DC Market Intelligence Report –Aug 11, 2026
Yesterday’s tape produced a clean list of 15 strong steamers (≥15% contraction from 10am → final) across Kempton (AW), Ballinrobe (IRE), Ayr, and Windsor. The standout feature: several *violent* moves at bigger morning prices, but the closing market didn’t convert those moves into a dominant strike-rate.
Kempton (AW) delivered the biggest single move of the day and some of the clearest late consolidation:
– Blanquita: 34.00 → 6.00 (−82.4%) (SP 6.00) — the most aggressive contraction on the sheet.
– Maxident: 11.00 → 4.00 (−63.6%) (SP 3.00) — strong push and *kept going* into SP.
– Magical Life: 7.50 → 3.75 (−50.0%) (SP 4.00) — a decisive halving; one of the cleanest “money was right” profiles.
Ballinrobe (IRE) was volume-heavy for support signals, with multiple runners hit hard but mixed end-results:
– Political Stance: 13.00 → 4.00 (−69.2%) (SP 5.50) — huge contraction but drifted back to SP.
– Certosa: 67.00 → 26.00 (−61.2%) (SP 13.00) — major move from a huge morning price, then *continued* again towards SP (price effectively halved again).
– Divelment: 29.00 → 15.00 (−48.3%) (SP 13.00) — backed steadily and again into SP.
– Max Meridius: 8.00 → 5.00 (−37.5%) (SP 4.50) — firmed and held.
– Barton Sky / No Bother Aoife / Divine Believer: each 15.00 → 10.00 (−33.3%), with SPs 11.00 / 7.50 / 12.00 respectively — support was there, but the close varied.
Ayr saw the market press on two each-way shaped prices and one tighter runner:
– Due Respect: 23.00 → 12.00 (−47.8%) (SP 10.00) — sustained firming.
– Concert Boy: 9.00 → 5.00 (−44.4%) (SP 6.00) — backed then eased slightly at SP.
– Spirit Catcher: 7.50 → 5.00 (−33.3%) (SP 4.33) — money arrived and the SP pressed further.
Windsor
– Thunder Goddess: 29.00 → 17.00 (−41.4%) (SP 17.00) — meaningful contraction, then held.
Bottom line on the recap: the market found plenty to back hard, but the day’s biggest moves included both high-quality signals *and* outright traps. Yesterday wasn’t a “follow every steamer” day; it was a “filter, size, and accept variance” day.
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## 2) Landed vs Went Astray – keep it ruthless
### Landed (winners)
From the provided “landed” list, 8 steamers won:
– Magical Life (Kempton AW) — 7.50 → 3.75 (−50.0%), SP 4.00, won
– Down Around (Ballinrobe) — 7.50 → 5.50 (−26.7%), SP 4.50, won
– Moonswept (Windsor) — 13.00 → 10.00 (−23.1%), SP 9.50, won
– Senor Cortez (Kempton AW) — 11.00 → 8.50 (−22.7%), SP 9.00, won
– Nothing Hectic (Ballinrobe) — 19.00 → 15.00 (−21.1%), SP 15.00, won
– Keep An Eye On It (Ayr) — 4.00 → 3.25 (−18.8%), SP 4.00, won
– Naturalia (Ayr) — 5.50 → 4.50 (−18.2%), SP 4.00, won
– Walkingmayotomilan (Ballinrobe) — 13.00 → 11.00 (−15.4%), SP 9.50, won
Key observation: several winners were *not* the day’s most dramatic movers. The top-end collapses weren’t the ones reliably doing the damage.
### Went astray (losers)
The “missed” list shows 10 strong steamers lost, including the three most eye-catching collapses:
– Blanquita — 34.00 → 6.00 (−82.4%), SP 6.00, 4th
– Political Stance — 13.00 → 4.00 (−69.2%), SP 5.50, 10th
– Maxident — 11.00 → 4.00 (−63.6%), SP 3.00, 2nd
– Divelment — 29.00 → 15.00 (−48.3%), SP 13.00, 8th
– Due Respect — 23.00 → 12.00 (−47.8%), SP 10.00, 2nd
– Concert Boy — 9.00 → 5.00 (−44.4%), SP 6.00, 6th
– Thunder Goddess — 29.00 → 17.00 (−41.4%), SP 17.00, 5th
– Spread The Faith — 29.00 → 17.00 (−41.4%), SP 19.00, 11th
– Max Meridius — 8.00 → 5.00 (−37.5%), SP 4.50, 5th
– Barton Sky — 15.00 → 10.00 (−33.3%), SP 11.00, 12th
Ruthless read: yesterday’s market produced multiple “right direction, wrong outcome” runners (2nds and places) alongside proper failures (10th/11th/12th). The steam signal was real; the conversion was not automatic.
