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Frances Ethel

6yo Mare · 10-0 · OR 97

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

#3

Rank

Odds

20/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#3

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Useful 4-time winner in South Africa in 2024. Best of 3 runs for current yard when second of 9 in all-weather 1¼m Lingfield handicap in December. Not out of things after a break.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength48%

What the class read says

The stable looks to have run this horse in stronger races to keep its official rating low — today's class drop may be intentional. Worth watching at a price. 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 3 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 5.4 /10 (raw 3.7)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C1.8
Today: 2
Class gap: +0.3
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC1 @ Turffontein 09/03/2024 · Pos 1st of 13 · OR - · 1m1f208y Gd 126 · HIGHER CLASS9/03C1C0 @ Turffontein 06/04/2024 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR - · 1m4f40y Gd 132 · HIGHER CLASSC0 @ Greyville 25/05/2024 · Pos 4th of 10 · OR - · 1m1f208y GS 127 · HIGHER CLASS25/05C?C5 @ Turffontein 12/10/2024 · Pos 2nd of 12 · OR - · 7f210y Gd 123C0 @ Turffontein 02/11/2024 · Pos 7th of 16 · OR - · 7f210y Gd 128 · HIGHER CLASS2/11C?C1 @ Turffontein 30/11/2024 · Pos 9th of 19 · OR - · 1m1f208y Gd 119 · HIGHER CLASS1 @ Newmarket 10/10/2025 · Pos 9th of 9 · OR - · 1m2f Goo 131 · HIGHER CLASS10/1012 @ Newcastle 17/11/2025 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR 99 · 1m2f42y Std 137 · beat its mark17/11/2025 · OR 99 par2 @ Lingfield 03/12/2025 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR 96 · 1m2f Std 136 · beat its mark03/12/2025 · OR 96 par3/122OR 96projClass-projected finish: 4th 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
2025-12-03Lingfield22nd2nd0
2025-11-17Newcastle25th5th0
2025-10-10Newmarket19th7th+1
2024-11-30Turffontein?9th8th+1
2024-11-02Turffontein?7th5th+2
2024-10-12Turffontein?2nd5th3

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today9/0312/1010/103/12
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish7th of 10
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength44%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 7th of 10. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
09/03/20241st4/179%100%+0.21
06/04/20241st6/168%100%+0.32
25/05/20244th9/488%67%-0.21
12/10/20242nd4/179%91%+0.12
02/11/20247th8/158%60%+0.02
30/11/20249th17/255%56%+0.00
10/10/20259th125/10%0%0.00
17/11/20255th20/10%33%+0.33
03/12/20252nd20/10%88%+0.88