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Ethical Diamond

6yo Gelding · 9-9 · OR 118

Leopardstown · Ballyroan Stakes (Group 3) · 1m 4f

#7

Rank

Odds

17/2

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#7

★★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Had a terrific 2025, winning all 3 starts, namely Duke of Edinburgh at Royal Ascot, Ebor at York, and the Breeders' Cup Turf at Del Mar. Not at best either start this year but can resume winning ways back markedly in class.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength37%

What the class read says

The stable looks to have run this horse in stronger races to keep its official rating low — today's class drop may be intentional. Worth watching at a price. 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 3 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 0 class level from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 4.4 /10 (raw 5.0)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C1.0
Today: 1
Class gap: -0.4
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackBHA132 @ Leopardstown 27/12/2024 · Pos 15th of 19 · OR 132 · 2m Yie 157 · below its mark27/12/2024 · OR 132 par27/12132OR 132C8 @ Punchestown 03/02/2025 · Pos 1st of 22 · OR 131 · 2m44y Hvy 166 · beat its mark03/02/2025 · OR 131 par1 @ Cheltenham 14/03/2025 · Pos 4th of 16 · OR 143 · 2m179y GS 159 · below its mark14/03/2025 · OR 143 par14/031OR 1431 @ Ayr 12/04/2025 · Pos 7th of 12 · OR 144 · 2m Goo 166 · below its mark12/04/2025 · OR 144 par2 @ Royal Ascot 20/06/2025 · Pos 1st of 18 · OR 96 · 1m3f211y GF 129 · beat its mark20/06/2025 · OR 96 par20/062OR 962 @ York 23/08/2025 · Pos 1st of 22 · OR 104 · 1m5f188y Goo 134 · beat its mark23/08/2025 · OR 104 parC0 @ Del Mar 01/11/2025 · Pos 1st of 14 · OR 112 · 1m4f Fm 126 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark01/11/2025 · OR 112 par1/11C?OR 112C0 @ Meydan 28/03/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 121 · 1m4f Gd 126 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark28/03/2026 · OR 121 par1 @ Royal Ascot 20/06/2026 · Pos 9th of 12 · OR 120 · 1m3f211y GF 129 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark20/06/2026 · OR 120 par20/061OR 120projClass-projected finish: 4th 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
2026-06-20Royal Ascot19th9th+0
2026-03-28Meydan?5th5th+0
2025-11-01Del Mar?1st1st+0
2025-08-23York21st3rd1
2025-06-20Royal Ascot21st3rd1
2025-04-12Ayr17th8th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today27/1212/041/1120/06
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 9
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength59%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 5th of 9.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
27/12/202415th11/142%22%-0.20
03/02/20251st8/1196%100%+0.04
14/03/20254th16/116%80%+0.64
12/04/20257th5/174%45%-0.28
20/06/20251st3/184%100%+0.16
23/08/20251st5/174%100%+0.26
01/11/20251st20/10%100%+1.00
28/03/20265th11/271%20%-0.51
20/06/20269th17/255%27%-0.28