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Montezuma

4yo Gelding · 9-10 · OR 78

Musselburgh · Champagne Pommery Brut Royal Handicap · 5f 1y

#3

Rank

Odds

9/4

Win Prob

7%

Place Prob

17%

Rank

#3

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Confirmed promise of his return when getting off the mark in big-field handicap over C&D in April. Progress seemed to have stalled subsequently, but got back on the up when only narrowly denied in 5-runner contest here 7 days ago. Likely contender.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength23%

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

Class-adjusted form 4.3 /10 (raw 4.2)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C4.0
Today: 4
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Musselburgh 14/09/2025 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR 72 · 5f1y Goo 134 · beat its mark14/09/2025 · OR 72 par14/095OR 724 @ Ayr 30/09/2025 · Pos 6th of 13 · OR 72 · 6f Sft 130 · beat its mark30/09/2025 · OR 72 par4 @ Musselburgh 04/04/2026 · Pos 2nd of 12 · OR 71 · 5f1y Sft 121 · beat its mark04/04/2026 · OR 71 par4/044OR 714 @ Musselburgh 12/04/2026 · Pos 1st of 17 · OR 71 · 5f1y Goo 127 · beat its mark12/04/2026 · OR 71 par4 @ Musselburgh 26/04/2026 · Pos 2nd of 12 · OR 78 · 5f1y Goo 128 · beat its mark26/04/2026 · OR 78 par26/044OR 784 @ Hamilton 17/05/2026 · Pos 13th of 13 · OR 79 · 6f6y Gd 134 · below its mark17/05/2026 · OR 79 par4 @ Thirsk 31/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 17 · OR 79 · 5f Goo 129 · beat its mark31/05/2026 · OR 79 par31/054OR 794 @ Hamilton 17/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 79 · 5f7y Goo 136 · beat its mark17/06/2026 · OR 79 par4 @ Musselburgh 31/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 5 · OR 78 · 5f1y Gd 132 · beat its mark31/07/2026 · OR 78 par31/074OR 78projClass-projected finish: 2nd 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
2026-07-31Musselburgh42nd2nd0
2026-06-17Hamilton43rd3rd0
2026-05-31Thirsk45th5th0
2026-05-17Hamilton413th13th0
2026-04-26Musselburgh42nd2nd0
2026-04-12Musselburgh41st1st0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today14/0912/0431/0531/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 6
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength65%

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 1st of 6. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
14/09/20252nd6/492%88%-0.05
30/09/20256th16/583%58%-0.25
04/04/20262nd13/266%91%+0.25
12/04/20261st5/287%100%+0.13
26/04/20262nd5/287%91%+0.04
17/05/202613th7/282%0%-0.82
31/05/20265th9/276%75%-0.01
17/06/20263rd11/486%71%-0.14
31/07/20262nd9/488%75%-0.13