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Iconic Times

4yo Gelding · 10-0 · OR 50

Catterick · Hugh James Classified Stakes · 7f 6y

#4

Rank

Odds

2/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#4

★★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Had plenty in hand with this headgear re-fitted when coming good at the fifth attempt for this yard at Wolverhampton on Thursday after a significant market gamble. Yet to prove he's as good on turf, but this is a very weak race.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move1
Strength65%

What the class read says

Has campaigned at a higher grade and now drops into weaker company. Dropping in class here looks deliberate, not a concession. 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 4 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 2 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 5.7 /10 (raw 6.7)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C5.2
Today: 6
Class gap: +0.8
Higher-class runs: 4
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Kempton 21/01/2026 · Pos 8th of 11 · OR 72 · 6f Sta 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark21/01/2026 · OR 72 par21/015OR 725 @ Lingfield 07/02/2026 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR 70 · 7f1y Std 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark07/02/2026 · OR 70 par5 @ Kempton 02/03/2026 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR 69 · 7f Sta 129 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark02/03/2026 · OR 69 par2/035OR 695 @ Southwell 14/03/2026 · Pos 3rd of 11 · OR 68 · 7f14y Std 134 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark14/03/2026 · OR 68 par5 @ Southwell 25/04/2026 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR 67 · 1m13y Std 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark25/04/2026 · OR 67 par25/045OR 674 @ Kempton 06/05/2026 · Pos 11th of 14 · OR 66 · 7f Sta 121 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark06/05/2026 · OR 66 par6 @ Southwell 21/05/2026 · Pos 9th of 11 · OR 64 · 6f16y Std 135 · below its mark21/05/2026 · OR 64 par21/056OR 645 @ Wolverhampton 01/06/2026 · Pos 10th of 12 · OR 62 · 6f20y Std 127 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark01/06/2026 · OR 62 par6 @ Wolverhampton 30/07/2026 · Pos 1st of 12 · OR 59 · 7f36y Std 139 · beat its mark30/07/2026 · OR 59 par30/076OR 59projClass-projected finish: 2nd of 7
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-30Wolverhampton61st1st0
2026-06-01Wolverhampton510th9th+1
2026-05-21Southwell69th9th0
2026-05-06Kempton411th9th+2
2026-04-25Southwell56th5th+1
2026-03-14Southwell53rd2nd+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today21/0114/0321/0530/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 7
EDGING AHEADslightly over its price
Trend
Strength100%

What the projection says

Edging in front of its market price lately. Projected 2nd of 7. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
21/01/20268th8/158%30%-0.28
07/02/20263rd9/153%75%+0.22
02/03/20265th7/282%33%-0.48
14/03/20263rd14/126%80%+0.54
25/04/20266th17/255%44%-0.11
06/05/202611th40/10%23%+0.23
21/05/20269th9/153%20%-0.33
01/06/202610th28/10%18%+0.18
30/07/20261st2/189%100%+0.11