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4yo Gelding · 9-9 · OR 67

Lingfield · attheraces.com/marketmovers Apprentice Handicap (AWT) · 7f 1y

#11

Rank

Odds

9/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#11

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Sole success came at Leicester last summer for Charlie Johnston. Well held both runs for current handler, last of 9 in handicap at Salisbury (6f, good to soft) in May.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCOMPETITIVE
AHEAD OF MARKedges past its mark
Move
Strength39%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Its finishes have been edging past what its mark implies.

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

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

Class-adjusted form 5.5 /10 (raw 5.8)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.8
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.2
Higher-class runs: 1

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Kempton 15/04/2025 · Pos 8th of 10 · OR 61 · 7f Sta 126 · beat its mark15/04/2025 · OR 61 par15/045OR 616 @ Leicester 26/06/2025 · Pos 1st of 11 · OR 59 · 1m53y Goo 132 · beat its mark26/06/2025 · OR 59 par6 @ Leicester 05/07/2025 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 68 · 1m53y Goo 139 · beat its mark05/07/2025 · OR 68 par5/076OR 685 @ Newmarket 01/08/2025 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR 68 · 1m Gd 131 · beat its mark01/08/2025 · OR 68 par5 @ Nottingham 07/08/2025 · Pos 5th of 9 · OR 68 · 1m75y Goo 133 · beat its mark07/08/2025 · OR 68 par7/085OR 685 @ Kempton 15/09/2025 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR 71 · 1m Sta 134 · below its mark15/09/2025 · OR 71 par5 @ Southwell 23/10/2025 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR 69 · 1m13y Std 130 · beat its mark23/10/2025 · OR 69 par23/105OR 694 @ Southwell 21/11/2025 · Pos 9th of 10 · OR 70 · 1m13y Std 122 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark21/11/2025 · OR 70 par5 @ Salisbury 14/05/2026 · Pos 9th of 9 · OR 69 · 6f Goo 134 · below its mark14/05/2026 · OR 69 par14/055OR 69projClass-projected finish: 10th of 11
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-05-14Salisbury59th9th0
2025-11-21Southwell49th8th+1
2025-10-23Southwell52nd2nd0
2025-09-15Kempton57th7th0
2025-08-07Nottingham55th5th0
2025-08-01Newmarket52nd2nd0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today15/041/0823/1014/05
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish9th of 11
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength59%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 9th of 11.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
15/04/20258th11/271%22%-0.49
26/06/20251st11/271%100%+0.29
05/07/20253rd8/1397%60%-0.37
01/08/20252nd13/266%86%+0.20
07/08/20255th9/276%50%-0.26
15/09/20257th25/10%25%+0.25
23/10/20252nd16/116%89%+0.73
21/11/20259th16/116%11%-0.05
14/05/20269th9/153%0%-0.53