Tom McCormack Memorial Cup Maiden Hurdle · 2m2f200y
SR 153 backed by market confidence at 5/2 — a genuine contender.
Favourable weight of 11-4 gives a real edge in this handicap.
SR 120 suggests ability but 40/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
SR 123 suggests ability but 50/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
SR 117 suggests ability but 125/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
SR 123 suggests ability but 40/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
SR 121 suggests ability but 66/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
SR 136 suggests ability but 14/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
SR 118 suggests ability but 33/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
SR 126 suggests ability but 50/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
SR 121 suggests ability but 66/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
SR 122 suggests ability but 80/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
SR 121 suggests ability but 125/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
SR 108 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
SR 139 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
SR 130 suggests ability but 22/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
SR 123 suggests ability but 33/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
SR 124 suggests ability but 66/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
SR 98 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
| Horse | Bet365 | Paddy Power | Coral | Ladbrokes | William Hill | Betfred | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Press The Button | 5/2 | — | 3/1 open 3.75 | 3/1 open 3.75 | 5/2 | — | 3/1 Coral |
| 2 Facile Ocean | 15/8 open 2.63 | — | 9/4 | 9/4 | 15/8 open 2.63 | — | 9/4 Coral |
| 3 Fairy Meadow | 40/1 open 34.00 | — | 40/1 | 40/1 | 40/1 open 34.00 | — | 40/1 Bet365 |
| 4 G N Jefferson | 50/1 | — | 50/1 | 50/1 | 50/1 open 41.00 | — | 50/1 Bet365 |
| 5 Kidam Roque | 125/1 open 101.00 | — | 150/1 open 51.00 | 150/1 open 51.00 | 125/1 open 81.00 | — | 150/1 Coral |
| 6 Lengaruka | 40/1 | — | 40/1 | 40/1 | 33/1 | — | 40/1 Bet365 |
| 7 Tell Me See | 66/1 | — | 80/1 open 51.00 | 80/1 open 51.00 | 66/1 open 51.00 | — | 80/1 Coral |
| 8 Texas Red | 14/1 open 13.00 | — | 16/1 open 15.00 | 16/1 open 15.00 | 14/1 open 13.00 | — | 16/1 Coral |
| 9 Blue Johnl | 33/1 open 26.00 | — | 33/1 open 29.00 | 33/1 open 29.00 | 28/1 open 26.00 | — | 33/1 Bet365 |
| 10 Ballyday Tysie | 50/1 open 41.00 | — | 50/1 | 50/1 | 50/1 open 41.00 | — | 50/1 Bet365 |
| 11 Baymount | 66/1 | — | 80/1 open 51.00 | 80/1 open 51.00 | 66/1 open 51.00 | — | 80/1 Coral |
| 12 Doesthatmakesense | 80/1 | — | 80/1 open 51.00 | 80/1 open 51.00 | 66/1 | — | 80/1 Bet365 |
| 13 Gc Star Speed | 125/1 open 101.00 | — | 150/1 open 51.00 | 150/1 open 51.00 | 125/1 open 81.00 | — | 150/1 Coral |
| 14 Mysilverriverfeale | 2/1 | — | 9/4 open 3.50 | 9/4 open 3.50 | 2/1 | — | 9/4 Coral |
| 15 Perfect Order | 14/1 open 13.00 | — | 16/1 open 15.00 | 16/1 open 15.00 | 14/1 open 13.00 | — | 16/1 Coral |
| 16 Rumble Demosa | 22/1 | — | 22/1 | 22/1 | 20/1 open 19.00 | — | 22/1 Bet365 |
| 17 Kingston Silver | 33/1 | — | 40/1 | 40/1 | 33/1 | — | 40/1 Coral |
| 18 I Dont Really Care | 66/1 | — | 80/1 open 51.00 | 80/1 open 51.00 | 66/1 open 51.00 | — | 80/1 Coral |
| 19 Cooladdi | 5/2 | — | 10/3 open 4.00 | 10/3 open 4.00 | 11/4 open 3.50 | — | 10/3 Coral |
Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer), Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync. Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.
Press The Button owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (85) and market confidence (88). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
Change lens →Base ability signal derived from the runner's best available speed figure.
Transforms live price respect into a confidence signal inside the chamber.
How cleanly the runner's engine fits the projected rhythm and pressure map.
Shows whether the current price still leaves enough upside in the pick.
Controlled volatility that keeps the simulation realistic and stress-tests the profile.
Extra certainty applied when the active lens wants to trust the obvious market leader.
Your pick and the AI view — both on one line before you enter the field.
Use the signals below, then back one runner before the off.
Choose your horse →When the models line up, pay attention. When they split, the value may be elsewhere.
Read the AI breakdown →Proprietary ability score 0–200. How good the horse actually is — independent of market opinion.
AbilityA race-day probability signal for today's conditions — form trajectory, going, suitability and weight.
Today's ChanceOne Cub. One horse. One shot. Follow the crowd — or fade it.
Community SignalFavourable weight of 11-4 gives a real edge in this handicap.
SR 108 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
SR 153 backed by market confidence at 5/2 — a genuine contender.
SR 98 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
SR 136 suggests ability but 14/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
SR 139 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
What the money's doing in this race — biggest price movements across the bookmakers since the last odds sync.
Facile Ocean (SR:153, 15/8) shares the joint-highest SR in the field with Press The Button but carries 8lb less (11-4 vs 11-12), a meaningful weight advantage in a maiden hurdle on good ground. That weight edge over the top-weighted rival is significant when ability is rated identical. The tongue-tie addition suggests connections have found a reason for previous disappointing runs and are making a deliberate intervention to get the best from the horse. At 15/8 the market has installed Facile Ocean as favourite, reflecting confidence, and while the form string (0/7-23) is modest, in a wide-open 19-runner maiden at a provincial track the class ceiling of SR:153 comfortably towers over the rest of the field outside Press The Button. Each-way alternative: Press The Button. Main danger: Press The Button — Press The Button matches Facile Ocean on SR:153 and is trained by the more experienced Gavin Cromwell (9% strike rate, 1,328 runners) with Keith Donoghue aboard; if the weight burden of 11-12 does not blunt its finishing effort, it is entirely capable of reversing the market order.