Barleybrown shaped with promise when second three starts back and has run over today's trip and going, with our rating marking him out as the one to beat in this field; the risk is that he has been winless in recent starts and must bounce back from two disappointing efforts since.
Form last 6766285
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
63SR64RPR53OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 63 suggests ability but 2/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Defence Missile won two starts back but has otherwise struggled, finishing outside the top five in three of his last five starts, and our figures rank him seventh of nine here. Has run over today's trip and returns after 32 days off, but he is hard to fancy at these weights.
Form last 6-89518
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
54SR54RPR51OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 54 suggests ability but 6/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Winless in his last three starts and ranked sixth of nine on our ratings, Thunder Rush does at least bring distance and going experience to the table, though his recent sequence of unplaced efforts offers little encouragement despite a feasible weight of 132 lb from stall one.
Form last 6570
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
34SR54RPR55OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 34 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 18/1.
Winless in his last four starts and returning after a 310-day absence, Soham's Roger is a difficult proposition ranked last on our figures, with a speed rating of 44 underlining the concern; he has run over today's trip before, but that counts for little given the overall profile.
Form last 60740-
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
25SR52RPR49OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 25 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 100/1.
Here Comes Louie has finished second in two of his last five starts and returns here on fitting distance and going experience, carrying 129 lb from stall two, with our rating of 58 giving him strong claims — though he remains yet to win and that seventh last time out is the concern.
Form last 6-86227
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
60SR58RPR52OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 60 suggests ability but 9/2 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Itszaboy has run over today's trip and steps back out after 25 days, bringing a second last time out as his chief credential, though he remains winless in his last five starts and a speed rating of 47 hints he may need improvement to land this.
Form last 6-06652
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
55SR55RPR51OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 55 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Ran second two starts back and returns here 36 days on from his latest outing, with experience over today's trip and going in his favour; winless in recent starts but our figures see enough here to make him of clear interest from stall four carrying 128 lb.
Form last 6640527
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
54SR61RPR51OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 54 suggests ability but 9/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Winless in her last six starts, Lady Delila heads here ranked bottom two on our figures, and an eighth last time out does little to inspire confidence; 58 days off the track adds another question mark, though she has run over today's trip and going before and carries a workable 127 lb.
Form last 6332958
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
50SR53RPR45OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 50 suggests ability but 13/2 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Winless in recent starts, The Floors Munky nonetheless rates above his official rating on our figures, suggesting he is better than his handicap rating implies, and he has run over today's trip and going; the risk is a string of unplaced efforts that demand a significant turnaround in form.
Form last 6009000
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
29SR56RPR45OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 29 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 100/1.
Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer),
Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync.
Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.
Barleybrown owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (35) and market confidence (91). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
2/1Ruth CarrJoanna Mason
69%Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner
Defence Missile
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
9/2 · Linda Perratt✓ Value Signal
The Floors Munky
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
100/1 · Gary Rutherford◈ Chamber Memory
Balanced
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
Barleybrown (SR 63, 2/1) is the clear class leader in this modest Class 6 field and has steamed 22% in the market — the strongest market move in the race by some distance — indicating confident support. While DistFit:- and GoingFit:- are genuine concerns, at 1m5y on Newcastle AW the course form (W0P2) shows familiarity with the track, and the SR 63 superiority over the next-best rivals (Here Comes Louie SR 60, Itszaboy SR 55) is meaningful in a field this weak. Joanna Mason (11% strike rate, 671 runners) is a reliable claimer booking for Ruth Carr who hits at 10% overall, and the combination of market conviction plus SR leadership tilts the verdict despite the going/distance flags. The each-way alternative is Here Comes Louie.
Each-way alternative: Here Comes Louie.
Main danger: Here Comes Louie — Here Comes Louie (SR 60, 9/2) is the closest SR rival at just 3 points behind Barleybrown, is ridden by Conor Whiteley who strikes at an impressive 18% from 140 rides, and a DistFit:~ suggests some capability at the trip — if Barleybrown's poor distance and going flags materialise, this Roger Fell runner is best placed to capitalise.
⚖Case against4clamped▾
Barleybrown's last six runs show a best finish of 2nd (once) with three finishes of 6th or worse — no win in recent form and a current sequence of 6,6,2,8,5 suggests the horse finds ways to disappoin…
DistFit:- and GoingFit:- flags together mean Barleybrown has not demonstrated suitability for today's specific 1m5y AW conditions, and course form of W0P2 (zero wins from two) does not prove winning…
Here Comes Louie (SR 60, 3y) has been running 2nds and 7ths recently on an upward curve, ridden by Conor Whiteley whose 18% strike rate from 140 rides comfortably outperforms Joanna Mason's 11%, maki…
Ruth Carr's 10% trainer strike rate is modest, and at 2/1 Barleybrown offers thin each-way value — the market move may reflect stable confidence but the horse's own form figures (766285) contain far…
ShortlistBarleybrown, Here Comes Louie, Itszaboy, Defence Missile
Each-way: Here Comes LouieDanger: Here Comes Louie