Cartmel 15:45 RESULTED
Class 2 31 Aug 2026

Monday 31 August EWGA Handicap Hurdle Race (GBB Race)

EWGA Handicap Hurdle Race (GBB Race) · 3m1f83y

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EWGA Handicap Hurdle Race (GBB Race)

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  1. Winner Divilabother (IRE) Harry Reed · Tristan Davidson
    4/1
  2. 100/30F
  3. 13/2
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No.
Horse
Form
Jockey / Trainer
OR
SR?
RPR/OR
Age
Wgt
AI
Votes
Odds
Pick
Comment
1
Al Sayah silks
Al Sayah
Age 6 · 12-0
441-34
125
121
126
6
12-0
4/1 7/2 4/1
Al Sayah landed a win three starts back and has run over today's trip and going, with our rating of 126 marking her a leading contender; the concern is a 45-day absence carrying 168 lb.
AI verdict

SR 121 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

2
Shallow River silks
Shallow River
Age 10 · 12-0
81/635
125
118
135
10
12-0
11/2 6/1 11/2
Shallow River showed his class with a win four starts back and was back in the frame with a third two starts back, and carrying a hefty 168 lb is the one weight concern for a gelding our ratings put narrowly top of these rivals.
AI verdict

SR 118 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

3
Divilabother silks
Divilabother
Age 8 · 11-13
361112
124
119
118
8
11-13
7/2 5/2 10/3
Ranked bottom but one on our figures and carrying a hefty 167 lb, Divilabother is hard to fancy at the weights, though he has winning form in his last six starts and has run over today's going before.
AI verdict

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

4
Imperial Merlin silks
Imperial Merlin
Age 9 · 11-12
745P1-
123
119
132
9
11-12
13/2 9/2 13/2
Imperial Merlin catches the eye as a winner in his most recent completed start, and he has experience of today's distance and going; the concern is 167 days off the track, leaving fitness the key question for this threat.
AI verdict

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

5
Kayf Dancer silks
Kayf Dancer
Age 8 · 11-10
4081-6
121
116
121
8
11-10
11/2 7/2 5/1
Kayf Dancer won two starts back but has since finished sixth, and 107 days off the track is a fitness query at this weight of 164 lb; he has experience of today's going, though his rating of 121 leaves him mid-pack in this field.
AI verdict

SR 116 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

6
Imperial Data silks
Imperial Data
Age 9 · 11-7
34-P8F
118
99
130
9
11-7
10/1 11/1 10/1
Imperial Data has run over today's trip and going, and his rating of 130 gives him a strong case as a leading threat at 161 lb, yet he arrives winless in recent starts and that fall last time out is the obvious concern.
AI verdict

SR 99 suggests ability but 11/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

7
Belles Benefit silks
Belles Benefit
Age 10 · 10-9
568-13
106
107
111
10
10-9
4/1
Ranked bottom of the field on our figures and carrying 149 lb, Belles Benefit is hard to fancy at the weights, though she does bring a third last time out and a win two starts back to the table, and has run over today's distance and going before.
AI verdict

SR 107 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

Horse Bet365 Paddy Power Coral Ladbrokes William Hill Betfred Best
1 Al Sayah 4/1 4/1 open 4.50 4/1 open 4.50 4/1 open 4.50 4/1 open 4.50 4/1 4/1 Bet365
2 Shallow River 11/2 open 7.50 11/2 open 9.50 11/2 open 7.00 11/2 open 7.00 11/2 open 7.50 11/2 open 7.00 11/2 Bet365
3 Divilabother 7/2 open 3.75 4/1 open 3.50 7/2 open 3.75 7/2 open 3.75 4/1 open 3.75 10/3 open 3.75 4/1 Paddy Power
4 Imperial Merlin 13/2 open 6.50 7/1 open 5.50 7/1 open 6.00 7/1 open 6.00 7/1 open 6.00 13/2 open 6.50 7/1 Paddy Power
5 Kayf Dancer 11/2 open 7.50 11/2 11/2 open 5.50 11/2 open 5.50 11/2 open 4.50 5/1 open 5.50 11/2 Bet365
6 Imperial Data 10/1 open 12.00 10/1 open 15.00 10/1 open 12.00 10/1 open 12.00 10/1 open 12.00 10/1 open 12.00 10/1 Bet365
7 Belles Benefit 4/1 4/1 open 6.50 4/1 open 6.00 4/1 open 6.00 4/1 open 6.00 4/1 open 6.00 4/1 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

Kayf Dancer

Live signal

Kayf Dancer owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (64) and market confidence (75). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.

