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Derry Lad

8yo Gelding · 11-5 · OR 65

Leopardstown · Fegentri World Championship (Q.R.) Handicap · 1m 7f

#7

Rank

Odds

8/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#7

★★ Timeform

Commentary

On a lengthy losing run and failed to build on promise of previous start when fifth of 6 in handicap (8/1) at this course (13f, good) 21 days ago. Mark continues to fall at least.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move
Strength20%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Its recent finishes fall short of what its mark implies — the rating may flatter it.

Class-adjusted form 7.5 /10 (raw 6.5)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C7.2
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackBHA79 @ Roscommon 01/09/2025 · Pos 14th of 16 · OR 79 · 1m4f17y Sft 139 · below its mark01/09/2025 · OR 79 par1/0979OR 79C8 @ Downpatrick 10/10/2025 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR 99 · 2m1f65y Yie 156 · below its mark10/10/2025 · OR 99 parBHA99 @ Punchestown 14/10/2025 · Pos 9th of 17 · OR 99 · 2m46y Goo 155 · below its mark14/10/2025 · OR 99 par14/1099OR 99BHA76 @ Dundalk 06/03/2026 · Pos 9th of 11 · OR 76 · 2m Std 164 · below its mark06/03/2026 · OR 76 parBHA75 @ Dundalk 01/04/2026 · Pos 9th of 13 · OR 75 · 1m4f Std 145 · below its mark01/04/2026 · OR 75 par1/0475OR 75BHA73 @ Leopardstown 15/04/2026 · Pos 12th of 12 · OR 73 · 1m2f Yie 123 · below its mark15/04/2026 · OR 73 parBHA70 @ Leopardstown 15/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 10 · OR 70 · 1m4f Gd 130 · below its mark15/05/2026 · OR 70 par15/0570OR 70BHA68 @ Naas 24/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 15 · OR 68 · 1m2f194y Gd 138 · beat its mark24/06/2026 · OR 68 parBHA67 @ Leopardstown 16/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 67 · 1m5f Goo 127 · below its mark16/07/2026 · OR 67 par16/0767OR 67projClass-projected finish: 8th of 10
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-16LeopardstownBHA675th5th0
2026-06-24NaasBHA685th5th0
2026-05-15LeopardstownBHA705th5th0
2026-04-15LeopardstownBHA7312th12th0
2026-04-01DundalkBHA759th9th0
2026-03-06DundalkBHA769th9th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today1/096/0315/0516/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 10
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength83%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 5th of 10. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
01/09/202514th5/174%13%-0.60
10/10/20252nd5/287%80%-0.07
14/10/20259th3/184%50%-0.34
06/03/20269th22/10%20%+0.20
01/04/20269th20/10%33%+0.33
15/04/202612th33/10%0%0.00
15/05/20265th12/137%56%+0.19
24/06/20265th14/126%71%+0.45
16/07/20265th8/158%20%-0.38