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Water Of Leith

8yo Gelding · 9-9 · OR 60

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

#6

Rank

Odds

5/1

Win Prob

1%

Place Prob

4%

Rank

#6

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Gained deserved success at Wolverhampton (6f) in March. Ticking over here of late but has been given a chance by the handicapper.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move1
Strength65%

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 3 of 4 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 3 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 3.8 /10 (raw 4.4)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C5.0
Today: 6
Class gap: +1.0
Higher-class runs: 4
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Newcastle 05/03/2026 · Pos 3rd of 12 · OR 63 · 5f Std 123 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark05/03/2026 · OR 63 par5/035OR 635 @ Wolverhampton 16/03/2026 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 63 · 6f20y Std 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark16/03/2026 · OR 63 par5 @ Newcastle 27/03/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 63 · 6f Std 133 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark27/03/2026 · OR 63 par27/035OR 634 @ Musselburgh 04/04/2026 · Pos 6th of 12 · OR 68 · 5f1y Sft 118 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark04/04/2026 · OR 68 par4 @ Musselburgh 29/04/2026 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 67 · 5f1y Goo 122 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark29/04/2026 · OR 67 par29/044OR 675 @ Hamilton 04/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 66 · 5f7y Goo 126 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark04/06/2026 · OR 66 par5 @ Ayr 05/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR 64 · 5f Gd 150 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark05/07/2026 · OR 64 par5/075OR 646 @ Ayr 13/07/2026 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR 64 · 6f Goo 141 · below its mark13/07/2026 · OR 64 par6 @ Ayr 27/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 9 · OR 62 · 6f Goo 138 · beat its mark27/07/2026 · OR 62 par27/076OR 62projClass-projected finish: 10th 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
2026-07-27Ayr65th5th0
2026-07-13Ayr66th6th0
2026-07-05Ayr53rd2nd+1
2026-06-04Hamilton55th4th+1
2026-04-29Musselburgh45th3rd+2
2026-04-04Musselburgh46th4th+2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today5/034/045/0727/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish10th of 13
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength24%

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 10th of 13. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
05/03/20263rd9/153%82%+0.29
16/03/20261st6/492%100%+0.08
27/03/20264th9/276%63%-0.14
04/04/20266th12/137%55%+0.18
29/04/20265th15/261%43%-0.18
04/06/20265th9/276%20%-0.56
05/07/20263rd9/276%67%-0.10
13/07/20266th9/276%29%-0.48
27/07/20265th5/174%50%-0.24