Solid recent form includes a third last time out, and he has run over today's trip and going before — Forca Timao carries 135 lb from stall five, but our rating of 65 has him narrowly top of the field and he remains the one to beat despite being yet to win in recent starts.
Form last 6564453
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
53SR65RPR60OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 53 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 10/1.
Ranked second of eleven in the field on ratings, Stipulation has run over today's trip and going and shaped with real promise when runner-up last time out, suggesting fitness is no concern 30 days on; the worry is he has been winless in his last six starts.
Form last 6386762
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
50SR63RPR60OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 50 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 11/1.
Jewel Maker bounced back to winning ways last time out and returns on a quick 12-day turnaround having already shown he handles today's trip and conditions, making him a leading threat; the worry is that his record in recent starts beyond that victory has been modest.
Form last 6877641
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
55SR61RPR59OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 55 suggests ability but 17/2 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Ricardo Phillips arrives on the back of three consecutive placings capped by a win last time out, and he has run over today's trip before, though he shoulders 133 lb from stall six and his rating of 57 ranks him eighth of eleven.
Form last 693-321
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
70SR57RPR58OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 70 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Merapi has been knocking on the door, finishing second three times in her last six starts, and has run over today's distance and going before — the class and conditions look right. The risk is a 103-day absence and a sixth last time out that raises freshness questions.
Form last 6752226
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
52SR61RPR58OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 52 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 14/1.
Winless in his last six starts and ranked tenth of eleven on our figures, Cy Twombly faces a stiff task under 131 lb from stall nine, with a sequence of unplaced and mid-division finishes offering little encouragement.
Form last 6098940
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
28SR53RPR56OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 28 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 40/1.
Little Tiger has been winless in his last five starts, and ranked ninth of eleven on our figures, he is hard to fancy at his official mark of 54; a third four starts back offers a crumb of comfort, but a sixth last time out and experience over today's trip and going are slim grounds for optimism.
Form last 6630-46
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
59SR56RPR54OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 59 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Knightmare won three starts back and has placed second on four occasions in recent starts, so the form is solid enough, though he could only manage fifth last time out; he has experience over today's trip and going, and carries 129 lb from stall one.
Form last 6222125
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
49SR61RPR54OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 49 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 18/1.
Withoutfurtherado has run over today's trip and going before and carries a workable 127 lb from stall 3, yet a seventh last time out and winless in his last five starts make it hard to fancy him too strongly off an official mark of 52.
Form last 65-0597
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
39SR60RPR52OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 39 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 22/1.
Charencey has been knocking on the door, with back-to-back thirds after consecutive seconds in recent starts, and he has experience of today's trip and going; however, a trainer striking at just four per cent over the past fortnight is a concern for a gelding yet to win in his last six.
Form last 6762233
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
60SR58RPR50OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 60 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Ranked bottom of the field on our figures, Dinah Myte has finished sixth in each of her last two starts and, though she scored six starts back, that win feels distant now; distance and going experience and a quick turnaround of 11 days offer slim consolation for a filly rated just 48 officially.
Form last 6142366
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
51SR48RPR48OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 51 suggests ability but 9/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer),
Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync.
Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.
Ricardo Phillips owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (39) and market confidence (91). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
2/1Henry CandyHarry Vigors(3)
69%Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner
Little Tiger
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
7/2 · William Stone✓ Value Signal
Withoutfurtherado
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
28/1 · P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck◈ Chamber Memory
Balanced
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
Ricardo Phillips leads the field on SR (70) by a clear margin — 11 points clear of second-best Charencey (SR:60) — and carries a very manageable 9-7 in a Class 6 apprentice handicap. The Course:W2P3 record at Leicester is the standout contextual signal: this horse has won twice and placed three times at this track, making him a genuine course specialist. The market has shortened 8% since opening, confirming quiet confidence from connections, and trainer Henry Candy's 15% strike rate is the strongest in the field. The only concern is a MarkMv:+3 and a DistFit:? suggesting the 1m2f trip is unproven, but the recent form 93-321 shows a last-time-out second that suggests return to form, and the course affinity plus SR dominance overrides the distance uncertainty.
Each-way alternative: Little Tiger.
Main danger: Little Tiger — Little Tiger (SR:59, 4/1, market shortened 9%) carries the lightest competitive weight at 9-3, has placed twice at Leicester (Course:W0P2), and the market move suggests stable confidence that could translate into a bold show at a price.
⚖Case against4clamped▾
DistFit:? means Ricardo Phillips has no confirmed form at 1m2f — today's trip is unproven territory despite strong course record, and the '?' is a red flag at this stage of the season.
MarkMv:+3 indicates the handicapper has raised his mark after recent form, so he carries a higher rating than when earning those Leicester wins — those course figures may be less relevant now.
The dash in form (93-321) signals a layoff mid-sequence; returning 30 days later at an unproven trip after a wind-down suggests fitness and stamina questions at 1m2f.
Little Tiger (SR:59, Odds:4/1) has also shortened 9% in the market and holds two Leicester placings — at 4/1 versus Ricardo Phillips' 2/1, the market may be underpricing a dangerous rival carrying 9l…
ShortlistRicardo Phillips, Little Tiger, Charencey, Dinah Myte