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Epictetus

6yo Gelding · 11-1 · OR 79

Sandown · Corinthian Amateur Jockeys' Handicap · 1m 1f 209y

#3

Rank

Odds

5/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#3

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Winless for 3 years but has been knocking on the door this season over a variety of trips, typically giving his running when third of 5 at Lingfield (1¼m, good to firm) 5 days ago. Hopes pinned on a first-time tongue tie working the oracle.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCOMPETITIVE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength34%

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.

Dropping 4 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 5.5 /10 (raw 5.7)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C4.0
Today: 4
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Doncaster 29/03/2026 · Pos 4th of 15 · OR 80 · 7f6y GS 135 · beat its mark29/03/2026 · OR 80 par29/034OR 804 @ Lingfield 14/04/2026 · Pos 2nd of 11 · OR 79 · 1m1y Std 134 · beat its mark14/04/2026 · OR 79 par4 @ Wolverhampton 27/04/2026 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR 80 · 1m1f104y Std 135 · beat its mark27/04/2026 · OR 80 par27/044OR 804 @ Lingfield 12/05/2026 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR 81 · 1m4f Std 136 · beat its mark12/05/2026 · OR 81 par4 @ Lingfield 30/05/2026 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR 81 · 1m1f Goo 131 · beat its mark30/05/2026 · OR 81 par30/054OR 814 @ York 12/06/2026 · Pos 17th of 18 · OR 80 · 1m2f56y Gd 135 · below its mark12/06/2026 · OR 80 par4 @ Sandown 03/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 10 · OR 79 · 1m Goo 142 · beat its mark03/07/2026 · OR 79 par3/074OR 794 @ Epsom Downs 16/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 77 · 1m4f6y Goo 148 · beat its mark16/07/2026 · OR 77 par4 @ Lingfield 01/08/2026 · Pos 3rd of 5 · OR 79 · 1m2f Goo 136 · beat its mark01/08/2026 · OR 79 par1/084OR 79projClass-projected finish: 4th 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
2026-08-01Lingfield43rd3rd0
2026-07-16Epsom Downs42nd2nd0
2026-07-03Sandown45th5th0
2026-06-12York417th17th0
2026-05-30Lingfield43rd3rd0
2026-05-12Lingfield43rd3rd0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today29/0312/053/071/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 7
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength55%

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 2nd of 7. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
29/03/20264th5/174%79%+0.05
14/04/20262nd9/276%90%+0.14
27/04/20262nd18/581%88%+0.06
12/05/20263rd15/261%67%+0.06
30/05/20263rd9/153%67%+0.14
12/06/202617th11/142%6%-0.36
03/07/20265th6/168%56%-0.13
16/07/20262nd11/271%83%+0.12
01/08/20263rd5/174%50%-0.24