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Thurso

4yo Gelding · 9-8 · OR 71

Gowran Park · 1XBET.IE IRISH RACING PARTNERSHIP Optional Claiming Race · 7f

#1

Rank

Odds

15/2

Win Prob

66%

Place Prob

50%

Rank

#1

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Winner of handicap at Bath (5.7f) on final start for Richard Hughes and similar form when fourth in a big-field contest at Navan (5f) on stable debut. Ran poorly last time, but he could still have more to offer for this yard. Back up in trip with cheekpieces reapplied.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move1
Strength55%

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. A caution, though: it has NOT been beating its handicap mark — the favourable class picture isn't yet backed by mark-adjusted finishes.

Held its own mid-division in 3 of 4 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 6.0 /10 (raw 5.4)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C5.7
Today:
Class gap: +0.8
Higher-class runs: 4
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Wolverhampton 20/12/2025 · Pos 4th of 12 · OR 79 · 7f36y Std 134 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark20/12/2025 · OR 79 par20/124OR 794 @ Wolverhampton 06/01/2026 · Pos 8th of 8 · OR 78 · 7f36y Std 128 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark06/01/2026 · OR 78 par4 @ Chelmsford City 12/02/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 77 · 6f Std 127 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark12/02/2026 · OR 77 par12/024OR 775 @ Chelmsford City 07/03/2026 · Pos 5th of 5 · OR 75 · 6f Std 135 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark07/03/2026 · OR 75 par5 @ Southwell 21/03/2026 · Pos 8th of 12 · OR 73 · 7f14y Std 133 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark21/03/2026 · OR 73 par21/035OR 735 @ Southwell 29/04/2026 · Pos 8th of 8 · OR 71 · 6f16y Std 133 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark29/04/2026 · OR 71 par5 @ Bath 12/05/2026 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 68 · 5f160y Fm 135 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark12/05/2026 · OR 68 par12/055OR 68BHA72 @ Navan 07/06/2026 · Pos 4th of 21 · OR 72 · 5f Goo 142 · below its mark07/06/2026 · OR 72 parBHA72 @ Navan 11/07/2026 · Pos 15th of 15 · OR 72 · 5f180y Goo 142 · below its mark11/07/2026 · OR 72 par11/0772OR 72projClass-projected finish: 12th of 14
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-11NavanBHA7215th16th1
2026-06-07NavanBHA724th5th1
2026-05-12Bath51st-1th+2
2026-04-29Southwell58th6th+2
2026-03-21Southwell58th6th+2
2026-03-07Chelmsford City55th3rd+2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today20/127/0312/0511/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 14
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength57%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 6th of 14.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
20/12/20254th25/10%73%+0.73
06/01/20268th14/126%0%-0.26
12/02/20265th12/137%20%-0.17
07/03/20265th9/276%0%-0.76
21/03/20268th33/10%36%+0.36
29/04/20268th28/10%0%0.00
12/05/20261st13/891%100%+0.09
07/06/20264th22/10%85%+0.85
11/07/202615th15/261%0%-0.61