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3yo Gelding · 9-12 · OR 70

Newmarket · Knight Frank East Anglia Apprentice Handicap · 1m

#4

Rank

Odds

5/2

Win Prob

5%

Place Prob

12%

Rank

#4

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Switched to a visor and dropped back to 1m, showed much improved form when getting off the mark in 6-runner handicap at Sandown 8 days ago, pulling clear with a progressive type. Can make his presence felt under a penalty.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength62%

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 2 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.0 /10 (raw 5.0)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C4.3
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.7
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Newbury 15/08/2025 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR - · 1m Goo 133 · HIGHER CLASS15/0845 @ Kempton 27/08/2025 · Pos 4th of 11 · OR - · 1m Sta 13327/0853 @ Haydock 04/09/2025 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR - · 7f212y Goo 128 · HIGHER CLASS4/0934 @ Chester 30/05/2026 · Pos 3rd of 10 · OR 72 · 1m2f70y Gd 125 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark30/05/2026 · OR 72 par30/054OR 724 @ Chester 12/06/2026 · Pos 8th of 9 · OR 72 · 1m2f70y GS 122 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark12/06/2026 · OR 72 par12/064OR 725 @ Newbury 02/07/2026 · Pos 9th of 11 · OR 72 · 1m2f GF 129 · below its mark02/07/2026 · OR 72 par2/075OR 725 @ Sandown 29/07/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 70 · 1m Goo 135 · beat its mark29/07/2026 · OR 70 par29/075OR 70projClass-projected finish: 1st of 7
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-29Sandown51st1st0
2026-07-02Newbury59th9th0
2026-06-12Chester48th7th+1
2026-05-30Chester43rd2nd+1
2025-09-04Haydock34th2nd+2
2025-08-27Kempton54th4th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today15/0830/0529/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 7
SLIPPINGslightly under its price
Trend
Strength100%

What the projection says

Slipping just behind its market price recently. Projected 3rd of 7.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
15/08/20256th2/189%17%-0.73
27/08/20254th25/10%70%+0.70
04/09/20254th28/10%63%+0.63
30/05/20263rd4/179%78%-0.01
12/06/20268th15/261%13%-0.48
02/07/20269th22/10%20%+0.20
29/07/20261st5/287%100%+0.13