Grayrobin arrives a leading danger, having won two of his last five, including three and four starts back, and was second two starts back, and he has run over today's trip before. The main risk is a fifth last time out, so he must bounce back after 29 days off, carrying 131 lb from stall four.
Form last 681125
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
104SR99RPR96OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 104 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Hanney Boy was second last time out, 14 days ago, and has a win three starts back in a consistent recent record, though a seventh two starts back shows he can falter. He has run over today's trip and going, but carries 131 lb from stall 13, and our rating of 94 ranks him sixth of 13.
Form last 6233172
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
75SR94RPR90OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 75 suggests ability but 22/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Star Prospect was fourth last time out and has been placed twice in his last six, a third three starts back and another five starts back, while he has run over today's trip. Our top-rated runner at 108 against an official 93, he returns after 47 days from draw 9, and that break is the one reservation.
Form last 6130374
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
91SR108RPR93OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 91 suggests ability but 12/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Walk On Harry won two starts back and was third three starts back, but he was only fifth last time out, and he returns after just 14 days; he has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 131 lb off an official 88, he looks held by our ninth-ranked rating of 82.
Form last 68315
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
63SR82RPR88OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 63 suggests ability but 50/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Big Negotiator won last time out and has three wins in her last six starts, returning just 11 days later, so she looks fit and in form. She has run over today's trip, but 129 lb is the main risk from draw 3.
Form last 6104101
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
115SR100RPR101OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 115 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Blooming Sally is winless in her last two starts, unplaced last time out after a second two starts back, and she's back just 15 days later. She has run over today's trip and gets draw 5 under 126 lb, but our figures rank her 13th of 13, so she's hard to fancy.
Form last 620
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
47SR64RPR—OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 47 suggests ability but 66/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Brazilian Diva has run over today's trip and going, and a win four starts back with a second three starts back show she can go close, but she's finished sixth in her last two and returns after 47 days off. Carrying 126 lb from draw 10, she looks a midfield type, with our rating of 92 placing her seventh of 13.
Form last 6751266
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
73SR92RPR90OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 73 suggests ability but 33/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Controlla bounces in off a win last time out just six days ago, so she's fit and in form, and she has run over today's trip before; our rating of 98 ranks her fourth of 13. The risk is a quick turnaround under 126 lb after a sixth and a fifth in the two runs before that win.
Form last 620561
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
98SR98RPR94OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 98 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Hidden Gift was second last time out, just 16 days ago, and has run over today's trip, but she's winless in her last four starts and sits only eighth of 13 on our rating of 91, with 126 lb from draw 2 to carry.
Form last 62562
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
89SR91RPR84OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 89 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Magical Moonlight won last time out after a sixth two starts back, but she returns from 105 days off and has run over today's trip. Carrying 126 lb from draw 7, she is hard to fancy with our rating of 80 ranking her 11th of 13.
Form last 661
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
63SR80RPR—OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 63 suggests ability but 20/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Matriarchal is hard to fancy after a seventh last time out and a fifth two starts back, and she returns from 90 days off, though she did win three starts back and has run over today's trip and going. Our figures rank her tenth of 13, and she carries 126 lb from stall 1.
Form last 643157
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
66SR81RPR84OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 66 suggests ability but 50/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Shimmering Sun was second last time out and a second three starts back, so she arrives in solid form after 27 days off, and she has run over today's trip. Against that, she's won just once in her last five starts and carries 126 lb from stall 8.
Form last 617202
★AI Rating★★★★☆
103SR95RPR95OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
Favourable weight of 9-0 gives a real edge in this handicap.
Southern Boulevard is winless in her last four but arrives in decent heart, second last time out and a second two starts back, and she has run over today's trip. Carrying 126 lb from draw 11 off a 36-day break, she is hard to fancy with our rating of 74 ranking her 12th of 13.
Form last 65322
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
59SR74RPR80OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 59 suggests ability but 40/1 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.
Big Negotiator owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (64) and market confidence (91). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
2/1P. TwomeyW. J. Lee
69%Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner
Shimmering Sun
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
3/1 · Harry Eustace✓ Value Signal
Walk On Harry
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
50/1 · Henry de Bromhead◈ Chamber Memory
Balanced
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
Big Negotiator (SR:115, 13/8, 9-3) is the class standout in this field by a clear margin — 12 SR points clear of the next-best Shimmering Sun (SR:103) and 17 clear of Grayrobin (SR:104). The market has firmed 11% since opening, confirming professional support. Trainer P. Twomey operates at a 24% strike rate from 397 runners — elite for Irish training standards — and W.J. Lee at 15% is a high-quality booking. The form string 104101 (rightmost = last) shows a last-time-out win just 11 days ago, and both DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ confirm this horse is proven at 5f on good ground. The visor is retained from the winning run, providing continuity. The 9-3 weight is not burdensome in this fillies-free mixed two-year-old sprint, and no rival carries a combination of SR, trainer form, market confidence, and distance/going suitability to match.
Each-way alternative: Shimmering Sun.
Main danger: Shimmering Sun — Shimmering Sun (SR:103, 10/3) has steamed in 31% in the market, carries the four-star AI probability rating, holds DistFit:+ at 5f, and Ben Coen is a high-quality jockey booking — the form string 17202 shows a Listed win and only modest recent finishes that may understate current ability on AW.
⚖Case against4clamped▾
Shimmering Sun (SR:103) has surged 31% in the market and carries 9-0 vs Big Negotiator's 9-3, giving her a meaningful 3lb weight advantage which at 5f on AW can be decisive between the two classiest…
Big Negotiator's form string 104101 includes a '4' and a '0' (unplaced/fell) in recent starts — the last win may flatter given inconsistency, and a 13-race 2yo could be losing juvenal improvement.
Controlla (SR:98) ran just 6 days ago and arrives race-fit and sharp, a dangerous profile for a front-running type against a horse returning on an 11-day turnaround from what may have been a hard rac…
Going listed as 'good' at Dundalk AW is unusual phrasing — the HG flag for Big Negotiator shows 'v' (visor) not a going code, leaving surface/going suitability less confirmed than the analyst assumes.