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Class 4 9 Sep 2026

Wednesday 9 September Whitegates Nursery Northallerton Handicap Hurdle Race

Whitegates Nursery Northallerton Handicap Hurdle Race · 2m0f178y

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Whitegates Nursery Northallerton Handicap Hurdle Race

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  1. Winner Pergamon (FR) William Shanahan · Jennie Candlish
    13/8
  2. 3/1
  3. 11/8F
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Saturday Draw Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
No.
Horse
Form
Jockey / Trainer
OR
SR?
RPR/OR
Age
Wgt
AI
Votes
Odds
Pick
Comment
1
Pergamon silks
Pergamon
Age 5 · 11-8
561-11
115
124
116
5
11-8
11/8 7/4 18/13
Pergamon arrives on the back of three consecutive wins and, despite a 53-day break, his recent dominance makes him the pick here; he has run over today's trip and going before, and 162 lb is the main question against his excellent recent profile.
AI verdict

Favourable weight of 11-8 gives a real edge in this handicap.

2
King Ulanda silks
King Ulanda
Age 6 · 11-8
F6-141
115
116
117
6
11-8
11/8 7/4 6/5
King Ulanda arrives on the back of a win last time out and boasts another victory three starts back, with experience over today's trip and going working in his favour; the main concern is the 56-day absence.
AI verdict

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

3
Max Of Stars silks
Max Of Stars
Age 6 · 11-5
13U-44
112
106
117
6
11-5
7/2 11/2 3/1
Rated 117 and top of the rankings, Max Of Stars brings distance and going experience and returns fit after 18 days, but her most recent outings show back-to-back fourths, and the main risk is whether she can recapture the winning form she showed five starts back.
AI verdict

SR 106 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

4
Saint Polo silks
Saint Polo
Age 6 · 11-2
-71113
109
122
105
6
11-2
SP 31/19 7/4
Saint Polo arrives in red-hot form — a winner on three of his last five starts, with back-to-back victories before finishing third last time out — and he has experience of today's trip and conditions; the main concern is a gruelling 156 lb on his back off just two days' rest.
AI verdict

Favourable weight of 11-2 gives a real edge in this handicap.

Horse Bet365 Paddy Power Coral Ladbrokes William Hill Betfred Best
1 Pergamon 11/8 open 3.25 11/8 open 2.88 11/8 open 2.75 11/8 open 2.75 11/8 open 3.00 11/8 open 2.88 11/8 Bet365
2 King Ulanda 11/8 open 3.50 6/5 open 2.75 5/4 open 3.00 5/4 open 3.00 11/8 open 3.25 5/4 open 3.00 11/8 Bet365
3 Max Of Stars 7/2 open 6.50 7/2 open 7.50 7/2 open 7.50 7/2 open 7.50 3/1 open 8.00 10/3 open 7.50 7/2 Bet365
4 Saint Polo 15/8 open 2.75 7/4 open 2.63 15/8 open 2.63 15/8 open 2.63 15/8 open 2.75 15/8 open 2.63 15/8 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

Pergamon

Live signal

Pergamon owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (69) and market confidence (94). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.

11/8 Jennie Candlish William Shanahan(5)
68% Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner

King Ulanda

Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.

11/8 · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
✓ Value Signal

Saint Polo

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

SP · Jennie Candlish
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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
69 / 100
⚖ Weight 38% +26.2 pts

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

Market confidence Dominant
94 / 100
⚖ Weight 22% +20.6 pts

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

Pace profile Speculative
53 / 100
⚖ Weight 12% +5.0 pts

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

Value edge Low conviction
43 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +4.3 pts

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

Chaos factor Dominant
42 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +4.2 pts

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

Favourite bias Live signal
60 / 100
⚖ Weight 8% +4.8 pts

Extra certainty applied when the active lens wants to trust the obvious market leader.

Top chamber signals Top 4 ranked by the active lens.
1 1. Pergamon
64.5 11/8
2 2. King Ulanda
63.1 11/8
3 3. Max Of Stars
59.4 7/2
4 4. Saint Polo
56.2 SP
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Saint Polo
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Market Movers Horses at 20/1 or shorter

1
Age 5 · 11-8
11/8
★★★★☆ SR 124 🐾

Favourable weight of 11-8 gives a real edge in this handicap.

2
Age 6 · 11-8
11/8
★★★☆☆ SR 116 🐾

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

3
Age 6 · 11-5
7/2
★★★☆☆ SR 106 🐾

SR 106 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

STEAMERS

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Saint Polo
Confidence: Speculative

Saint Polo (SR 122, 15/8) is the Candlish yard's #1 runner here — younger jockey Luke Scott gets the nod over the yard's second string Pergamon, and Scott's 13% career strike rate is meaningfully better than William Shanahan's 5%. The form string -71113 shows three consecutive wins going into this race, and the horse ran just 2 days ago suggesting connections are deliberately freshening it up for this specific target. Course:W1P1 at Sedgefield is a concrete advantage in a tiny 4-runner field, and GoingFit:+ confirms it handles today's good ground. The ClassMv:= means it faces the same tier as its recent winning runs, and at 11-2 it carries 6lb less than the top-weights Pergamon and King Ulanda, a meaningful edge on this ground. Each-way alternative: King Ulanda. Main danger: King Ulanda — King Ulanda (SR 116, 5/2) has GoingFit:+ confirmed, Jack Tudor is a high-quality booking at 10% career strike rate from 485 rides, and the most recent form figure of 1 means it arrives in winning form at the same class level — it has the tools to peg Saint Polo back.

Case against 4 clamped
  • Ran just 2 days ago — not a 'freshening up' but an extremely tight turnaround that risks residual fatigue; no other runner in this field is within 16 days of their last start.
  • Market has drifted OUT 7% to 15/8, matching King Ulanda's drift, yet Pergamon (higher SR:124, same yard) has been backed in — yard money appears to be on stablemate Pergamon, not Saint Polo.
  • SR:122 is lower than Pergamon's SR:124 and both carry 6lb more — the weight relief Saint Polo gets is offset by the fact Pergamon is demonstrably the yard's higher-rated horse with a fresher 53-day b…
  • Form string -71113 includes a fall/pulled-up run and the sequence of wins may have been achieved at a lower level; MarkMv:+3 indicates the handicapper has already responded, tightening the margin for…
Shortlist Saint Polo, King Ulanda, Pergamon
Each-way: King Ulanda Danger: King Ulanda

🗺 The Course Class 4

2m0f178y Distance to cover
Good Expected going
4 Confirmed runners
Sedgefield Track and setting
Class 4 Race grade