Codger's Rock shaped with promise when second three starts back, and he arrives here fit on a 23-day turnaround with experience over today's trip and going; the risk is that he has been winless in recent starts and a hefty 166 lb is a stern test.
Form last 6F7-260
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
72SR92RPR98OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 72 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 16/1.
Garrick Painter arrives with experience of today's distance and going, and that win three starts back keeps him firmly in the picture; the concern is a 61-day absence and two below-par efforts since that victory.
Form last 69/1-06
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
84SR96RPR98OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 84 suggests ability but 8/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Yet to win in his last four starts, Direct Approach at least has a third two runs back to his name and has run over today's going before, but a struggling trainer at 3% and a hefty 165 lb to carry make progress hard to fancy.
Form last 69-635
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
79SR91RPR100OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 79 suggests ability but 8/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Tuckmill has run over today's trip and going, and our rating puts him clear of this field, but he arrives winless in his last five starts — including two pull-ups — and connections will need to see a sharper display at the weights carrying 164 lb.
Form last 60P70-P
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
67SR106RPR96OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 67 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 18/1.
Convincing won last time out to advertise his current form, but his record in recent starts also features two unplaced efforts, and our rating of 87 suggests he faces a stiff ask against stronger rivals carrying 161 lb today, though he has run over today's trip and going before.
Form last 6007-1
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
81SR87RPR93OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 81 suggests ability but 11/2 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Winless in his last three starts and ranked seventh of 18, Masego at least brings distance and going experience to the table, though 161 lb is a notable burden and that recent run of midfield placings suggests he'll need to find more to challenge seriously here.
Form last 6754-
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
91SR89RPR96OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 91 suggests ability but 13/2 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Let It Settle showed promise when second three starts back, but her last two runs have been disappointing eighths and sixths, and she remains winless in recent starts; she has experience over today's trip and going, though 156 lb is a stiff ask.
Form last 60-0268
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
75SR91RPR88OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 75 suggests ability but 12/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Dictionary Corner has pulled up on each of her last two starts and is winless in her last five, with our rating of 73 ranking her 16th of 18 in this field; the one positive is she has run over today's going before, but she makes little appeal.
Form last 68-66PP
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
44SR73RPR86OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 44 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 40/1.
Winless in his last five starts and ranked 14 of 18 on our figures, Zarushio faces a stiff task here; 105 days off the track adds a fitness query, and while he has run over today's trip, that weighty burden of 151 lb gives little encouragement.
Form last 60000-0
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
50SR74RPR83OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 50 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 40/1.
Chesterbaylad won last time out and has run over today's trip and going, but his rating of 78 ranks him eleventh of eighteen and his form before that win was inconsistent, with a fourth, seventh, and second in recent starts.
Form last 6-02741
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
81SR78RPR80OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 81 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Winless in his last five starts, Lunar Landscape at least returns on a sharp 16-day turnaround with experience of today's trip and going to call on, though 148 lb and a ranking of tenth of eighteen suggest he faces a stiff ask here.
Form last 600-604
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
75SR79RPR80OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 75 suggests ability but 6/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Consecutive ninth and eighth-place finishes make Backinabit hard to fancy at the foot of the ratings, and his record in recent starts offers little encouragement despite a win three starts back; experience over today's trip and going is the one small plus.
Form last 60-P189
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
67SR77RPR77OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 67 suggests ability but 14/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Crypto Crash has had a turbulent time of late, falling last time out and pulling up four starts back, leaving his recent form under a cloud; he has run over today's distance and going before, but winless in his last five starts and carrying 144 lb, the tasks ahead look considerable.
Form last 60P-69F
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
59SR78RPR76OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 59 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 16/1.
Winless in her last six starts and ranked 17 of 18 on our figures, Avandra is hard to fancy despite carrying a manageable 141 lb and having run over today's trip and going before.
Form last 6820534
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
65SR72RPR73OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 65 suggests ability but 12/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Winless in his last five starts and ranked 15 of 18 on our figures, Surviving Murmansk is hard to fancy, though he has run over today's trip and going before and was second three starts back — a slender thread of encouragement for connections.
Form last 6-60260
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
61SR73RPR72OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 61 suggests ability but 16/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Turlough Abu is unexposed and open to improvement, yet to win in her last four starts, but lightly raced enough that better may be forthcoming; back after 20 days and carrying 145 lb as she bids to find more form.
Form last 69-875
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
54SR—RPR80OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 54 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 25/1.
Paymelater arrives here in good order on a 17-day turnaround, has experience over today's trip and going, and our rating of 99 marks him out as a serious contender in this field — the risk is that he remains winless in his last five starts.
Form last 646-706
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
60SR99RPR87OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 60 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 25/1.
Winless in his last five starts, with a pull-up and a fall among them, Owl's Delight carries 149 lb off an official mark of 81, and while our rating of 88 suggests some unexploited potential, his recent jumping frailties are a clear concern.
Form last 6F8P-60
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
54SR88RPR81OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 54 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 28/1.
Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer),
Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync.
Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.
Convincing owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (45) and market confidence (72). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
6/1Ciaran MurphyEoghan Finegan(5)
65%Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner
Chesterbaylad
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
6/1 · Ms Helen P Markham✓ Value Signal
Turlough Abu
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
25/1 · V T O'Brien◈ Chamber Memory
Balanced
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
Masego (SR:91, 13/2) is the highest-rated horse in the field by a clear margin — 10 points clear of the next-best runners Garrick Painter and Chesterbaylad — and crucially carries only 11-7, a manageable weight for the top SR. GoingFit:+ confirms proven ability on today's good ground, which is a rare and significant positive in this field where most runners show GoingFit:- or GoingFit:?. The market has nudged in 8%, suggesting some professional interest. The MarkMv:+56 is a concern on paper, but at 4 years of age with a SR 10 points clear of rivals and proven going preference, Masego represents the standout case when multiple signals are weighed together.
Each-way alternative: Chesterbaylad.
Main danger: Chesterbaylad — Chesterbaylad (SR:81, 11/2) has DistFit:+ confirming proven ability over this trip, posted a recent win in Form:-02741, and carries a light 10-8 — though the Mkt:out32% drift is a concern, the distance record is the strongest in the field and makes it a live each-way threat.
⚖Case against4clamped▾
MarkMv:+56 is a massive class rise — by far the largest in the field — suggesting Masego has been reassessed sharply upward and is now running well above the level where it last showed its form.
Trainer John C McConnell strikes at only 3% from 364 runners, one of the weakest training records in the field, making it hard to trust stable confidence despite the 8% market move.
Form reads 754- with a dash (last run was a pull-up or no completion), meaning Masego's most recent outing was a failure to finish — a serious concern heading into a competitive 18-runner handicap.
Despite being priced as the highest-rated horse, Masego drifted to 13/2 while Convincing (SR:81) and Chesterbaylad (SR:81, ★★★☆☆) are both on offer at 11/2 — the market does not endorse Masego as the…
ShortlistMasego, Chesterbaylad, Convincing, Direct Approach