Down Royal 19:30 RESULTED
4 Sep 2026

Friday 4 September Grant Thornton Handicap (Div II)

Grant Thornton Handicap (Div II) · 1m4f194y

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Grant Thornton Handicap (Div II)

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  1. Winner Dancing Steve (IRE) Sam Coen · Adrian McGuinness
    17/2
  2. 4/1J
  3. Third Acanto (IRE)
    20/1
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Saturday Draw Updated 2 weeks, 3 days ago
No.
Horse
Form
Jockey / Trainer
OR
SR?
RPR/OR
Age
Wgt
AI
Votes
Odds
Pick
Comment
1
Charlie Brow'n silks
Charlie Brow'n
Age 6 · 10-1
515-73
59
34
58
6
10-1
SP
Third last time out gives Charlie Brow'n a recent near-miss to build on, but a seventh two starts back suggests inconsistency; he has run over today's trip and going, carries 141 lb, and our rating of 58 leaves him with something to find against the principals.
AI verdict

SR 34 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .

2
Spy silks
Spy
Age 7 · 10-1
3361-0
59
38
59
7
10-1
SP
Spy won two starts back and has experience of both today's trip and going, arriving here on a fresh 17-day break carrying 141 lb — the main concern is that unplaced effort last time out, which he will need to put firmly behind him.
AI verdict

SR 38 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .

3
Tassarolo silks
Tassarolo
Age 5 · 10-0
558375
58
36
57
5
10-0
SP
Tassarolo is winless in his last six starts, though a third three starts back offers some encouragement; he returns after 20 days and has run over today's trip and going, but 140 lb and a trainer firing at just 4% in the last fortnight are notable drags.
AI verdict

SR 36 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .

4
Dancing Steve silks
Dancing Steve
Age 5 · 9-12
-00083
56
34
56
5
9-12
SP
Placed third last time out on a quick turnaround of 20 days, Dancing Steve arrives with some fitness in his favour and has run over today's trip and going before, though he carries 138 lb and has been winless in his last five starts, limiting optimism from seventh in the ratings.
AI verdict

SR 34 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .

5
Acanto silks
Acanto
Age 4 · 9-9
549
53
36
66
4
9-9
SP
Rated well clear of her mark and ranked second in the field on our figures, Acanto has run over today's trip and going and returns after a 35-day break with fresh legs; yet to score in her last three starts, and a trainer running at just 4% makes confidence harder to hold.
AI verdict

SR 36 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .

6
Mullacurry Maid silks
Mullacurry Maid
Age 4 · 9-7
89-509
51
25
40
4
9-7
SP
Winless in her last five starts and ranked 15th of 17 on our figures, Mullacurry Maid faces a stiff task here, though she does return on a quick turnaround with going experience in her favour and at least arrives fit.
AI verdict

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

7
Rio Doce silks
Rio Doce
Age 6 · 9-7
0649/0
51
34
55
6
9-7
SP
Rio Doce is winless in his last five starts, with a fourth three starts back the brightest note in a patchy recent sequence, and 84 days off the track raises a fitness query under 133 lb, though he has run over today's trip and going before.
AI verdict

SR 34 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .

8
Mapa silks
Mapa
Age 5 · 9-5
030006
49
30
48
5
9-5
SP
Winless in her last six starts, Mapa faces a stiff task here — ranked 13 of 17 on our figures, she has been unplaced in four of those outings, with a placing four starts back her best recent effort; experience over today's trip and going at least offers some small comfort.
AI verdict

SR 30 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .

9
Connecteo silks
Connecteo
Age 3 · 9-4
-82476
Ben Coen 11%
A Oliver 11%
56
38
58
3
9-4
SP
Connecteo has run over today's trip and going and, with a second in his recent starts offering a clear glimpse of ability, he enters this as a lively danger at a competitive mark of 56; the concern is that he has been winless in his last five outings, and consistency remains the question.
AI verdict

SR 38 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .

10
Mystic Rose silks
Mystic Rose
Age 4 · 9-4
755305
48
32
48
4
9-4
SP
Winless in her last six starts, with a best of third three runs back and little else to commend her, Mystic Rose ranks 14th of 17 on our figures and faces a stiff ask here, though she has run over today's trip and going and returns fresh enough on just eight days' rest.
AI verdict

SR 32 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .

11
Zitkala Sa silks
Zitkala Sa
Age 3 · 9-4
660368
56
37
55
3
9-4
SP
Winless in her last six starts, Zitkala Sa at least showed some promise with a third three starts back, though eighth last time out is a concern; she has run over today's going before and 23 days between runs suggests she arrives fresh, but a 130 lb burden makes life difficult.
AI verdict

SR 37 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .

