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Thestral

3yo Gelding · 9-8 · OR 63

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

#5

Rank

Odds

28/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#5

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

A fair 7f scorer for Hugo Palmer who signed off with a good third at Wetherby in June. Only tenth (in a change of headgear) in 1m Kempton handicap for his new yard 27 days ago.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
AHEAD OF MARKedges past its mark
Move
Strength46%

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. Its finishes have been edging past what its mark implies.

Held its own mid-division in 1 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 5.1 /10 (raw 5.6)

Highest class: 5
Recent avg: C5.5
Today: 6
Class gap: +0.5
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Newcastle 22/11/2025 · Pos 5th of 10 · OR - · 7f14y Std 133 · HIGHER CLASS22/1155 @ Newcastle 19/12/2025 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR - · 7f14y Std 133 · HIGHER CLASS19/1255 @ Kempton 25/03/2026 · Pos 8th of 9 · OR 68 · 1m Sta 133 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark25/03/2026 · OR 68 par25/035OR 685 @ Musselburgh 12/04/2026 · Pos 10th of 10 · OR 67 · 1m2y Gd 128 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark12/04/2026 · OR 67 par12/045OR 676 @ Lingfield 12/05/2026 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR 64 · 7f1y Std 134 · beat its mark12/05/2026 · OR 64 par12/056OR 646 @ Wetherby 15/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 13 · OR 65 · 1m Goo 135 · beat its mark15/06/2026 · OR 65 par15/066OR 656 @ Kempton 08/07/2026 · Pos 10th of 13 · OR 65 · 1m Sta 135 · below its mark08/07/2026 · OR 65 par8/076OR 65projClass-projected finish: 6th 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
2026-07-08Kempton610th10th0
2026-06-15Wetherby63rd3rd0
2026-05-12Lingfield62nd2nd0
2026-04-12Musselburgh510th9th+1
2026-03-25Kempton58th7th+1
2025-12-19Newcastle51st0th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today22/1112/048/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 9
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength28%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 5th of 9. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
22/11/20255th5/287%56%-0.31
19/12/20251st8/158%100%+0.42
25/03/20268th7/282%13%-0.69
12/04/202610th12/137%0%-0.37
12/05/20262nd10/382%86%+0.03
15/06/20263rd10/147%83%+0.36
08/07/202610th28/10%25%+0.25