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Venetian Lion

3yo Gelding · 9-5 · OR 65

Nottingham · Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap · 1m 75y

#3

Rank

Odds

10/3

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

3%

Rank

#3

★★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Left previous efforts behind in a first-time tongue tie when second of 13 on handicap debut at Southwell (1m) last week, caught further back than ideal but covering the final 2f appreciably faster than any of his rivals. Should take all the beating if translating that form back to turf.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength34%

What the class read says

The stable looks to have run this horse in stronger races to keep its official rating low — today's class drop may be intentional. Worth watching at a price. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Held its own mid-division in 3 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 1 class level from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 5.4 /10 (raw 6.0)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.5
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.5
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Yarmouth 30/04/2026 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR - · 1m3y GF 128 · HIGHER CLASS30/0444 @ Redcar 25/05/2026 · Pos 9th of 10 · OR - · 7f219y Goo 133 · HIGHER CLASS25/0544 @ Wolverhampton 01/06/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR - · 1m142y Std 130 · HIGHER CLASS1/0646 @ Southwell 27/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 13 · OR 65 · 1m13y Std 135 · beat its mark27/07/2026 · OR 65 par27/076OR 65projClass-projected finish: 2nd of 6
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-27Southwell62nd3rd1
2026-06-01Wolverhampton46th5th+1
2026-05-25Redcar49th8th+1
2026-04-30Yarmouth47th6th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today30/0425/051/0627/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 6
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength100%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 2nd of 6. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
30/04/20267th11/142%25%-0.17
25/05/20269th22/10%11%+0.11
01/06/20266th18/15%38%+0.32
27/07/20262nd10/382%92%+0.09