Wearing cheekpiecesQuick turnaroundWon 1 of last 5Won here 1 timeLoves this ground (33% win rate)
TrackLab Insight
The only course winner in the field, with 1 victory from 2 Newcastle races, and she's also the only horse with a winning record on standard ground (1 from 3). Back to form just 8 days ago at Musselburgh and carrying the market's confidence at 3.4, Dalamara profiles as a progressive 3-year-old stepping forward—exactly what the editorial verdict flags as the decisive factor here.
Only course winner (1 from 2 here)Best record on this ground (1 from 3)Best career win rate in field (1 in 8)Market favourite (3.4)
Winless from 7 races with no placed finishes either, and the recent form of 8th, 5th, 9th shows competitive enough efforts without ever threatening. At 7.5 the market has some faith, but this horse hasn't demonstrated the class needed to beat a field topped by an improving course winner.
Winless and placeless from 6 races with no form sparkle to suggest a breakthrough is near—recent finishes read 9th, 6th, 6th, 5th, all well beaten. At 24.0 odds and making a jockey-trainer pairing for the first time, she lacks the credentials or the angle that separates her from a winless field.
Wearing cheekpiecesWon 0 of last 5Raced here before
TrackLab Insight
Despite being rated near the top on paper, Parole Officer is winless from 12 career races and the jockey-trainer combination has never won together (0 from 16). Recent form shows a 6th at Ayr beaten 4.2L—respectable but not impressive—and at 9.6 the odds don't reward a horse that places only 1 in every 3 runs but hasn't crossed the line once.
Most experienced horse in the field with 14 races under her belt and a win at Nottingham 60 days ago, but that sole victory from 14 starts is a poor win rate (roughly 1 in 14), and she's won on fast ground—not standard conditions like today. Recent form shows 6th, 3rd, and 1st but the 6th at Ripon just 37 days ago suggests she's not consistent enough to back.
Winless from 5 career races but fancied at 8.8, yet has been absent for 109 days—a long lay-off that counts against a horse still learning the game. The sole placed finish came in Class 6 at Southwell, which matches today's grade, but recent form at Doncaster (9th, beaten 9.8L) reads flat.
Wearing tongue strapWon 0 of last 5Raced here before
TrackLab Insight
The least experienced runner in the field with just 4 career races and no wins or places to her name. Most recently 4th at Southwell beaten 6.2L, suggesting some promise, but she's competing against established forms and has too little evidence of ability at this stage.
Winless from 5 races and critically, has never raced on normal ground before—this is uncharted territory. Recent finishes of 7th, 8th, 7th read as consistently mid-field but ineffective, and the 46.2L gap at Catterick 42 days ago is a red flag.
Wearing cheekpiecesWon 0 of last 5Raced here before
TrackLab Insight
Carries the lowest weight in the field but is winless from 9 races with only 2 places to show for it—not enough to build confidence. Recent form of 6th, 7th, 4th (beaten just 2.0L) shows she's competitive without troubling the winner, and the jockey-trainer pairing has never won together (0 from 22).
C. Whiteley(5)
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S. Hanlon
· 3yo
· 9st 0lb
· OR 45
ClassHeadgear
1.6
Dropping in classWearing visorFresh (137 days off)Won 0 of last 5
TrackLab Insight
Lowest-rated runner in the field (5lbs below average) and the longest absent at 137 days—a serious worry for a 3-year-old with just 3 career races behind her. The last outing was a distant 24th at Newbury, and stepping up 2 classes after such a lay-off is too much to overcome.
Lowest rated, 5lbs below averageSteps up 2 classesLightly raced (3 career races)Absent 137 days (longest in field)
Stepping up 3 classes from lower grades with zero wins and zero places from 7 races—a heavy ask. The recent 6th at Southwell beaten 5.8L at a lower level doesn't translate well to Class 6 company, and the 9th at Newcastle 39 days ago on the same track is another concern.
Dropping in classWearing cheekpiecesWon 0 of last 5
TrackLab Insight
Stepping up 3 classes today is an ambitious ask for a horse winless and placeless from 5 races, most of them in lower grades. The recent 9th at Redcar beaten 13.5L is her latest outing, and jumping into Class 6 against form like Dalamara's is too big a leap.
How do odds work?The first number is what you win, the second is what you bet. So 5/2 means you win £5 for every £2. 4/1 means you win £4 for every £1. The bigger the first number, the less likely bookmakers think the horse will win — but the more you'd win if it does.