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Bird Of War

3yo Colt · 9-10 · OR 65

Ffos Las · Ken Meredith Memorial Race Handicap (Div 1) · 7f 80y

#4

Rank

Odds

4/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#4

★★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Relatively low-mileage 3-y-o who advanced his form with third of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (7f) 40 days ago. Weighted to go close nudged up 1 lb.

Class Advantage Projection

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

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 2 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 3.8 /10 (raw 5.8)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C5.7
Today: 6
Class gap: +0.3
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Doncaster 10/07/2025 · Pos 11th of 13 · OR - · 6f2y Goo 133 · HIGHER CLASS10/0754 @ Kempton 06/08/2025 · Pos 7th of 12 · OR - · 7f Sta 133 · HIGHER CLASS2 @ Newbury 16/08/2025 · Pos 9th of 10 · OR - · 7f Goo 133 · HIGHER CLASS16/0825 @ Yarmouth 16/09/2025 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 58 · 7f3y GS 123 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark16/09/2025 · OR 58 par6 @ Leicester 14/10/2025 · Pos 4th of 10 · OR 57 · 1m53y Goo 130 · beat its mark14/10/2025 · OR 57 par14/106OR 576 @ Newcastle 01/11/2025 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 57 · 1m5y Std 134 · beat its mark01/11/2025 · OR 57 par5 @ Nottingham 08/04/2026 · Pos 8th of 12 · OR 65 · 1m75y Goo 131 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark08/04/2026 · OR 65 par8/045OR 656 @ Bath 13/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 14 · OR 65 · 1m Gd 135 · beat its mark13/06/2026 · OR 65 par6 @ Newcastle 25/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 13 · OR 64 · 7f14y Sta 134 · beat its mark25/06/2026 · OR 64 par25/066OR 64projClass-projected finish: 1st 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
2026-06-25Newcastle63rd3rd0
2026-06-13Bath65th5th0
2026-04-08Nottingham58th7th+1
2025-11-01Newcastle61st1st0
2025-10-14Leicester64th4th0
2025-09-16Yarmouth54th3rd+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today10/0716/098/0425/06
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 9
SLIPPINGslightly under its price
Trend
Strength64%

What the projection says

Slipping just behind its market price recently. Projected 3rd of 9. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
10/07/202511th16/116%17%+0.01
06/08/20257th80/10%45%+0.45
16/08/20259th50/10%11%+0.11
16/09/20254th11/271%57%-0.14
14/10/20254th5/287%67%-0.20
01/11/20251st6/492%100%+0.08
08/04/20268th11/271%36%-0.35
13/06/20265th13/266%69%+0.03
25/06/20263rd4/179%83%+0.04