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Victory Ace

3yo Gelding · 9-4 · OR 75

Kempton · Unibet Supporting Safer Gambling Handicap · 7f

#2

Rank

Odds

14/1

Win Prob

4%

Place Prob

16%

Rank

#2

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Made a successful handicap/seasonal debut at Lingfield (7f) in April and resumed his progress when landing 14-runner contest at Newcastle (1m) 11 days ago. Yard going well and he can make his presence felt with cheekpieces added.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCOMPETITIVE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength36%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Ran mid-division in 1 of 1 higher-class runs.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.0 /10 (raw 4.5)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C4.2
Today: 4
Class gap: -0.2
Higher-class runs: 1

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Newmarket 08/08/2025 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR - · 7f Goo 1338/0845 @ Lingfield 04/09/2025 · Pos 7th of 11 · OR - · 7f1y Std 1335 @ Newcastle 05/12/2025 · Pos 8th of 8 · OR - · 7f14y Std 1335/1255 @ Lingfield 14/04/2026 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR 70 · 7f1y Std 135 · beat its mark14/04/2026 · OR 70 par5 @ Kempton 06/05/2026 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR 73 · 1m Sta 133 · beat its mark06/05/2026 · OR 73 par6/055OR 732 @ Musselburgh 06/06/2026 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR 75 · 1m208y Gd 115 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark06/06/2026 · OR 75 par4 @ Newcastle 26/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 14 · OR 74 · 1m5y Sta 126 · beat its mark26/06/2026 · OR 74 par26/064OR 744 @ Newcastle 25/07/2026 · Pos 1st of 14 · OR 73 · 1m5y Sta 122 · beat its mark25/07/2026 · OR 73 par25/074OR 73projClass-projected finish: 1st of 8
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-25Newcastle41st1st0
2026-06-26Newcastle45th5th0
2026-06-06Musselburgh26th4th+2
2026-05-06Kempton52nd3rd1
2026-04-14Lingfield51st2nd1
2025-12-05Newcastle58th9th1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today8/0814/0426/0625/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 8
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength78%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 3rd of 8. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
08/08/20256th8/158%38%-0.20
04/09/20257th7/282%40%-0.42
05/12/20258th10/147%0%-0.47
14/04/20261st8/158%100%+0.42
06/05/20262nd7/163%88%+0.24
06/06/20266th8/158%17%-0.41
26/06/20265th9/153%69%+0.17
25/07/20261st14/126%100%+0.74