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3yo Gelding · 9-3 · OR 50

Catterick · Hugh James Classified Stakes · 7f 6y

#6

Rank

Odds

12/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#6

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Maiden. First run since leaving Brian Ellison when a back-to-form third here (6f) in June, but he failed to build on that back down in trip at Beverley 3 weeks ago and now tries 7f for the first time.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCOMPETITIVE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength44%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Ran mid-division in 1 of 1 higher-class runs.

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

Class-adjusted form 7.0 /10 (raw 6.2)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C5.8
Today: 6
Class gap: +0.2
Higher-class runs: 1

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Thirsk 25/07/2025 · Pos 10th of 12 · OR 70 · 6f Gd 130 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark25/07/2025 · OR 70 par25/075OR 704 @ Pontefract 27/07/2025 · Pos 6th of 11 · OR 70 · 5f3y Goo 133 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark27/07/2025 · OR 70 par5 @ Newcastle 29/08/2025 · Pos 3rd of 5 · OR 64 · 6f Std 125 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark29/08/2025 · OR 64 par29/085OR 645 @ Chester 12/09/2025 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR 61 · 6f17y Goo 131 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark12/09/2025 · OR 61 par6 @ Southwell 27/09/2025 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR 59 · 4f214y Std 129 · beat its mark27/09/2025 · OR 59 par27/096OR 596 @ Nottingham 18/04/2026 · Pos 10th of 17 · OR 57 · 5f8y Goo 132 · beat its mark18/04/2026 · OR 57 par6 @ Newcastle 19/05/2026 · Pos 11th of 12 · OR 55 · 5f Std 126 · below its mark19/05/2026 · OR 55 par19/056OR 556 @ Catterick 22/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR 52 · 5f212y GF 132 · beat its mark22/06/2026 · OR 52 par6 @ Beverley 14/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 52 · 5f Goo 128 · beat its mark14/07/2026 · OR 52 par14/076OR 52projClass-projected finish: 5th 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
2026-07-14Beverley65th5th0
2026-06-22Catterick63rd3rd0
2026-05-19Newcastle611th11th0
2026-04-18Nottingham610th10th0
2025-09-27Southwell67th7th0
2025-09-12Chester57th6th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today25/0712/0919/0514/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 7
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength47%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 6th of 7.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
25/07/202510th66/10%18%+0.18
27/07/20256th14/126%50%+0.24
29/08/20253rd9/153%50%-0.03
12/09/20257th14/126%25%-0.01
27/09/20257th5/174%25%-0.49
18/04/202610th16/116%44%+0.28
19/05/202611th12/137%9%-0.28
22/06/20263rd18/15%67%+0.61
14/07/20265th12/137%43%+0.06