12
Queen Of Astolat silks
Queen Of Astolat
Age 3 · 9-3
-63386
55
38
53
3
9-3
SP
Winless in her last five starts, Queen Of Astolat has been finishing mid-to-rear of late — sixth last time out and eighth two starts back — though she did show some ability with thirds three and four starts back; a trainer firing at just 4% and 129 lb to carry make improvement hard to fancy.
AI verdict

SR 38 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .

13
Autocrat silks
Autocrat
Age 6 · 8-13
170009
43
40
70
6
8-13
SP
Autocrat showed what he is capable of with a win six starts back, and he has experience of both today's trip and going in his favour; the 46-day break is worth noting, but his rating of 70 marks him as the one to beat here.
AI verdict

SR 40 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .

14
Duleek Street silks
Duleek Street
Age 8 · 8-11
89/77-
41
34
54
8
8-11
SP
Winless in his last four starts and returning after a gap of 397 days, Duleek Street faces a stiff ask, though he has run over today's distance and going before and our rating of 54 suggests more ability than his official mark of 41 implies.
AI verdict

SR 34 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .

15
Without Love silks
Without Love
Age 4 · 9-5
402268
TBA
49
36
49
4
9-5
SP
Winless in his last six starts, Without Love has at least shown placed form three starts back and four starts back, though his latest eighth suggests he's struggling to build on that consistency; the weight of 131 lb looks a stiff task for a horse rated 49.
AI verdict

SR 36 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .

16
Idomything silks
Idomything
Age 4 · 8-10
870600
TBA
40
25
36
4
8-10
SP
Winless in her last six starts and ranked 16 of 17 on our figures, Idomything makes this a tough assignment, though she has run over today's trip and going before and returns on a quick turnaround just six days since her last outing.
AI verdict

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

17
Haeret In Pectore silks
Haeret In Pectore
Age 5 · 8-10
05-506
TBA
40
23
34
5
8-10
SP
Winless in his last five starts and ranked last on our figures, Haeret In Pectore faces a stiff task after 124 days off, though experience over today's going is a minor point in his favour.
AI verdict

SR 23 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .

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Chamber Verdict

Balanced lens

Connecteo

Low conviction

Connecteo owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (21) and market confidence (49). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.

N/A A Oliver Ben Coen
63% Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner

Idomything

Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.

N/A · Thomas Cleary
✓ Value Signal

Autocrat

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

N/A · P Sweeney
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Balanced

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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 Low conviction
21 / 100
⚖ Weight 38% +8.0 pts

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

Market confidence Speculative
49 / 100
⚖ Weight 22% +10.9 pts

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

Pace profile Low conviction
25 / 100
⚖ Weight 12% +3.3 pts

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

Value edge Speculative
59 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +5.9 pts

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

Chaos factor Live signal
79 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +7.9 pts

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

Favourite bias Low conviction
40 / 100
⚖ Weight 8% +3.2 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 9. Connecteo
40.6 N/A
2 16. Idomything
39.8 N/A
3 12. Queen Of Astolat
39.6 N/A
4 5. Acanto
39.0 N/A
5 15. Without Love
38.7 N/A
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Autocrat
Confidence: Speculative

Autocrat holds the field's highest SR at 40, carries a light 8-13 which is the joint-lowest burden among the realistic contenders, and has dropped 19lb off his last win mark (MarkMv:-19) — a meaningful concession from the handicapper. His form string 170009 contains a win and a near-miss (1 and 7) suggesting latent ability, and at 8-13 he has the weight advantage over heavier-burdened rivals like Charlie Brow'n (10-1) and Spy (10-1). The entire field sits in the SR 23-40 range — a thoroughly moderate contest — so the SR edge combined with the lightest competitive weight makes Autocrat the marginal pick in a race where any of several horses could win on the day. Each-way alternative: Connecteo. Main danger: Connecteo — Connecteo (SR:38) is a 3-year-old trained by A Oliver (11% strike rate) with Ben Coen aboard (11% strike rate, 754 career rides) — comfortably the strongest trainer-jockey combination in the field — and at only 9-4 carries a light weight that compensates for the poor GoingFit:- flag.

Case against 4 clamped
  • 46-day absence is the longest lay-off among the realistic contenders, and his last run was a '0' — beaten out of sight — raising fitness doubts on return.
  • Form string 170009: the '1' and '7' are buried in older form; his last three runs read 009, showing consistent failure to land a blow at this level.
  • Trainer P Sweeney strikes at only 7% and jockey McGettigan (apprentice) at 8% — both below-average stats weaken confidence in delivery on the day.
  • Spy (SR:38, MarkMv:-60) and Connecteo (SR:38) carry comparably high SRs with far lighter recent form concerns and are significantly fresher in the market.
Shortlist Autocrat, Connecteo, Queen Of Astolat, Spy
Each-way: Connecteo Danger: Connecteo

🗺 The Course Race conditions

1m4f194y Distance to cover
Good Expected going
17 Confirmed runners
Down Royal Track and setting