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Northern Empire

3yo Gelding · 9-5 · OR 76

Brighton · Sapporo Japanese Premium Lager Brighton Mile Challenge Handicap · 7f 216y

#8

Rank

Odds

5/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#8

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Confirmed promise of first 2 races when winning a 7f Lingfield novice in January. Struggled on first 3 starts in handicaps, but having been gelded, got back on track when fifth of 10 at Epsom (7f) 5 weeks ago. Task is now to build on latest effort.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
RUNS TO MARKfinishes near its mark
Move
Strength43%

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.

Held its own mid-division in 0 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 2 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 6.6 /10 (raw 6.6)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C3.5
Today: 4
Class gap: +0.5
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Kempton 01/12/2025 · Pos 4th of 12 · OR - · 7f Sta 1301/1255 @ Lingfield 22/12/2025 · Pos 2nd of 12 · OR - · 1m1y Std 13322/1252 @ Lingfield 17/01/2026 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR - · 7f1y Std 124 · HIGHER CLASS17/0122 @ Newcastle 03/04/2026 · Pos 14th of 14 · OR 82 · 6f Std 120 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark03/04/2026 · OR 82 par3/042OR 824 @ Ascot 08/05/2026 · Pos 8th of 11 · OR 81 · 1m Goo 131 · below its mark08/05/2026 · OR 81 par8/054OR 814 @ Kempton 27/05/2026 · Pos 12th of 13 · OR 80 · 7f Sta 131 · below its mark27/05/2026 · OR 80 par27/054OR 804 @ Epsom Downs 01/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 10 · OR 77 · 7f3y Goo 126 · beat its mark01/07/2026 · OR 77 par1/074OR 77projClass-projected finish: 8th 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
2026-07-01Epsom Downs45th5th0
2026-05-27Kempton412th12th0
2026-05-08Ascot48th8th0
2026-04-03Newcastle214th12th+2
2026-01-17Lingfield21st-1th+2
2025-12-22Lingfield52nd3rd1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today1/123/041/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish7th of 9
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength33%

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 7th of 9. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
01/12/20254th12/137%73%+0.36
22/12/20252nd5/287%91%+0.04
17/01/20261st5/287%100%+0.13
03/04/202614th13/266%0%-0.66
08/05/20268th9/276%30%-0.46
27/05/202612th20/10%8%+0.08
01/07/20265th5/174%56%-0.18