11/2 Mickey Bowen James Bowen
65% Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner

Al Sayah

Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.

4/1 · Neil Mulholland
✓ Value Signal

Imperial Merlin

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

13/2 · John & Sean Quinn
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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
64 / 100
⚖ Weight 38% +24.5 pts

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

Market confidence High conviction
75 / 100
⚖ Weight 22% +16.4 pts

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

Pace profile Speculative
52 / 100
⚖ Weight 12% +5.2 pts

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

Value edge Speculative
55 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +5.5 pts

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

Chaos factor High conviction
65 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +6.5 pts

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

Favourite bias Speculative
51 / 100
⚖ Weight 8% +4.1 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. Kayf Dancer
64.1 11/2
2 1. Al Sayah
63.4 4/1
3 2. Shallow River
62.6 11/2
4 3. Divilabother
61.2 7/2
5 4. Imperial Merlin
60.3 13/2
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Imperial Merlin
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Community Signal

Market Movers Horses at 20/1 or shorter

3
Age 8 · 11-13
7/2
★★★☆☆ SR 119 🐾

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

1
Age 6 · 12-0
4/1
★★★☆☆ SR 121 🐾

SR 121 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

7
Age 10 · 10-9
4/1
★★★☆☆ SR 107 🐾

SR 107 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

2
Age 10 · 12-0
11/2
★★★☆☆ SR 118 🐾

SR 118 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

5
Age 8 · 11-10
11/2
★★★☆☆ SR 116 🐾

SR 116 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

4
Age 9 · 11-12
13/2
★★★☆☆ SR 119 🐾

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

6
Age 9 · 11-7
10/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 99 🐾

SR 99 suggests ability but 11/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

STEAMERS

Race Steamers

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Saturday Racing AI
Imperial Merlin
Confidence: Speculative

Imperial Merlin (SR:119, 9/2) carries 11-12 — a 2lb weight relief over the joint top-weights Al Sayah and Shallow River — and crucially the market has shortened 10% since opening, the only meaningful inward move in this field. GoingFit:+ confirms proven ability on today's good-to-soft ground, and stepping up two classes (ClassMv:↑2) is offset by a mark only 3lb above last win (MarkMv:+3), suggesting he is not overexposed. The 167-day absence is a concern but trainer Quinn's booking of Quinlan (17% strike rate from 84 rides) signals they believe the horse is ready. At 9/2 with market confidence behind it, this represents genuine each-way value in a wide-open seven-runner Class 2. Each-way alternative: Divilabother. Main danger: Divilabother — Divilabother (SR:119, 10/3) carries the least weight of the leading group at 11-13, boasts the strongest recent form in the field (Form:361112 — four finishes from the last four runs including back-to-back wins), holds course form (W1P1 at Cartmel), and Davidson's 19% yard strike rate is among the best here; the drift of 17% is the one concern but may simply reflect the longer trip being untested.

Case against 4 clamped
  • 167-day absence is a significant fitness risk — Imperial Merlin's HG:p (pulled up) suggests stamina or soundness issues last time, making a 5-month layoff harder to trust even with a yard booking.
  • ClassMv:↑2 is a steep jump; a mark only 3lb above last win flatters if that win came in much weaker company — the Class 2 field includes SR:121 Al Sayah and proven Cartmel course winner Divilabother.
  • Divilabother (10/3 fav, Course:W1P1, 6-race form string ending '1112') is on a hot streak, course-proven, and professionally priced — a far more compelling case for the market leader to win.
  • Quinn's trainer strike rate of 11% is below-field average, and the 10% market move inward is modest compared to Kayf Dancer's 14% inward move — Imperial Merlin is not uniquely supported.
Shortlist Imperial Merlin, Divilabother, Kayf Dancer, Shallow River
Each-way: Divilabother Danger: Divilabother

🗺 The Course Class 2

3m1f83y Distance to cover
Good to Soft Expected going
7 Confirmed runners
Cartmel Track and setting
Class 2 Race grade