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Pol Roger

6yo Gelding · 9-10 · OR 69

Ayr · Book Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup Ladies Day Handicap · 1m 2f

#2

Rank

Odds

3/1

Win Prob

5%

Place Prob

16%

Rank

#2

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Long time since his last win but is down to a handy mark and ran well at Pontefract and over C&D in June. Ground was possibly too firm for him here last time.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength52%

What the class read says

Has campaigned at a higher grade and now drops into weaker company. Dropping in class here looks deliberate, not a concession. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Held its own mid-division in 1 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 5.9 /10 (raw 5.3)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C4.7
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.3
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Ayr 30/09/2025 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 75 · 1m Sft 140 · beat its mark30/09/2025 · OR 75 par30/095OR 755 @ Ayr 09/10/2025 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 75 · 1m2f Hvy 142 · beat its mark09/10/2025 · OR 75 par4 @ Pontefract 20/10/2025 · Pos 9th of 12 · OR 76 · 1m2f5y Sft 131 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark20/10/2025 · OR 76 par20/104OR 765 @ Redcar 04/11/2025 · Pos 13th of 14 · OR 75 · 7f Goo 138 · below its mark04/11/2025 · OR 75 par4 @ Southwell 21/11/2025 · Pos 8th of 10 · OR 72 · 1m13y Std 125 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark21/11/2025 · OR 72 par21/114OR 725 @ Thirsk 10/04/2026 · Pos 8th of 13 · OR 70 · 7f218y Gd 135 · beat its mark10/04/2026 · OR 70 par5 @ Pontefract 02/06/2026 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR 68 · 1m2f5y Goo 134 · beat its mark02/06/2026 · OR 68 par2/065OR 684 @ Ayr 19/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 10 · OR 70 · 1m2f Sft 125 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark19/06/2026 · OR 70 par5 @ Ayr 13/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 5 · OR 70 · 1m2f Goo 138 · beat its mark13/07/2026 · OR 70 par13/075OR 70projClass-projected finish: 9th 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
2026-07-13Ayr54th4th0
2026-06-19Ayr43rd2nd+1
2026-06-02Pontefract52nd2nd0
2026-04-10Thirsk58th8th0
2025-11-21Southwell48th7th+1
2025-11-04Redcar513th13th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today30/094/112/0613/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 13
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength62%

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 6th of 13. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
30/09/20252nd9/153%83%+0.31
09/10/20254th7/163%57%-0.06
20/10/20259th50/10%27%+0.27
04/11/202513th10/147%8%-0.40
21/11/20258th80/10%22%+0.22
10/04/20268th17/255%42%-0.14
02/06/20262nd15/261%86%+0.25
19/06/20263rd15/261%78%+0.17
13/07/20264th3/184%25%-0.59