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River Wharfe

8yo Gelding · 9-9 · OR 50

Brighton · JenningsBet In Deal Classified Stakes · 7f 216y

#1

Rank

Odds

40/1

Win Prob

66%

Place Prob

49%

Rank

#1

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Five-time course winner who ran better than the last twice when fifth of 7 in handicap at Windsor (1m, good to firm) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and must enter calculations.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCOMPETITIVE
AHEAD OF MARKedges past its mark
Move
Strength35%

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 7.0 /10 (raw 5.1)

Highest class: 5
Recent avg: C5.8
Today: 6
Class gap: +0.2
Higher-class runs: 1

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack6 @ Chelmsford City 12/02/2026 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 55 · 1m Std 135 · beat its mark12/02/2026 · OR 55 par12/026OR 556 @ Wolverhampton 23/02/2026 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR 55 · 7f36y Std 135 · beat its mark23/02/2026 · OR 55 par6 @ Southwell 11/03/2026 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR 54 · 7f14y Std 133 · beat its mark11/03/2026 · OR 54 par11/036OR 546 @ Wolverhampton 17/03/2026 · Pos 8th of 11 · OR 54 · 1m142y Std 129 · beat its mark17/03/2026 · OR 54 par6 @ Wolverhampton 06/04/2026 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR 58 · 1m142y Std 133 · below its mark06/04/2026 · OR 58 par6/046OR 586 @ Southwell 28/04/2026 · Pos 10th of 12 · OR 57 · 7f14y Std 132 · beat its mark28/04/2026 · OR 57 par6 @ Nottingham 25/06/2026 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR 56 · 1m75y Goo 130 · beat its mark25/06/2026 · OR 56 par25/066OR 565 @ Wolverhampton 07/07/2026 · Pos 8th of 12 · OR 54 · 1m142y Std 119 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark07/07/2026 · OR 54 par6 @ Windsor 20/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR 52 · 1m31y GF 130 · beat its mark20/07/2026 · OR 52 par20/076OR 52projClass-projected finish: 5th 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
2026-07-20Windsor65th5th0
2026-07-07Wolverhampton58th7th+1
2026-06-25Nottingham66th6th0
2026-04-28Southwell610th10th0
2026-04-06Wolverhampton66th6th0
2026-03-17Wolverhampton68th8th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today12/0217/0325/0620/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 9
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength35%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 2nd of 9. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
12/02/20263rd7/282%71%-0.10
23/02/20267th5/174%33%-0.40
11/03/20261st10/147%100%+0.53
17/03/20268th12/137%30%-0.07
06/04/20266th16/116%17%+0.01
28/04/202610th10/147%18%-0.29
25/06/20266th33/10%29%+0.29
07/07/20268th100/10%36%+0.36
20/07/20265th40/10%33%+0.33