Haydock 16:50 RESULTED
Class 3 25 Sep 2026

Today By Eck Its Boddingtons Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race)

By Eck Its Boddingtons Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) · 1m6f0y

Official Result

By Eck Its Boddingtons Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race)

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  1. Winner Glory Road (GER) Hector Crouch · Ralph Beckett
    5/2
  2. Second Itica (GB)
    14/1
  3. 7/2
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Saturday Draw Updated 15 minutes ago
No.
Horse
Form
Jockey / Trainer
OR
SR?
RPR/OR
Age
Wgt
AI
Votes
Odds
Pick
Comment
1
My Ballyquinn silks
My Ballyquinn
Age 3 · 9-9
121203
89
93
98
3
9-9
★★★☆☆
—
5/1 FCST 9/2
My Ballyquinn arrives in good heart after a third last time out, and his record in recent starts — two wins and a second among his last six — underlines consistent competitiveness; the main risk is whether he can concede weight all round off 135 lb.
AI verdict

SR 93 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

2
Asia Force silks
Asia Force
Age 3 · 9-8
223411
88
100
92
3
9-8
★★★☆☆
—
9/4 5/6 9/4
Asia Force arrives in fine nick, winning his last two starts and looking a potent threat off 134 lb; he has run over today's trip before, though whether he can handle the soft ground remains the key question.
AI verdict

SR 100 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

3
Glory Road silks
Glory Road
Age 3 · 9-8
2-3210
88
101
99
3
9-8
★★★☆☆
—
11/4 10/3 5/2
Winner two starts back and placed in three of his last five, Glory Road brings solid recent form to this assignment; he has run over today's trip and our rating has him joint-top of these, though the unplaced run last time warrants slight caution after 34 days away.
AI verdict

SR 101 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

4
Glory of The Seas silks
Glory of The Seas
Age 3 · 9-7
2-431
87
94
91
3
9-7
★★★☆☆
—
11/4 9/4 5/2
SR 94 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
AI verdict

SR 94 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

5
Itica silks
Itica
Age 3 · 8-12
2-5617
78
72
78
3
8-12
★★☆☆☆
—
14/1 FCST 11/1
Ranked last on our figures and beaten into seventh last time out, Itica is hard to fancy at the weights, though he has winning form in recent starts — a winner one start back — and goes on today's going.
AI verdict

SR 72 suggests ability but 14/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

Horse Bet365 Paddy Power Coral Ladbrokes William Hill Betfred Best
1 My Ballyquinn 5/1 open 5.50 9/2 open 6.00 5/1 open 5.50 5/1 open 5.50 5/1 open 5.50 9/2 open 7.50 5/1 Bet365
2 Asia Force 9/4 open 2.38 9/4 open 2.63 9/4 open 2.50 9/4 open 2.50 9/4 open 2.50 5/2 open 1.83 5/2 Betfred
3 Glory Road 11/4 open 6.50 5/2 open 4.50 11/4 open 5.50 11/4 open 5.50 11/4 open 5.50 5/2 open 4.33 11/4 Bet365
4 Glory of The Seas 11/4 open 3.50 5/2 open 3.25 5/2 open 3.25 5/2 open 3.25 5/2 open 3.25 5/2 open 3.75 11/4 Bet365
5 Itica 14/1 open 12.00 12/1 open 15.00 12/1 12/1 12/1 11/1 open 19.00 14/1 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

Asia Force

Speculative

Asia Force owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (56) and market confidence (90). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.

9/4 K. R. Burke Sam James
66% Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner

Glory Road

Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.

11/4 · Ralph Beckett
✓ Value Signal

Itica

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

14/1 · Andrew Balding
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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 Speculative
56 / 100
⚖ Weight 38% +21.1 pts

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

Market confidence Dominant
90 / 100
⚖ Weight 22% +19.7 pts

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

Pace profile Low conviction
42 / 100
⚖ Weight 12% +4.0 pts

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

Value edge Low conviction
42 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +4.2 pts

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

Chaos factor Dominant
40 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +4.0 pts

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

Favourite bias Speculative
58 / 100
⚖ Weight 8% +4.7 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 2. Asia Force
58.6 9/4
2 3. Glory Road
57.8 11/4
3 4. Glory of The Seas
56.2 11/4
4 1. My Ballyquinn
55.5 5/1
5 5. Itica
45.6 14/1
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Glory Road
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2
Age 3 · 9-8
9/4
★★★☆☆ SR 100 🐾 —

SR 100 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

3
Age 3 · 9-8
11/4
★★★☆☆ SR 101 🐾 —

SR 101 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

4
Age 3 · 9-7
11/4
★★★☆☆ SR 94 🐾 —

SR 94 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

1
Age 3 · 9-9
5/1
★★★☆☆ SR 93 🐾 —

SR 93 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

5
Age 3 · 8-12
14/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 72 🐾 —

SR 72 suggests ability but 14/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

STEAMERS

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🤖AI Intelligence Saturday Racing's analytical engine

Saturday Racing AI
Glory Road
Confidence: Speculative

Glory Road (SR 101, 3/1) edges the SR standings and arrives on a 25% market shortening — the sharpest move in the field — suggesting informed money is backing this horse ahead of the race. Dropping one class (ClassMv:↓1) off a mark that is only 6lb above its last win, Ralph Beckett's yard fires at 19% and the form string 2-3210 shows consistent placing followed by a recent 0 that likely came at a stiffer level; the class drop is meaningful. At 9-8 it sits level with Asia Force on weight yet carries a 1-point SR edge, and the 34-day fresher break versus Asia Force's busy campaign is an asset in soft ground where fitness comes to the fore. The one reservation is that neither it nor the field has a proven distance or going record at 1m6f soft, making this partly a stamina test — but Glory Road's breeding and class profile make it the most likely to stay. Each-way alternative: Asia Force. Main danger: Asia Force — Asia Force (SR 100, 6/4) arrives on the back of a last-time-out win (form 223411), drops a class, holds course form (W1P1 at Haydock), and K.R. Burke's 20% trainer strike rate gives it the strongest recent momentum in the field — it could easily dominate if it stays 1m6f soft.

Case against 4 clamped
  • Asia Force has a course W1P1 record at Haydock — Glory Road has no course form, a meaningful edge for Asia Force on this specific track at this trip.
  • Glory Road's form string 2-3210 shows a win three runs ago followed by two non-wins including a blank (0); the recent downward trajectory is a red flag even with the class drop.
  • Asia Force arrives on a 6-run sequence culminating in a win (223411) and is the 6/4 market leader — the market rates Asia Force significantly superior despite Glory Road's marginal SR edge of just 1…
  • Glory Road's 34-day fresher break cuts both ways at 1m6f soft: Beckett's 19% strike rate is solid but the horse has no proven stamina at this trip and may need the run to reach peak condition.
Shortlist Glory Road, Asia Force, Glory of The Seas
Each-way: Asia Force Danger: Asia Force

🗺 The Course Class 3

1m6f0y Distance to cover
Soft Expected going
5 Confirmed runners
Haydock Track and setting
Class 3 Race grade