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Athenian Spirit

3yo Gelding · 9-5 · OR 51

Southwell · attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap (Div 1) · 1m 14y

#5

Rank

Odds

12/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#5

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Not disgraced on first run since leaving William Knight when 5¼ lengths seventh of 10 to Distillation in handicap at Wolverhampton (7f) 16 days ago. Has work to do to reverse the form with that rival, though.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCOMPETITIVE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength29%

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

Class-adjusted form 5.0 /10 (raw 5.3)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C6.0
Today: 6
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack6 @ Wolverhampton 22/09/2025 · Pos 7th of 8 · OR 56 · 7f36y Std 127 · below its mark22/09/2025 · OR 56 par22/096OR 566 @ Wolverhampton 11/10/2025 · Pos 2nd of 12 · OR 53 · 7f36y Std 133 · beat its mark11/10/2025 · OR 53 par6 @ Newcastle 06/11/2025 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR 56 · 7f14y Std 132 · beat its mark06/11/2025 · OR 56 par6/116OR 566 @ Lingfield 07/01/2026 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR 55 · 7f1y Std 135 · beat its mark07/01/2026 · OR 55 par6 @ Lingfield 14/01/2026 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR 55 · 1m1y Std 135 · beat its mark14/01/2026 · OR 55 par14/016OR 556 @ Wolverhampton 02/02/2026 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR 55 · 7f36y Std 135 · beat its mark02/02/2026 · OR 55 par6 @ Doncaster 14/06/2026 · Pos 13th of 14 · OR 55 · 6f2y Goo 125 · below its mark14/06/2026 · OR 55 par14/066OR 556 @ Lingfield 06/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 10 · OR 54 · 1m1y Std 135 · beat its mark06/07/2026 · OR 54 par6 @ Wolverhampton 21/07/2026 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR 53 · 7f36y Std 128 · beat its mark21/07/2026 · OR 53 par21/076OR 53projClass-projected finish: 6th 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
2026-07-21Wolverhampton67th7th0
2026-07-06Lingfield63rd3rd0
2026-06-14Doncaster613th13th0
2026-02-02Wolverhampton63rd3rd0
2026-01-14Lingfield62nd2nd0
2026-01-07Lingfield62nd2nd0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today22/097/0114/0621/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 10
SLIPPINGslightly under its price
Trend
Strength31%

What the projection says

Slipping just behind its market price recently. Projected 4th of 10. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
22/09/20257th17/255%14%-0.41
11/10/20252nd25/10%91%+0.91
06/11/20256th13/266%44%-0.21
07/01/20262nd12/137%88%+0.51
14/01/20262nd7/282%86%+0.04
02/02/20263rd15/890%75%-0.15
14/06/202613th18/15%8%+0.02
06/07/20263rd7/282%78%-0.04
21/07/20267th12/137%33%-0.04