5

Port Darwin

3yo Gelding · 9-4 · OR 60

Brighton · Monty Bennetts 18th Birthday Handicap · 1m 1f 207y

#5

Rank

Odds

3/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#5

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Doubled his tally at Hamilton (9f) in June and excuses on both starts since, undone by the lack of pace when fifth of 6 in handicap returned there (11f) 25 days ago. Bounce back not ruled out.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength60%

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. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

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

Dropping 3 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 3.9 /10 (raw 4.7)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C5.7
Today: 6
Class gap: +0.3
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Kempton 18/02/2026 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 67 · 1m Sta 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark18/02/2026 · OR 67 par18/025OR 675 @ Chelmsford City 26/03/2026 · Pos 6th of 6 · OR 65 · 1m2f Std 130 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark26/03/2026 · OR 65 par5 @ Nottingham 08/04/2026 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR 63 · 1m2f50y Goo 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark08/04/2026 · OR 63 par8/045OR 636 @ Kempton 30/04/2026 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR 60 · 1m3f219y Sta 132 · beat its mark30/04/2026 · OR 60 par6 @ Ripon 08/05/2026 · Pos 7th of 8 · OR 60 · 1m1f170y Gd 135 · below its mark08/05/2026 · OR 60 par8/056OR 606 @ Wolverhampton 02/06/2026 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR 60 · 1m4f51y Std 135 · beat its mark02/06/2026 · OR 60 par6 @ Hamilton 17/06/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 58 · 1m1f35y Goo 130 · beat its mark17/06/2026 · OR 58 par17/066OR 585 @ Musselburgh 22/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 58 · 1m208y Gd 114 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark22/06/2026 · OR 58 par5 @ Hamilton 11/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 61 · 1m3f15y Goo 123 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark11/07/2026 · OR 61 par11/075OR 61projClass-projected finish: 4th of 6
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-11Hamilton55th4th+1
2026-06-22Musselburgh55th4th+1
2026-06-17Hamilton61st1st0
2026-06-02Wolverhampton66th6th0
2026-05-08Ripon67th7th0
2026-04-30Kempton62nd2nd0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today18/0230/0417/0611/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 6
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength38%

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 5th of 6. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
18/02/20265th22/10%43%+0.43
26/03/20266th5/174%0%-0.74
08/04/20267th22/10%25%+0.25
30/04/20262nd10/147%88%+0.40
08/05/20267th9/488%14%-0.74
02/06/20266th18/15%29%+0.23
17/06/20261st4/179%100%+0.21
22/06/20265th9/276%20%-0.56
11/07/20265th3/184%20%-0.64