| Pos | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥈 2nd |
4y 168 lbs |
Ben Smith(7) Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero |
108 | 2/1 | |
| 🥇 1st |
10y 166 lbs |
Rebecca Hitchen(3) Sam England |
104 | 5/2 | |
| PU |
8y 165 lbs |
Harry Brown(10) Donald McCain |
103 | 11/8F | |
| 4 |
10y 149 lbs |
Megan Bevan Harriet Dickin |
87 | – |
Crack Ops looks the right choice in this four-runner Southwell staying contest, with our rating of 113 putting him a clear seven pounds ahead of Rock Hurley and Italian Spirit, who share 106. That is a meaningful edge at this level over 20 furlongs on good ground, and it gives him a solid platform if he runs to form. Rock Hurley and Italian Spirit are the obvious dangers on identical figures, while Spot On Soph is only a pound further back on 105 and cannot be dismissed in such a tight group behind our pick. Confidence is low given how compact the rivals are, but Crack Ops is the selection.