DC Market Intelligence Report –Mar 6, 2026
Yesterday’s tape gave us **35 races / 302 runners / 35 winners**, with the day defined by **aggressive 10am → final contractions** across a mix of Irish jumps, UK jumps, and Newcastle AW. The strongest single move belonged to **Stormalong (Thurles)**, smashed from **11.00 → 6.00 (45.5%)**, and it also **beat SP (5.50)** — a clean signal of sustained demand into the off.
Newcastle AW produced multiple serious steams, but the cohort was messy on outcomes (covered below). The biggest AW pull was **Fille Unique**, **34.00 → 19.00 (44.1%)**, finishing with **SP 21.00** (i.e., money arrived late enough to shorten the “final”, but it didn’t hold to SP). **Maximum Velocity** was another headline mover: **13.00 → 7.50 (42.3%)** yet drifted back to **SP 11.00** — a classic profile where early/late layers clearly fought back into the off.
Two more notable compressions at Newcastle: **Lady Delila 8.50 → 5.00 (41.2%)** and **Moretons 67.00 → 41.00 (38.8%)**. Both finished with bigger SPs (**5.50** and **51.00** respectively), reinforcing that not all “final” prices are created equal — you still need to respect what happens between “final” and the official off.
Haydock contributed a mid-range cluster led by **Dream Diamond 15.00 → 9.00 (40.0%)** and **Notnowlinda 41.00 → 26.00 (36.6%)**, while Thurles saw repeated attention across several bigger-priced names (**Coillte M C G 34.00 → 21.00**, **Doreys Forge 81.00 → 51.00**, **Walk Win 81.00 → 51.00**) alongside shorter moves like **Seven Towers 9.50 → 6.00**.
Bottom line on the money: **the market was happy to steam outsiders**, but the **most reliable-looking action** came where the move **held/firmed into SP** (not always the case yesterday).
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## 2) Landed vs Went Astray – keep it ruthless
### Landed (5)
We had **5 strong steamers win**. The winners’ list is tight and actionable:
– **Arslan (Thurles)**: **2.20 → 1.67 (24.1%)**, **SP 1.57**, **WON**. This is what you want: a solid contraction that **continues to compress into SP**.
– **Crossgales King (Wincanton)**: **3.00 → 2.38 (20.7%)**, **SP 2.50**, **WON**. A good move that held close enough to SP.
– **Nikovo (Newcastle AW)**: **3.50 → 2.75 (21.4%)**, **SP 2.88**, **WON**. Again: contraction with only limited give-back at SP.
– **Thankyouandplease (Wincanton)**: **17.00 → 11.00 (35.3%)**, **SP 8.50**, **WON**. This is a high-grade win: the market kept pressing after the “final”.
– **Stans The Man (Wincanton)**: **17.00 → 11.00 (35.3%)**, **SP 9.50**, **WON**. Same profile: the move didn’t stop at “final”.
That is the core point: **the best winners on the list were not just early steamers — they were still being backed at SP time.**
### Went Astray (10)
The losses were not marginal; several were heavily-backed and still beaten:
– **Fille Unique (Newcastle AW)**: **34.00 → 19.00 (44.1%)**, **SP 21.00**, **pos 6**.
– **Maximum Velocity (Newcastle AW)**: **13.00 → 7.50 (42.3%)**, **SP 11.00**, **pos 3**.
– **Lady Delila (Newcastle AW)**: **8.50 → 5.00 (41.2%)**, **SP 5.50**, **pos 3**.
– **Dream Diamond (Haydock)**: **15.00 → 9.00 (40.0%)**, **SP 9.50**, **pos 7**.
– **Ugo Bingo (Wincanton)**: **9.00 → 5.50 (38.9%)**, **SP 4.50**, **pos 4**.
– **Moretons (Newcastle AW)**: **67.00 → 41.00 (38.8%)**, **SP 51.00**, **pos 8**.
– **Coillte M C G (Thurles)**: **34.00 → 21.00 (38.2%)**, **SP 12.00**, **pos 6** (notably, the SP suggests very different late action than the “final” snapshot).
– **Doreys Forge (Thurles)**: **81.00 → 51.00 (37.0%)**, **SP 41.00**, **pos 5**.
– **Walk Win (Thurles)**: **81.00 → 51.00 (37.0%)**, **SP 51.00**, **pos 15**.
