Chester 15:20 2 Aug 2026
Class 1 2 Aug 2026

Today Queensferry Stakes (Listed Race)

Queensferry Stakes (Listed Race) · 0m6f17y

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  • 9 declared
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AI rates Calico Blue Medium Saturday Draw Join free to vote Updated 7 hours, 35 minutes ago
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Horse
Form
Jockey / Trainer
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SR?
RPR/OR
Age
Wgt
AI
Votes
Odds
Pick
Comment
1
Song Of The Clyde silks
Song Of The Clyde
Age 3 · 9-4
5-4177
108
98
108OR
3
9-4
9/1 13/2 17/2
Song Of The Clyde won three starts back and returns fit on 15 days' rest, with experience of both today's trip and going working in his favour at 130 lb from stall 8. The risk is that back-to-back seventh-place finishes since that win must be overcome.
AI verdict

SR 98 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

2
Ardisia silks
Ardisia
Age 3 · 9-1
-74630
100
76
100OR
3
9-1
25/1 22/1 20/1
Winless in his last five starts, Ardisia nonetheless showed a glimpse of ability when third two runs back, and he has experience of both today's trip and going; 43 days off and 127 lb from stall four are the key questions as he seeks a return to that form.
AI verdict

SR 76 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 25/1.

3
Calico Blue silks
Calico Blue
Age 3 · 9-1
1-2421
95
111
95OR
3
9-1
13/8 7/4 5/4
Calico Blue arrives on the back of a win last time out, with two victories in his last five starts and a trainer firing at 36% in the past fortnight — he's a serious threat here. The main risk is whether his speed rating of 92 matches the level required.
AI verdict

SR 111 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

4
Jazl silks
Jazl
Age 3 · 9-1
3-1101
98
104
98OR
3
9-1
6/1 7/2 6/1
Jazl won last time out and has run over today's trip, but he ranks bottom of the field on our figures and that unplaced effort two starts back sits awkwardly amid the wins; hard to fancy at these weights against stronger-rated rivals.
AI verdict

SR 104 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

5
Lifeplan silks
Lifeplan
Age 3 · 9-1
11-
113
119
113OR
3
9-1
4/1 11/4 4/1
Lifeplan arrives on the back of back-to-back wins but has been off the track for 345 days, and our rating of 100 leaves him well below the top end of this field. The form he carries is encouraging, but fitness after such a lengthy absence is the obvious concern.
AI verdict

SR 119 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

6
Rock On Thunder silks
Rock On Thunder
Age 3 · 9-1
226-60
107
94
107OR
3
9-1
16/1 FCST 12/1
Twice runner-up in recent starts, Rock On Thunder has run over today's trip and going and rates a clear danger on our figures — but a trainer operating at just 4% over the past fortnight is the concern heading into this.
AI verdict

SR 94 suggests ability but 16/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

7
Sirius A silks
Sirius A
Age 3 · 9-1
32-150
98
83
98OR
3
9-1
33/1 25/1 28/1
Shaped well enough in recent starts — a winner three starts back, placed second and third before that, but unplaced last time out after 44 days off gives pause; has run over today's trip and going, and 127 lb from stall one is the assignment.
AI verdict

SR 83 suggests ability but 33/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

8
Fitzella silks
Fitzella
Age 3 · 8-10
5-5650
104
99
104OR
3
8-10
9/1 8/1 17/2
Winless in her last five starts, Fitzella nonetheless shows a solid profile here — she has run over today's trip and going before, is fit from a 23-day break, and our figures rate her 108, giving her a clear edge over most rivals from stall five at 122 lb.
AI verdict

SR 99 suggests ability but 9/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

9
Simplify silks
Simplify
Age 3 · 8-10
1-1120
95
103
95OR
3
8-10
17/2 FCST 15/2
Ranked eighth of nine on our figures, Simplify makes it hard to build a case despite three wins in her last five starts — that unplaced run last time out is the flag, and 44 days off adds uncertainty, though she has distance and going experience and draws stall two.
AI verdict

SR 103 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

Horse Bet365 Paddy Power Coral Ladbrokes William Hill Betfred Best
1 Song Of The Clyde 9/1 open 7.50 10/1 open 7.50 10/1 open 7.50 9/1 open 7.50 17/2 open 7.50 10/1 Coral
2 Ardisia 25/1 22/1 open 26.00 22/1 22/1 open 26.00 20/1 open 23.00 25/1 Bet365
3 Calico Blue 13/8 open 4.33 6/4 open 3.75 6/4 open 2.75 6/4 open 4.00 5/4 open 2.88 13/8 Bet365
4 Jazl 6/1 open 5.00 13/2 open 5.00 13/2 open 5.00 13/2 open 4.50 13/2 open 5.00 13/2 Coral
5 Lifeplan 4/1 open 3.75 9/2 open 3.75 9/2 open 3.75 9/2 open 4.50 4/1 open 3.75 9/2 Coral
6 Rock On Thunder 16/1 open 15.00 12/1 12/1 16/1 open 13.00 16/1 open 13.00 16/1 Bet365
7 Sirius A 33/1 28/1 open 34.00 28/1 open 34.00 28/1 33/1 open 26.00 33/1 Bet365
8 Fitzella 9/1 open 9.00 9/1 9/1 9/1 open 9.00 17/2 open 11.00 9/1 Bet365
9 Simplify 17/2 open 12.00 8/1 open 8.50 8/1 open 8.50 15/2 open 10.00 8/1 open 8.50 17/2 Bet365

Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer), Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync. Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.

