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Castle Stuart

4yo Colt · 9-8 · OR 91

Ascot · Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Challenge (Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) · 1m 3f 211y

#4

Rank

Odds

12/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#4

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Dual 1m/9f victor for Karl Burke in 2024/25. In excellent form without winning for his current yard, third of 22 in John Smith's Cup at York four weeks ago. Well in the mix again.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength24%

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 levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 6.0 /10 (raw 4.5)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C2.2
Today: 2
Class gap: -0.2
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack2 @ York 23/08/2025 · Pos 3rd of 15 · OR 93 · 1m2f56y Goo 124 · beat its mark23/08/2025 · OR 93 par23/082OR 932 @ Doncaster 11/09/2025 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR 94 · 1m2f43y Goo 124 · beat its mark11/09/2025 · OR 94 par2 @ York 10/10/2025 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 93 · 1m2f56y Gd 133 · beat its mark10/10/2025 · OR 93 par10/102OR 932 @ Doncaster 08/11/2025 · Pos 7th of 22 · OR 93 · 1m3f197y Hvy 119 · beat its mark08/11/2025 · OR 93 par3 @ Doncaster 29/03/2026 · Pos 6th of 12 · OR 92 · 1m2f43y GS 133 · beat its mark29/03/2026 · OR 92 par29/033OR 922 @ York 15/05/2026 · Pos 6th of 15 · OR 91 · 1m2f56y Gd 129 · beat its mark15/05/2026 · OR 91 par2 @ Carlisle 30/05/2026 · Pos 10th of 12 · OR 90 · 1m3f39y Goo 127 · beat its mark30/05/2026 · OR 90 par30/052OR 902 @ York 12/06/2026 · Pos 2nd of 16 · OR 88 · 1m2f56y Gd 124 · beat its mark12/06/2026 · OR 88 par2 @ York 11/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 22 · OR 88 · 1m2f56y Goo 121 · beat its mark11/07/2026 · OR 88 par11/072OR 88projClass-projected finish: 3rd of 10
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-11York24th4th0
2026-06-12York22nd2nd0
2026-05-30Carlisle210th10th0
2026-05-15York26th6th0
2026-03-29Doncaster36th7th1
2025-11-08Doncaster27th7th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today23/088/1130/0511/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 10
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 10.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
23/08/20253rd28/10%86%+0.86
11/09/20257th17/255%33%-0.22
10/10/20254th15/261%57%-0.03
08/11/20257th16/116%71%+0.56
29/03/20266th12/137%55%+0.18
15/05/20266th17/255%64%+0.09
30/05/202610th9/153%18%-0.34
12/06/20262nd11/142%93%+0.51
11/07/20264th12/137%86%+0.49