| Pos | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |
5y 168 lbs |
Jonjo O'Neill Jr. Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill |
97 | 4/1 | |
| 8 |
6y 162 lbs |
Theo Gillard Donald McCain |
91 | 13/2 | |
| 7 |
6y 161 lbs |
David Bass Charlie Longsdon |
90 | 3/1F | |
| 🥉 3rd |
8y 157 lbs |
Sean Bowen Olly Murphy |
86 | 5/1 | |
| 6 |
5y 156 lbs |
Amber Jackson-Fennell(7) Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies |
85 | 10/1 | |
| 🥇 1st |
5y 151 lbs |
Liam Harrison D. J. Jeffreys |
80 | 11/1 | |
| 5 |
5y 147 lbs |
James Best Sarah-Jayne Davies |
76 | 40/1 | |
| 🥈 2nd |
4y 145 lbs |
Fern O'Brien(5) Alexander Gibbons |
77 | 9/1 | |
| 4 |
8y 142 lbs |
Harry Reed Sophie Leech |
71 | 6/1 |
Bathara holds a clear advantage over this field on form figures, sitting 14 lb clear of the next-rated rival Usyk and even further ahead of the chasing pack, and over this stamina-testing trip of twenty furlongs on good ground at Worcester the selection looks well placed to translate that superiority into victory. Usyk is the most credible threat in the field and deserves respect, while Ikigai Star and American Empire both carry identical ratings and cannot be dismissed entirely, though the gap they must bridge is substantial. Bathara is the selection.