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Dark Summit

4yo Gelding · 9-7 · OR 67

Sligo · Carlsberg Optional Claiming Race · 1m 2f 100y

#11

Rank

Odds

16/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#11

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Fair gelding. Respectable eighth of 17 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, good to soft, 16/1) 8 days ago. Back up in trip. Should be up to making presence felt dropped into a claimer.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readPROGRESSIVE
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move1
Strength22%

What the class read says

Stepping up in class, but the evidence backs it — has run against higher-rated rivals and held its own. A caution, though: it has NOT been beating its handicap mark — the favourable class picture isn't yet backed by mark-adjusted finishes.

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

Class-adjusted form 13.0 /10 (raw 8.3)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C7.9
Today:
Class gap: -1.4
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC5 @ Saint-Cloud 29/06/2025 · Pos 8th of 8 · OR - · 7f209y GS 125 · HIGHER CLASS29/06C5C5 @ Clairefontaine 26/07/2025 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR - · 6f211y GS 125 · HIGHER CLASSBHA88 @ Curragh 15/03/2026 · Pos 8th of 25 · OR 88 · 1m Hvy 123 · below its mark15/03/2026 · OR 88 par15/0388OR 88BHA87 @ Curragh 03/04/2026 · Pos 17th of 18 · OR 87 · 1m2f Sft 127 · below its mark03/04/2026 · OR 87 parBHA84 @ Limerick 25/04/2026 · Pos 12th of 16 · OR 84 · 1m50y Yie 134 · below its mark25/04/2026 · OR 84 par25/0484OR 84BHA81 @ Leopardstown 10/05/2026 · Pos 10th of 11 · OR 81 · 1m2f Gd 135 · below its mark10/05/2026 · OR 81 parBHA77 @ Ballinrobe 22/06/2026 · Pos 10th of 10 · OR 77 · 1m1f163y Yie 137 · below its mark22/06/2026 · OR 77 par22/0677OR 77BHA73 @ Leopardstown 09/07/2026 · Pos 11th of 13 · OR 73 · 1m Goo 133 · below its mark09/07/2026 · OR 73 parBHA70 @ Galway 28/07/2026 · Pos 8th of 17 · OR 70 · 1m123y Yie 140 · below its mark28/07/2026 · OR 70 par28/0770OR 70projClass-projected finish: 9th of 16
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-28GalwayBHA708th9th1
2026-07-09LeopardstownBHA7311th12th1
2026-06-22BallinrobeBHA7710th11th1
2026-05-10LeopardstownBHA8110th12th2
2026-04-25LimerickBHA8412th14th2
2026-04-03CurraghBHA8717th20th2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today29/063/0422/0628/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish9th of 16
RUNS TO FORMmatches its price
Trend
Strength43%

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 9th of 16. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
29/06/20258th9/276%0%-0.76
26/07/20257th16/116%25%+0.09
15/03/20268th80/10%71%+0.71
03/04/202617th28/10%6%+0.06
25/04/202612th22/10%27%+0.27
10/05/202610th8/158%10%-0.48
22/06/202610th25/10%0%0.00
09/07/202611th18/15%17%+0.11
28/07/20268th16/116%56%+0.40