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Misunderstood

4yo Gelding · 9-11 · OR 80

Musselburgh · Champagne Pommery Cuvee Louise Gold Cup Handicap · 7f 15y

#10

Rank

Odds

12/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#10

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Smart form at best in France. Lost his way during 2025 but has shaped as if building up to something for current yard this season, weakening only late on when length seventh of 18 to Jonny Concrete at York 2 weeks ago.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
AHEAD OF MARKedges past its mark
Move
Strength62%

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. Its finishes have been edging past what its mark implies.

Held its own mid-division in 2 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 4 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 5.8 /10 (raw 6.4)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C3.6
Today: 4
Class gap: +0.4
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC1 @ Deauville 10/08/2025 · Pos 9th of 9 · OR - · 5f212y GS 124 · HIGHER CLASS10/08C1C1 @ Saint-Cloud 03/10/2025 · Pos 11th of 11 · OR - · 6f211y GS 125 · HIGHER CLASSC5 @ Saint-Cloud 16/10/2025 · Pos 9th of 13 · OR - · 7f209y Sft 13016/10C5C5 @ Deauville 06/11/2025 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR - · 1m1f97y Std 1232 @ Newmarket 01/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 90 · 7f GF 125 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark01/05/2026 · OR 90 par1/052OR 903 @ Musselburgh 21/05/2026 · Pos 7th of 8 · OR 88 · 7f15y Gd 133 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark21/05/2026 · OR 88 par4 @ Doncaster 05/06/2026 · Pos 6th of 13 · OR 85 · 6f2y GF 135 · beat its mark05/06/2026 · OR 85 par5/064OR 854 @ Ayr 06/07/2026 · Pos 7th of 17 · OR 83 · 6f Gd 140 · beat its mark06/07/2026 · OR 83 par4 @ York 24/07/2026 · Pos 7th of 18 · OR 81 · 7f Goo 136 · beat its mark24/07/2026 · OR 81 par24/074OR 81projClass-projected finish: 5th of 11
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-24York47th7th0
2026-07-06Ayr47th7th0
2026-06-05Doncaster46th6th0
2026-05-21Musselburgh37th6th+1
2026-05-01Newmarket25th3rd+2
2025-11-06Deauville?6th7th1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today10/086/115/0624/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 11
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 6th of 11. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
10/08/20259th5/174%0%-0.74
03/10/202511th12/137%0%-0.37
16/10/20259th14/126%33%+0.07
06/11/20256th25/10%17%+0.17
01/05/20265th22/10%20%+0.20
21/05/20267th18/15%14%+0.09
05/06/20266th28/10%58%+0.58
06/07/20267th25/10%63%+0.63
24/07/20267th12/137%65%+0.28