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Baba Reza

8yo Gelding · 9-6 · OR 67

Southwell · Free Bets On attheraces.com Handicap (Div 2) · 6f 17y

#3

Rank

Odds

8/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#3

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Enhanced good record fresh when runner-up on return (following another breathing operation) at Carlisle in June and backed that up when third at Wolverhampton the following month. Remains well treated.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength56%

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 2 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 3 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 5.3 /10 (raw 5.7)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C4.7
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.3
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Chelmsford City 01/05/2025 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 78 · 6f Std 131 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark01/05/2025 · OR 78 par1/054OR 784 @ York 31/05/2025 · Pos 15th of 20 · OR 77 · 6f Goo 134 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark31/05/2025 · OR 77 par3 @ Chester 14/06/2025 · Pos 10th of 13 · OR 76 · 6f17y Sft 118 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark14/06/2025 · OR 76 par14/063OR 764 @ Ayr 07/07/2025 · Pos 9th of 12 · OR 74 · 6f Goo 136 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark07/07/2025 · OR 74 par5 @ Southwell 03/10/2025 · Pos 3rd of 13 · OR 72 · 6f16y Std 135 · beat its mark03/10/2025 · OR 72 par3/105OR 724 @ Southwell 23/10/2025 · Pos 11th of 12 · OR 72 · 6f16y Std 130 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark23/10/2025 · OR 72 par5 @ Chelmsford City 04/12/2025 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR 70 · 6f Std 135 · beat its mark04/12/2025 · OR 70 par4/125OR 705 @ Carlisle 08/06/2026 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR 68 · 5f182y Sft 136 · beat its mark08/06/2026 · OR 68 par5 @ Wolverhampton 06/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 11 · OR 68 · 6f20y Std 133 · beat its mark06/07/2026 · OR 68 par6/075OR 68projClass-projected finish: 2nd of 9
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-06Wolverhampton53rd3rd0
2026-06-08Carlisle52nd2nd0
2025-12-04Chelmsford City56th6th0
2025-10-23Southwell411th10th+1
2025-10-03Southwell53rd3rd0
2025-07-07Ayr49th8th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today1/057/074/126/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 9
RUNS TO FORMmatches its price
Trend
Strength70%

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 2nd of 9. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
01/05/20253rd16/583%60%-0.23
31/05/202515th14/126%26%0.00
14/06/202510th20/10%25%+0.25
07/07/20259th8/158%27%-0.31
03/10/20253rd11/271%83%+0.12
23/10/202511th12/137%9%-0.28
04/12/20256th9/276%38%-0.39
08/06/20262nd10/147%86%+0.38
06/07/20263rd8/158%80%+0.22