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Dream Illusion

4yo Filly · 9-13 · OR 67

Southwell · Simon Davis Big 60th Birthday Bash Fillies' Handicap · 1m 14y

#2

Rank

Odds

11/2

Win Prob

5%

Place Prob

18%

Rank

#2

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Won twice over C&D earlier this year and has remained in good form on turf recently, finishing fourth of 8 at Yarmouth over 7f 29 days ago. Returns to all-weather and back up to 1m with leading claims.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength23%

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

Class-adjusted form 5.7 /10 (raw 4.3)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C5.0
Today: 5
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Southwell 20/02/2026 · Pos 2nd of 12 · OR 60 · 7f14y Std 130 · beat its mark20/02/2026 · OR 60 par20/025OR 606 @ Newcastle 24/02/2026 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR 65 · 1m5y Std 135 · beat its mark24/02/2026 · OR 65 par4 @ Southwell 11/03/2026 · Pos 1st of 5 · OR 66 · 1m13y Std 120 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark11/03/2026 · OR 66 par11/034OR 665 @ Newcastle 27/03/2026 · Pos 8th of 9 · OR 68 · 1m5y Std 133 · below its mark27/03/2026 · OR 68 par5 @ Southwell 05/04/2026 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR 68 · 1m13y Std 133 · beat its mark05/04/2026 · OR 68 par5/045OR 685 @ Southwell 29/04/2026 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR 67 · 1m13y Std 132 · beat its mark29/04/2026 · OR 67 par5 @ Newmarket 15/05/2026 · Pos 12th of 13 · OR 68 · 1m Gd 142 · below its mark15/05/2026 · OR 68 par15/055OR 685 @ Wetherby 04/06/2026 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR 68 · 7f Goo 135 · beat its mark04/06/2026 · OR 68 par5 @ Yarmouth 08/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 68 · 7f3y GF 140 · beat its mark08/07/2026 · OR 68 par8/075OR 68projClass-projected finish: 6th of 11
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-08Yarmouth54th4th0
2026-06-04Wetherby52nd2nd0
2026-05-15Newmarket512th12th0
2026-04-29Southwell52nd2nd0
2026-04-05Southwell56th6th0
2026-03-27Newcastle58th8th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today20/0227/0315/058/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 11
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength78%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 1st of 11. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
20/02/20262nd9/276%91%+0.15
24/02/20262nd5/493%86%-0.08
11/03/20261st7/491%100%+0.09
27/03/20268th9/591%13%-0.78
05/04/20266th3/184%29%-0.56
29/04/20262nd4/179%88%+0.09
15/05/202612th11/142%8%-0.34
04/06/20262nd20/10%89%+0.89
08/07/20264th11/271%57%-0.14