7

Difficult Decision

13yo Gelding · 11-8 · OR 92

Roscommon · Campbell's Bar Ballinlough Handicap Chase (0-100) · 3m 1f 14y

#7

Rank

Odds

14/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#7

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Veteran who was off over 2 years prior to reappearance and took a step back in right direction with fifth of 16 in handicap chase at Punchestown (25f, good) 59 days ago. Not out of things from a slipping mark.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move
Strength0%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Its recent finishes fall short of what its mark implies — the rating may flatter it.

Class-adjusted form 5.3 /10 (raw 5.2)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C9.4
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Limerick 29/12/2022 · Pos 1st of 16 · OR 103 · 2m6f120y Hvy 162 · beat its mark29/12/2022 · OR 103 par29/12C8OR 103BHA113 @ Fairyhouse 25/01/2023 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 113 · 2m5f Sft 166 · below its mark25/01/2023 · OR 113 parBHA94 @ Punchestown 11/12/2025 · Pos 4th of 15 · OR 94 · 2m7f207y Sft 163 · below its mark11/12/2025 · OR 94 par11/1294OR 94BHA104 @ Limerick 27/12/2025 · Pos 6th of 12 · OR 104 · 2m6f120y Sft 153 · below its mark27/12/2025 · OR 104 parBHA94 @ Punchestown 12/01/2026 · Pos 7th of 16 · OR 94 · 2m6f Sft 151 · below its mark12/01/2026 · OR 94 par12/0194OR 94C8 @ Naas 04/03/2026 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR 92 · 2m6f20y Sft 148 · below its mark04/03/2026 · OR 92 parBHA100 @ Limerick 12/03/2026 · Pos 6th of 16 · OR 100 · 2m6f170y Hvy 168 · below its mark12/03/2026 · OR 100 par12/03100OR 100BHA96 @ Downpatrick 08/05/2026 · Pos 4th of 11 · OR 96 · 2m7f150y Goo 164 · below its mark08/05/2026 · OR 96 parBHA92 @ Punchestown 06/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 16 · OR 92 · 3m157y Goo 148 · below its mark06/06/2026 · OR 92 par6/0692OR 92projClass-projected finish: 5th of 19
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-06-06PunchestownBHA925th5th0
2026-05-08DownpatrickBHA964th4th0
2026-03-12LimerickBHA1006th6th0
2026-03-04Naas?4th4th0
2026-01-12PunchestownBHA947th7th0
2025-12-27LimerickBHA1046th6th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today29/1227/1212/036/06
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 19
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength71%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 6th of 19. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
29/12/20221st10/147%100%+0.53
25/01/20233rd9/276%71%-0.05
11/12/20254th66/10%79%+0.79
27/12/20256th9/276%55%-0.22
12/01/20267th16/116%60%+0.44
04/03/20264th8/158%40%-0.18
12/03/20266th25/10%67%+0.67
08/05/20264th16/116%70%+0.54
06/06/20265th14/126%73%+0.47