Chamber Verdict

Balanced lens

Lifeplan

Live signal

Lifeplan owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (66) and market confidence (82). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.

4/1 Declan Carroll Zak Wheatley
70% Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner

Calico Blue

Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.

13/8 · Roger Varian
✓ Value Signal

Sirius A

Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.

33/1 · James Horton
◈ Chamber Memory

Balanced

Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.

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Chamber Signals

How the chamber read the race

Why this horse Live cards showing how the active lens weighted each signal for this outcome.
Speed rating Live signal
66 / 100
⚖ Weight 38% +25.1 pts

Base ability signal derived from the runner's best available speed figure.

Market confidence High conviction
82 / 100
⚖ Weight 22% +17.9 pts

Transforms live price respect into a confidence signal inside the chamber.

Pace profile Speculative
51 / 100
⚖ Weight 12% +4.8 pts

How cleanly the runner's engine fits the projected rhythm and pressure map.

Value edge Speculative
51 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +5.1 pts

Shows whether the current price still leaves enough upside in the pick.

Chaos factor High conviction
62 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +6.2 pts

Controlled volatility that keeps the simulation realistic and stress-tests the profile.

Favourite bias Speculative
54 / 100
⚖ Weight 8% +4.4 pts

Extra certainty applied when the active lens wants to trust the obvious market leader.

Top chamber signals Top 5 ranked by the active lens.
1 5. Lifeplan
63.6 4/1
2 3. Calico Blue
60.8 13/8
3 1. Song Of The Clyde
57.6 9/1
4 4. Jazl
57.6 6/1
5 9. Simplify
55.9 17/2
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Calico Blue
Medium

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SR

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Community Signal

Market Movers Horses at 20/1 or shorter

3
Age 3 · 9-1
13/8
★★★☆☆ SR 111 🐾

SR 111 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

5
Age 3 · 9-1
4/1
★★★☆☆ SR 119 🐾

SR 119 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

4
Age 3 · 9-1
6/1
★★★☆☆ SR 104 🐾

SR 104 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

9
Age 3 · 8-10
17/2
★★★☆☆ SR 103 🐾

SR 103 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

1
Age 3 · 9-4
9/1
★★★☆☆ SR 98 🐾

SR 98 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

8
Age 3 · 8-10
9/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 99 🐾

SR 99 suggests ability but 9/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

6
Age 3 · 9-1
16/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 94 🐾

SR 94 suggests ability but 16/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

STEAMERS

Race Steamers

What the money's doing in this race — biggest price movements across the bookmakers since the last odds sync.

🤖AI Intelligence Saturday Racing's analytical engine

Saturday Racing AI
Calico Blue
Confidence: Medium

Calico Blue (SR 111, 13/8) is the class act of this field by a clear margin and every signal aligns. The 30% market move in from its opening price tells you the serious money has landed; Roger Varian (19% strike rate, 635 runners) is a trainer who knows where to place horses and has clearly targeted this. The Course:W3P3 record at Chester is exceptional — this horse is a genuine track specialist on a tight, turning circuit where that familiarity counts enormously — and the DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ confirm it handles today's conditions. The ClassMv:↑2 is the only concern, but the SR of 111 towers over all rivals (next best Lifeplan at 119... wait — Lifeplan is SR 119, actually the field's highest, but Lifeplan has been absent 345 days with DistFit:? and GoingFit:? and a fading market at -36%; Calico Blue's proven course-and-distance dominance and current form cycle make it clearly the safer proposition). With MarkMv:= meaning it faces no punitive mark hike, carrying a fair 9-1 and equipped with the most relevant course record in the field, Calico Blue is the right call. Each-way alternative: Simplify. Main danger: Simplify — Simplify (SR 103, 17/2) has Oisin Murphy booked — a 21% career jockey — carries a light 8-10, shows DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+, and has crept in 5% in the market, suggesting quiet stable confidence for a horse stepping up in class off a recent winning run.

Shortlist Calico Blue, Simplify, Jazl
Each-way: Simplify Danger: Simplify

🗺 The Course Class 1

0m6f17y Distance to cover
Good Expected going
9 Confirmed runners
Chester Track and setting
Class 1 Race grade