5

War Chant

6yo Gelding · 9-5 · OR 71

Sandown · Community Fund For Elmbridge Handicap · 1m

#4

Rank

Odds

7/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#4

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Has stood little racing in recent years and ran poorly on first outing for 6 months/since leaving Edward Smyth-Osbourne at Yarmouth (1m, good to firm) recently. Handicapper drops him a chunk, but he has a bit to prove.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move1
Strength53%

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 4 of 5 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 1 class level from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 4.3 /10 (raw 4.5)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.2
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.8
Higher-class runs: 5
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Wolverhampton 30/09/2024 · Pos 8th of 12 · OR 74 · 1m142y Std 144 · beat its mark30/09/2024 · OR 74 par30/095OR 744 @ Chelmsford City 31/10/2024 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR 76 · 1m2f Std 138 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark31/10/2024 · OR 76 par4 @ Wolverhampton 16/11/2024 · Pos 9th of 12 · OR 80 · 1m1f104y Std 135 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark16/11/2024 · OR 80 par16/114OR 804 @ Chelmsford City 12/12/2024 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 80 · 1m2f Std 140 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark12/12/2024 · OR 80 par4 @ Kempton 24/09/2025 · Pos 8th of 14 · OR 79 · 1m2f219y Sta 142 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark24/09/2025 · OR 79 par24/094OR 794 @ Chelmsford City 06/11/2025 · Pos 8th of 10 · OR 78 · 1m Std 138 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark06/11/2025 · OR 78 par4 @ Chelmsford City 18/12/2025 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 74 · 1m2f Std 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark18/12/2025 · OR 74 par18/124OR 744 @ Chelmsford City 15/01/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 73 · 1m2f Std 131 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark15/01/2026 · OR 73 par5 @ Yarmouth 23/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 72 · 1m3y GF 132 · below its mark23/07/2026 · OR 72 par23/075OR 72projClass-projected finish: 6th of 6
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-23Yarmouth55th5th0
2026-01-15Chelmsford City44th3rd+1
2025-12-18Chelmsford City43rd2nd+1
2025-11-06Chelmsford City48th7th+1
2025-09-24Kempton48th7th+1
2024-12-12Chelmsford City44th3rd+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today30/0912/1218/1223/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 6
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength84%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 3rd of 6. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
30/09/20248th5/174%36%-0.37
31/10/20241st7/282%100%+0.18
16/11/20249th4/179%27%-0.52
12/12/20244th4/179%63%-0.16
24/09/20258th11/142%46%+0.04
06/11/20258th20/10%22%+0.22
18/12/20253rd20/10%71%+0.71
15/01/20264th11/142%63%+0.20
23/07/20265th7/163%20%-0.43