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## 3) Trainer & Jockey Support – who the money followed repeatedly
### Trainers most supported (from strong steamers)
The market repeatedly followed a small cluster, but the win conversion was uneven:
– Jim Goldie: 3 backed / 0 won — repeated support, no payoff yesterday.
– Gordon Elliott: 2 backed / 1 won — support converted once.
– Katie Scott: 2 backed / 0 won
– Andrew Balding: 2 backed / 0 won
– Iain Jardine: 2 backed / 0 won
– K. R. Burke: 2 backed / 0 won
– R Mike Smith: 2 backed / 0 won
Singles that *did* convert:
– J S Moore: 1 / 1
– Daniel & Claire Kubler: 1 / 1
– John Butler: 1 / 1
– Miss Hilary McLoughlin: 1 / 1
– Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood: 1 / 1
Takeaway: repeated trainer support did not equal repeated wins yesterday. The best “hit rate” came from single occurrences, not from the most-followed yards.
### Jockeys most supported (from strong steamers)
Again, plenty of repeat signals with limited conversion:
– Phillip Enright: 3 backed / 1 won
– Paul Mulrennan: 3 backed / 1 won
– Philip Byrnes: 3 backed / 0 won
– Alex Harvey: 3 backed / 0 won
– David Egan: 2 backed / 1 won
– Jack Callan: 2 backed / 1 won
Multiple repeats with 0 wins yesterday:
– Sam James (2), Conor Stone-Walsh (2), Sean Levey (2), Danny Gilligan (2), Greg Fairley (2), Sean Kirrane (2)
Takeaway: jockey-following is a context clue, not a standalone edge. Yesterday punished anyone treating repeat jockey money as a green light.
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## 4) What It Means – practical execution & discipline, no fluff
1) Don’t confuse “big move” with “good bet.” The day’s hardest collapse (Blanquita 34.00 → 6.00) didn’t win. Nor did Political Stance after a 69% contraction. Strong steam is a *signal of intent*, not proof of superiority.
2) Watch the relationship between final and SP. Several losers show the market’s late reassessment (e.g., Political Stance contracted to 4.00 but returned to SP 5.50). Conversely, some runners were supported and then pressed again towards SP (Certosa to SP 13.00 from a 26.00 final). This “late agreement vs late doubt” is often the cleanest sanity check you’ll get without adding any narrative.
3) Treat the steamer list as a portfolio, not a set of singles. Yesterday had winners in the steamer ecosystem, but also a long list of misses—including prominent ones. Execution needs sizing discipline: you’re trying to capture the long-run edge of information flow, not “win the day” by piling into the loudest mover.
4) Repeated connections aren’t enough. The most supported trainer (Jim Goldie 3/0) and multiple repeat jockeys (3/0 profiles) made it clear: follow-the-money is about *the specific horse in the specific market on the specific day*—not blind loyalty to a name.
Disclaimer: This is market intelligence, not a guarantee. Steam highlights where money went and how strongly it moved, but it does not remove race risk, execution errors, or variance.
CTA: For today’s action, go straight to the DC Network Today’s Qualifiers tool and work from the live steamer set with disciplined staking.
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### Data Appendix (auto)
– Report generated: 2026-08-11 21:02:57
– Yesterday: 2026-08-10
– Strong steamer threshold: 15%
– Races: 27
– Runners: 302
– Strong steamers listed: 20
– Landed: 8
– Missed: 51
– False steamers (listed): 10
– Trainers in support table: 12
– Jockeys in support table: 12
– Qualifiers provided today: 0
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### Data Appendix (auto)
– Report generated: 2026-08-11 21:02:57
– Yesterday: 2026-08-10
– Strong steamer threshold: 15%
– Races: 27
– Runners: 302
– Strong steamers listed: 20
– Landed: 8
– Missed: 51
– False steamers (listed): 10
– Trainers in support table: 12
– Jockeys in support table: 12
– Qualifiers provided today: 0
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