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6yo Gelding · 9-9 · OR 65

Windsor · Talk Sport Radio Handicap · 1m 31y

#5

Rank

Odds

20/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

2%

Rank

#5

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Winner of back-to-back 6f handicaps at Southwell for Robert Cowell last autumn. Best effort since joining present yard when third at Newbury (7f) in June but unable to build on it twice since. Has yet to prove he stays 1m.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move2
Strength75%

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 5 of 6 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 4 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 5.0 /10 (raw 5.8)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C4.5
Today: 6
Class gap: +1.5
Higher-class runs: 6
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Southwell 20/01/2026 · Pos 10th of 10 · OR 78 · 6f16y Std 135 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark20/01/2026 · OR 78 par20/014OR 784 @ Wolverhampton 16/02/2026 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR 76 · 6f20y Std 131 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark16/02/2026 · OR 76 par5 @ Chelmsford City 07/03/2026 · Pos 4th of 5 · OR 75 · 6f Std 135 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark07/03/2026 · OR 75 par7/035OR 755 @ Salisbury 14/05/2026 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR 74 · 6f Goo 139 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark14/05/2026 · OR 74 par4 @ Goodwood 05/06/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR 72 · 1m GS 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark05/06/2026 · OR 72 par5/064OR 724 @ Salisbury 14/06/2026 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR 69 · 6f213y Gd 124 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark14/06/2026 · OR 69 par5 @ Newbury 23/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 12 · OR 69 · 7f Goo 136 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark23/06/2026 · OR 69 par23/065OR 694 @ Ascot 11/07/2026 · Pos 13th of 17 · OR 68 · 7f GF 130 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark11/07/2026 · OR 68 par5 @ Sandown 23/07/2026 · Pos 8th of 12 · OR 67 · 1m Goo 140 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark23/07/2026 · OR 67 par23/075OR 67projClass-projected finish: 5th of 9
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-23Sandown58th7th+1
2026-07-11Ascot413th11th+2
2026-06-23Newbury53rd2nd+1
2026-06-14Salisbury44th2nd+2
2026-06-05Goodwood46th4th+2
2026-05-14Salisbury57th6th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today20/0114/0523/0623/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 9
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength83%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 4th of 9. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
20/01/202610th7/163%0%-0.63
16/02/20266th9/153%29%-0.24
07/03/20264th7/282%25%-0.57
14/05/20267th20/10%25%+0.25
05/06/20266th100/10%38%+0.38
14/06/20264th40/10%50%+0.50
23/06/20263rd28/10%82%+0.82
11/07/202613th28/10%25%+0.25
23/07/20268th20/10%36%+0.36