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King Of The Jungle

6yo Gelding · 9-13 · OR 64

Ayr · Sunday Roast At Western House Hotel Handicap · 5f

#3

Rank

Odds

4/1

Win Prob

22%

Place Prob

21%

Rank

#3

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

As good as ever, taking 5f Beverley handicap (good form) and C&D contest the last twice. Up to a career-high mark but manner of latest success here suggests he can go well in hat-trick bid.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCOMPETITIVE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength30%

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 4.2 /10 (raw 4.6)

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

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack6 @ Southwell 02/04/2025 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR 58 · 6f16y Std 128 · beat its mark02/04/2025 · OR 58 par2/046OR 586 @ Leicester 26/04/2025 · Pos 4th of 11 · OR 58 · 6f Goo 133 · beat its mark26/04/2025 · OR 58 par6 @ Ayr 21/05/2025 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR 57 · 6f Goo 132 · beat its mark21/05/2025 · OR 57 par21/056OR 576 @ Musselburgh 07/06/2025 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR 57 · 5f1y Goo 130 · beat its mark07/06/2025 · OR 57 par6 @ Newcastle 27/06/2025 · Pos 2nd of 13 · OR 56 · 6f Std 133 · beat its mark27/06/2025 · OR 56 par27/066OR 566 @ Nottingham 15/07/2025 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 58 · 6f18y Gd 136 · beat its mark15/07/2025 · OR 58 par6 @ Hamilton 03/05/2026 · Pos 10th of 12 · OR 55 · 5f7y Gd 126 · beat its mark03/05/2026 · OR 55 par3/056OR 556 @ Beverley 27/05/2026 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR 53 · 5f Goo 128 · beat its mark27/05/2026 · OR 53 par6 @ Ayr 20/06/2026 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR 59 · 5f Sft 137 · beat its mark20/06/2026 · OR 59 par20/066OR 59projClass-projected finish: 4th of 13
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-06-20Ayr61st1st0
2026-05-27Beverley61st1st0
2026-05-03Hamilton610th10th0
2025-07-15Nottingham65th5th0
2025-06-27Newcastle62nd2nd0
2025-06-07Musselburgh66th6th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today2/047/063/0520/06
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 13
RUNS TO FORMmatches its price
Trend
Strength83%

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 3rd of 13.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
02/04/20253rd10/147%75%+0.28
26/04/20254th6/168%70%+0.02
21/05/20253rd4/179%75%-0.04
07/06/20256th9/276%29%-0.48
27/06/20252nd5/174%92%+0.18
15/07/20255th3/184%20%-0.64
03/05/202610th16/116%18%+0.02
27/05/20261st13/266%100%+0.34
20/06/20261st4/179%100%+0.21