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9yo Gelding · 9-12 · OR 61

Brighton · Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap · 5f 60y

#3

Rank

Odds

16/1

Win Prob

5%

Place Prob

13%

Rank

#3

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Three-time C&D winner, the latest from a 2 lb lower mark last May. Lightly raced thereafter, absent since going off too hard when last of 13 over 6f back here on final start in 2025. Possible he will strip fitter for this first start for 11 months.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move1
Strength68%

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 0 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 4 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 3.9 /10 (raw 4.6)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C5.2
Today: 6
Class gap: +0.8
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack6 @ Wolverhampton 11/03/2025 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 56 · 5f21y Std 127 · beat its mark11/03/2025 · OR 56 par11/036OR 566 @ Newcastle 25/03/2025 · Pos 2nd of 11 · OR 55 · 5f Std 135 · beat its mark25/03/2025 · OR 55 par6 @ Lingfield 28/03/2025 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 55 · 5f6y Std 135 · beat its mark28/03/2025 · OR 55 par28/036OR 555 @ Goodwood 03/05/2025 · Pos 1st of 5 · OR 56 · 5f Goo 116 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark03/05/2025 · OR 56 par6 @ Brighton 21/05/2025 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR 59 · 5f60y Goo 131 · beat its mark21/05/2025 · OR 59 par21/056OR 596 @ Brighton 27/05/2025 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 59 · 5f60y GS 133 · beat its mark27/05/2025 · OR 59 par6 @ Brighton 09/06/2025 · Pos 2nd of 4 · OR 64 · 5f60y GF 134 · beat its mark09/06/2025 · OR 64 par9/066OR 646 @ Brighton 06/08/2025 · Pos 10th of 11 · OR 65 · 5f60y Goo 138 · below its mark06/08/2025 · OR 65 par2 @ Brighton 31/08/2025 · Pos 13th of 13 · OR 65 · 5f215y Gd 130 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark31/08/2025 · OR 65 par31/082OR 65projClass-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
2025-08-31Brighton213th8th+4
2025-08-06Brighton610th10th0
2025-06-09Brighton62nd2nd0
2025-05-27Brighton61st1st0
2025-05-21Brighton62nd2nd0
2025-05-03Goodwood51st0th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today11/033/059/0631/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 6
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength0%

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
11/03/20254th12/137%63%+0.26
25/03/20252nd9/276%90%+0.14
28/03/20253rd7/282%71%-0.10
03/05/20251st15/261%100%+0.39
21/05/20252nd11/486%80%-0.06
27/05/20251st6/594%100%+0.06
09/06/20252nd11/486%67%-0.19
06/08/202510th4/179%10%-0.69
31/08/202513th16/116%0%-0.16