Bold Shout arrives on the back of a win two starts back and a placed effort last time out, looking fit after just 16 days off and boasting experience over today's trip; at 135 lb from stall 5, the weight burden is the one factor to overcome.
Form last 64413
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
84SR76RPR70OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 84 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Third last time out after back-to-back wins two and three starts back, Madman arrives on a sharp 13-day turnaround with distance and going experience in his favour, though a top weight of 135 lb from stall 13 may test his resolution against stronger rivals.
Form last 6926113
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
63SR71RPR70OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 63 suggests ability but 14/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Black Endeavour shaped with some promise when winning four starts back, but has been out of the frame in his three most recent efforts, including a fourth last time out just eight days ago. He has distance and going experience to call on, though his rating of 72 leaves him mid-pack among these.
Form last 6531674
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
68SR72RPR68OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 68 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Winless in her last five starts and ranked well down the field on our figures, Pilgrim's Progress faces a stiff task here; she has run over today's trip and returns after 29 days, but three seconds in recent starts is the best she can offer, and the latest effort was only eighth.
Form last 62-2728
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
43SR66RPR67OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 43 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 33/1.
Second two starts back and consistent enough in recent outings, Pull The Rug has run over today's distance and going and steps out from stall one carrying 132 lb; our rating of 77 makes her the one to beat in this field, though she remains winless in her last six starts.
Form last 6749424
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
66SR77RPR67OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 66 suggests ability but 11/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Winless in her last five starts and ranked bottom of the field on our figures, Mollstar faces a stiff ask here, though she has run over today's trip before and a second last time out offers at least a sliver of encouragement ahead of today's assignment.
Form last 64437-2
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
51SR62RPR67OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 51 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 16/1.
Red Snapper won two of his last six starts, including back-to-back victories, yet has also thrown in a pair of seventh-place finishes in that same span; he has run over today's trip and steps back out after 36 days, but 131 lb is a significant burden to overcome.
Form last 6627711
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
69SR69RPR66OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 69 suggests ability but 9/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Guernsey Angel shaped with promise when second three starts back, and our rating of 75 marks her out as a leading threat from stall 12 over a trip she has experience of; the concern is she has been winless in recent starts and was unplaced last time out.
Form last 6566250
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
44SR75RPR66OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 44 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 40/1.
Maid In Devon arrives on the back of a third last time out, with three wins in her last six starts and experience of both today's trip and conditions working in her favour; the 131 lb burden is the one factor her supporters must hope she can handle.
Form last 6511163
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
81SR74RPR66OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 81 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
White Ladder won two starts back and had placed three times before that success, so the profile has substance, but 60 days off the track is a question mark and he steps back up having finished fourth last time out.
Form last 62-3314
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
69SR70RPR65OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 69 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Winless in his last six starts, Eightthreeone has posted back-to-back fourths in recent outings and does have experience over today's trip, though a rating of 68 and ranking ninth of thirteen underlines the size of the task from stall six carrying 130 lb.
Form last 6326544
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
40SR68RPR65OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 40 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 28/1.
Winless in her last five starts and ranked tenth of thirteen on our figures, Jenny Jerome makes a tough case despite the place finishes three and four starts back; she has run over today's trip and going before, and 14 days between runs suggests she arrives fresh enough.
Form last 603-285
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
43SR66RPR62OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 43 suggests ability but 40/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Winless in her last five starts, with consecutive eighths in her most recent outings, Nebbia looks up against it from stall eight carrying 125 lb, and ranking 12 of 13 on our figures makes her hard to fancy, despite having run over today's trip before.
Form last 65-5288
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
40SR63RPR60OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 40 suggests ability but 50/1 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.
Maid In Devon owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (45) and market confidence (82). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
4/1Rod MillmanLewis Edmunds
74%Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner
Red Snapper
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
13/2 · Kathy Turner✓ Value Signal
Pilgrim's Progress
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
28/1 · Richard Hannon◈ Chamber Memory
Balanced
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
Bold Shout (SR:84, 11/8) is the clear class standout in this modest Class 5 field, with an SR gap of at least 3 points over the next best (Maid In Devon SR:81) and 15+ points over most rivals. The 47% market steam — from a morning price much longer to 11/8 — is the most emphatic shortening in the field and represents genuine money confidence. Clive Cox (17% strike rate) with Hector Crouch (19%) is a high-quality booking, and the ClassMv:↓1 drop makes the task easier. Course:W1P1 at Salisbury confirms comfort on this track, and while GoingFit is unknown, good-to-soft is a common midseason surface that rarely inconveniences a horse of this ability. The last run figure of '3' from a form string of 4-4-1-3 shows consistency at a higher level; dropping back in class here tips the balance firmly in Bold Shout's favour.
Each-way alternative: Maid In Devon.
Main danger: Maid In Devon — Maid In Devon (SR:81, 9/2) has steamed 27% in the market, boasts a superb Course:W2P2 record at Salisbury, and a form string of 5-1-1-1-6-3 shows she wins here — the class-level familiarity and track bias could bridge the SR gap on Bold Shout if the pace sets up favourably.
⚖Case against4clamped▾
Bold Shout's last run figure is '3' — a third place at higher class level, not a win; dropping to Class 5 still requires converting placed form into a victory, which the 4-4-1-3 sequence hasn't done…
Maid In Devon (SR:81, 9/2) has Course:W2P2 — two wins and two places at Salisbury specifically — giving her a decisive course advantage over Bold Shout's single win there, on a track known to suit sp…
GoingFit is unknown; if the ground comes up soft or heavy rather than good-to-soft, Bold Shout's form profile offers no evidence of handling testing conditions, a real risk at Salisbury in September.
At 11/8 Bold Shout is priced as though the race is a formality, leaving virtually no margin for error; the 47% market steam may partly reflect gambler enthusiasm on an SR standout rather than informe…
ShortlistBold Shout, Maid In Devon, Red Snapper, Black Endeavour