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2yo Colt · 9-9 · OR 88

Haydock · Zyn Pacesetter Cup Nursery · 5f

#4

Rank

Odds

20/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

2%

Rank

#4

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

No Nay Never colt who overcame inexperience to make a winning start to his career at Newbury (6f, good). Has come up short in Royal Ascot Group 2 and a listed race back at Newbury (both 6f) for James Ferguson since but could easily resume his progression with sights lowered for top new stable.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move▼1
Strength64%

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 7.1 /10 (raw 8.7)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C1.7
Today: 3
Class gap: +1.3
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Newbury 15/05/2026 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR - · 6f Gd 13315/0541 @ Royal Ascot 16/06/2026 · Pos 19th of 21 · OR - · 6f GF 129 · HIGHER CLASS16/0611 @ Newbury 17/07/2026 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR 87 · 6f GF 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark17/07/2026 · OR 87 par17/071OR 87projClass-projected finish: 1st of 6
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-17Newbury16th3rd+2
2026-06-16Royal Ascot119th16th+3
2026-05-15Newbury41st2nd−1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today15/0516/0617/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 6
▲ OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend▼
Strength0%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 4th of 6. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
15/05/20261st28/10%100%+1.00
16/06/202619th25/10%10%+0.10
17/07/20266th20/10%44%+0.44