OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 55 suggests ability but reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Formerly with Paul Nicholls then Gavin Cromwell; has four jumps wins to his name; placed twice in this code at up to 1m5f but very hard to fancy on his form since joining his current trainer.
Form last 6/3/3/9
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
34SR51RPR63OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 34 suggests ability but reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Formerly with Andrew Balding; has been placed at up to 12.5f in 5-10 starts; didn't appear to have any obvious excuses when beaten 7l when upped to this trip here latest; that's clearly not put connections off trying again and he's well treated on some of last year's form.
Form last 63262-5
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
57SR80RPR62OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 57 suggests ability but 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.
Saratoga Gold owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (34) and market confidence (79). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
9/2Kevin FrostMatthew Lloyd Slater(3)
66%Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner
Rogue Empire
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
3/1 · Roger Teal✓ Value Signal
Individualiste
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
66/1 · Ben Lund◈ Chamber Memory
Balanced
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
Saratoga Gold (SR 62, 9/2) is the top-rated horse in the field and carries a workable 9-8, giving him a 3lb weight-for-age edge over top-weight Tarbat Ness (SR 56, 9-11) whose SR is notably inferior. His form string 232-32 is the most consistent in the race — placing in five of his last six starts including two seconds and two thirds — and at 8 years old over a marathon trip on AW Good to Soft, this is a horse that knows his job. Trainer Kevin Frost handles this type of staying handicapper well, and the 9/2 represents fair market respect without being over-bet. The combination of highest SR, light-ish weight, and the steadiest recent form makes him the clear pick in a modest field.
Each-way alternative: Rogue Empire.
Main danger: Rogue Empire — Rogue Empire (SR 60, 3/1) is the market's second-favourite at a shorter price than Saratoga Gold, his form 336-31 shows a recent win followed by a third, and at just 4 years old there is likely more improvement to come over this marathon trip on All-Weather.