– **Fullythermal (Haydock)**: **81.00 → 51.00 (37.0%)**, **SP 51.00**, **pos 8**.
Ruthless read: **big contractions did not equal big performance** yesterday, especially across the larger-priced end. If you were treating “steam = must win”, you paid for it.
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## 3) Trainer & Jockey Support – who the money followed repeatedly
### Trainers most followed by strong money
– **W P Mullins: 3 backed / 1 won**. Support was present, conversion was fine but not dominant.
– **Joe Tizzard: 3 backed / 0 won**. Repeated interest, no return yesterday — that matters when you’re deciding whether to auto-respect repeat money.
– **Syd Hosie: 2 backed / 2 won**. Cleanest read on the sheet: when the money came, it converted.
– **Iain Jardine: 2 backed / 0 won**
– **Dan Skelton: 2 backed / 0 won**
Singles that landed:
– **Ella Pickard: 1 backed / 1 won**
– **Michael Herrington: 1 backed / 1 won**
The pattern is clear: **some stables were repeatedly supported without results**, while **Hosie (and the single-hit winners) delivered**.
### Jockeys most followed by strong money
– **Brendan Powell: 3 backed / 0 won**. The market followed, results didn’t.
– **Cam Hardie: 2 backed / 0 won**
– **Simon Torrens: 2 backed / 0 won**
Perfect conversion on single qualifiers:
– **Paddy Hanlon / Ben Godfrey / Anna McGuinness / Jason Hart / Ciaran O’Shea: 1 backed / 1 won each**
Takeaway: repeated market attention **did not** automatically translate into winners at jockey level yesterday; the clean “hit-rate” sat with **one-off signals**, not repeat-follow.
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## 4) What It Means – practical execution & discipline, no fluff
1) **Separate “early contraction” from “SP pressure.”** Several of the biggest movers **did not hold to SP** (e.g., **Maximum Velocity SP 11.00 after a 7.50 final**; **Moretons SP 51.00 after 41.00**). Yesterday rewarded the profiles where the move **kept tightening into SP** (e.g., **Thankyouandplease SP 8.50 vs final 11.00**).
2) **Outsider steams are not a free lunch.** We saw multiple 34s/67s/81s contract hard and still fail (often well beaten). Treat big-price steams as **information**, not permission to abandon staking discipline.
3) **Don’t blindly “follow the stable” just because it’s repeated.** The sheet shows repeat-backed trainers/jockeys who **didn’t convert** (notably **Tizzard 0/3**, **Powell 0/3**). Use repetition as a prompt to pay attention, not as a substitute for selectivity.
4) **Operationally: prioritise strongest signals that are still being respected late.** Yesterday’s winners list leans toward runners where the market wasn’t simply active at 10am→final, but **still serious at SP time** (Arslan, Thankyouandplease, Stans The Man).
**This is market intelligence, not a guarantee.** Prices contract for multiple reasons and even the strongest steams will lose regularly; the edge comes from consistent process, not certainty.
For today’s opportunities, use the **DC Network Today’s Qualifiers tool** and filter for the strongest 10am→final contractions.
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### Data Appendix (auto)
– Report generated: 2026-03-06 11:43:55
– Yesterday: 2026-03-05
– Strong steamer threshold: 15%
– Races: 35
– Runners: 302
– Strong steamers listed: 20
– Landed: 5
– Missed: 39
– False steamers (listed): 10
– Trainers in support table: 12
– Jockeys in support table: 12
– Qualifiers provided today: 0
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## 🟢 Today’s Live SP Qualifiers
Live qualifiers update automatically inside the tools below:
📉 10am Market Plunge List
Horses heavily backed last time and historically profitable to oppose next run.
📊 Market Form Lay Angles
Big drifters and weak market profiles to oppose at SP.
These tools update automatically throughout the day as qualifiers appear.
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### Data Appendix (auto)
– Report generated: 2026-03-06 11:43:55
– Yesterday: 2026-03-05
– Strong steamer threshold: 15%
– Races: 35
– Runners: 302
– Strong steamers listed: 20
– Landed: 5
– Missed: 39
– False steamers (listed): 10
– Trainers in support table: 12
– Jockeys in support table: 12
– Qualifiers provided today: 0
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