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Direct Approach

4yo Gelding · 11-1 · OR 102

Roscommon · James Lohan Engineering Excellence Maiden Hurdle · 1m 7f 110y

#8

Rank

Odds

33/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#8

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Fair but temperamental maiden on the Flat for Donnacha O'Brien. Shaped a lot better than on first 2 starts over hurdles for current yard when rallying for third in 15-runner maiden at Kilbeggan (19f) 11 days ago, though again didn't look straightforward.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
AHEAD OF MARKedges past its mark
Move
Strength8%

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.

Dropping 5 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 6.0 /10 (raw 6.8)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C8.0
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack6 @ Wolverhampton 19/12/2014 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR 59 · 1m4f50y Std 130 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark19/12/2014 · OR 59 par19/126OR 595 @ Wolverhampton 29/01/2015 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR 55 · 2m0f119y Std 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark29/01/2015 · OR 55 par6 @ Wolverhampton 24/03/2015 · Pos 8th of 9 · OR 52 · 2m0f119y Std 125 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark24/03/2015 · OR 52 par24/036OR 52C8 @ Curragh 23/08/2025 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR - · 1m2f Gd 134C8 @ Navan 06/09/2025 · Pos 9th of 18 · OR - · 1m2f10y Gd 1346/09C8C8 @ Gowran Park 20/09/2025 · Pos 2nd of 16 · OR - · 1m1f100y Hvy 134C8 @ Punchestown 31/12/2025 · Pos 9th of 13 · OR - · 2m105y Yie 15431/12C8C8 @ Downpatrick 14/07/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR - · 2m1f165y Gd 154C8 @ Kilbeggan 24/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 15 · OR - · 2m2f200y Gd 15324/07C8projClass-projected finish: 7th of 14
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-24Kilbeggan?3rd3rd0
2026-07-14Downpatrick?6th6th0
2025-12-31Punchestown?9th9th0
2025-09-20Gowran Park?2nd2nd0
2025-09-06Navan?9th9th0
2025-08-23Curragh?7th7th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today19/1223/0831/1224/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish7th of 19
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength54%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 7th of 19. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
19/12/20147th16/116%33%+0.18
29/01/20156th16/116%29%+0.13
24/03/20158th33/10%13%+0.13
23/08/20257th25/10%33%+0.33
06/09/20259th50/10%53%+0.53
20/09/20252nd14/126%93%+0.67
31/12/20259th20/10%33%+0.33
14/07/20266th17/255%38%-0.18
24/07/20263rd33/10%86%+0.86