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Green Machine

4yo Gelding · 8-6 · OR 76

Vaal · 4Racing Welcomes You Mr 90 Handicap · 1m 5f 203y

#2

Rank

Odds

7/2

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

5%

Rank

#2

★★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Course winner. Latest win here in May. 7/2, respectable 3¼ lengths second of 5 to Corrupt in handicap at Turffontein (12.9f, good) 28 days ago. Shortlist material.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
NO MARKno handicap runs to read
Move1
Strength23%

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.

Finished in the top 3 in 2 of 2 stronger races — strong class form.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.6 /10 (raw 3.9)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C6.8
Today:
Class gap: -1.1
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Turffontein 28/09/2025 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR - · 7f46y Gd 13228/09C8C8 @ Turffontein 11/10/2025 · Pos 6th of 11 · OR - · 1m209y Gd 126C8 @ Turffontein 07/03/2026 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR - · 5f169y GS 1327/03C8C8 @ Turffontein 21/03/2026 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR - · 7f210y Gd 132C8 @ Vaal 31/03/2026 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR - · 1m1f208y Gd 13231/03C8C8 @ Turffontein 07/05/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR - · 1m1f208y GS 132C5 @ Vaal 26/05/2026 · Pos 1st of 12 · OR - · 1m3f205y 128 · HIGHER CLASS26/05C5C7 @ Vaal 18/06/2026 · Pos 7th of 13 · OR - · 1m3f205y Gd 131C6 @ Turffontein 09/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 5 · OR - · 1m4f204y Gd 115 · HIGHER CLASS9/07C6projClass-projected finish: 3rd of 5
Actual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-09Turffontein?2nd2nd+0
2026-06-18Vaal?7th8th1
2026-05-26Vaal?1st0th+1
2026-05-07Turffontein?1st4th2
2026-03-31Vaal?2nd5th2
2026-03-21Turffontein?6th9th2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today28/0921/0326/059/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 5
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength61%

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 2nd of 5. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
28/09/20253rd18/15%75%+0.70
11/10/20256th6/594%50%-0.44
07/03/20267th6/168%33%-0.35
21/03/20266th11/142%17%-0.25
31/03/20262nd11/486%80%-0.06
07/05/20261st15/890%100%+0.10
26/05/20261st9/488%100%+0.12
18/06/20267th15/890%50%-0.40
09/07/20262nd7/282%75%-0.07