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Falcon Nine

6yo Gelding · 9-9 · OR 58

Musselburgh · Champagne Pommery Brut Rose Handicap · 1m 208y

#1

Rank

Odds

4/1

Win Prob

72%

Place Prob

56%

Rank

#1

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Recorded back-to-back wins last summer, including this same race. Has returned to form with runner-up efforts at Ayr the last twice, finishing clear of the rest on his latest outing 11 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCOMPETITIVE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength32%

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

Class-adjusted form 4.3 /10 (raw 4.9)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C6.0
Today: 6
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack6 @ Newcastle 01/11/2025 · Pos 10th of 13 · OR 62 · 1m2f42y Std 137 · below its mark01/11/2025 · OR 62 par1/116OR 626 @ Newcastle 19/12/2025 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 62 · 1m5y Std 136 · beat its mark19/12/2025 · OR 62 par6 @ Newcastle 20/01/2026 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR 61 · 1m5y Std 131 · beat its mark20/01/2026 · OR 61 par20/016OR 616 @ Musselburgh 21/05/2026 · Pos 7th of 7 · OR 60 · 1m208y Gd 135 · below its mark21/05/2026 · OR 60 par6 @ Pontefract 08/06/2026 · Pos 2nd of 11 · OR 58 · 1m2f5y Goo 128 · beat its mark08/06/2026 · OR 58 par8/066OR 586 @ Hamilton 17/06/2026 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR 58 · 1m1f35y Goo 141 · beat its mark17/06/2026 · OR 58 par6 @ Ayr 06/07/2026 · Pos 9th of 12 · OR 60 · 1m2f Gd 140 · beat its mark06/07/2026 · OR 60 par6/076OR 606 @ Ayr 20/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR 58 · 1m2f GF 138 · beat its mark20/07/2026 · OR 58 par6 @ Ayr 27/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR 58 · 1m2f Goo 133 · beat its mark27/07/2026 · OR 58 par27/076OR 58projClass-projected finish: 3rd of 7
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-27Ayr62nd2nd0
2026-07-20Ayr62nd2nd0
2026-07-06Ayr69th9th0
2026-06-17Hamilton64th4th0
2026-06-08Pontefract62nd2nd0
2026-05-21Musselburgh67th7th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today1/1121/056/0727/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 7
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength100%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 1st of 7. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
01/11/202510th13/266%25%-0.41
19/12/20254th15/261%63%+0.02
20/01/20267th20/10%33%+0.33
21/05/20267th28/10%0%0.00
08/06/20262nd18/15%90%+0.85
17/06/20264th11/486%40%-0.46
06/07/20269th22/10%27%+0.27
20/07/20262nd11/142%89%+0.47
27/07/20262nd4/179%88%+0.09