MARKET TRANSPARENCY 21 May 2026

This week Steamers Board

Every horse the market loaded up on — and what happened next. We publish hits and misses, no cherry-picking.

1228 Tracked
14% Win Strike
37% Place Strike
453 To Run

Every market move. Every outcome. On the record.

1228 Tracked 775 settled · 453 to run 110 / 775 Wins 14% win strike-rate 179 / 775 Places 37% win-or-place 486 / 775 Lost 63% outside top 3 453 To Run 453 live now
14%
Win strike-rate over 775 settled steamers
37%
Place strike-rate (win or top-3)
Saturday Racing tracks every market shortening and publishes the result. Big moves don't always win — but the data is on the table either way.

Strike-rate by tier

Do bigger market moves actually win more? See for yourself.

Mega steamer
≥ 50% shortening
8%
5 of 59 won · 11 placed
90 tracked
Strong steamer
25–50% shortening
16%
46 of 294 won · 67 placed
450 tracked
Moderate steamer
10–25% shortening
11%
34 of 309 won · 70 placed
498 tracked
Light steamer
< 10% shortening
22%
25 of 113 won · 31 placed
190 tracked

Lost steamers · this week

Sorted by strength of move (biggest market signal first). Prices show the full lifecycle move — first observed price across tracked bookies → latest. Page 17 of 17 · 486 total. ✕ Clear filter

Time Race Horse Move Tier Result Pts
Fri 15 May 17:20 Kilbeggan BOMAG Construction Handicap Hurdle 11 Kasper Hauser 17/2 8/1 -5% Light steamer ✗ Lost (5th) +1 pt Tue 19 May 17:05 Newcastle (AW) Book Northumberland Plate Day Tickets Fillies' Handicap 1 Maldevious 9/1 17/2 -5% Light steamer ✗ Lost (4th) +1 pt Tue 19 May 17:50 Hexham Tynedale Agricultural Society Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle 3 Dillarchie 9/1 17/2 -5% Light steamer ✗ Lost +1 pt Mon 18 May 16:00 Carlisle racingtv.com Novice Stakes (GBB Race) 10 Lunar Melody 6/5 11/10 -5% Light steamer ✗ Lost (5th) +1 pt Wed 20 May 14:42 Ayr Schweppes Cherry Pepper Handicap 8 Pearl Eye 32/17 7/4 -5% Light steamer ✗ Lost (4th) +1 pt Fri 15 May 17:10 Aintree Ha Civils Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Mares' Handicap Hurdle 4 Mermaids Cave 7/2 10/3 -4% Light steamer ✗ Lost (4th) +1 pt

Rolling 30 days

Each bar is one day's win strike-rate across that day's steamers. Taller bars = more steamers came in.

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