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Bravais

6yo Gelding · 9-9 · OR 85

Ayr · Unite Ewing Hope's Happy Retirement Handicap · 1m

#9

Rank

Odds

50/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#9

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Useful for Ger Lyons in Ireland last year but hasn't offered much in 4 starts for current yard. His mark is in freefall as a result but could only consider if backed in refitted cheekpieces.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move
Strength57%

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. A caution, though: it has NOT been beating its handicap mark — the favourable class picture isn't yet backed by mark-adjusted finishes.

Held its own mid-division in 3 of 5 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 4 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 6.9 /10 (raw 5.3)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C3.4
Today: 4
Class gap: +0.6
Higher-class runs: 5
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackBHA105 @ Fairyhouse 13/06/2025 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 105 · 7f Goo 140 · below its mark13/06/2025 · OR 105 par13/06105OR 105BHA103 @ Naas 23/07/2025 · Pos 2nd of 5 · OR 103 · 7f Yie 141 · below its mark23/07/2025 · OR 103 parBHA103 @ Galway 03/08/2025 · Pos 15th of 15 · OR 103 · 7f Sft 140 · below its mark03/08/2025 · OR 103 par3/08103OR 103BHA102 @ Tipperary 31/08/2025 · Pos 2nd of 5 · OR 102 · 7f110y Yie 140 · below its mark31/08/2025 · OR 102 par2 @ Chelmsford City 11/12/2025 · Pos 7th of 7 · OR 101 · 1m Std 134 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark11/12/2025 · OR 101 par11/122OR 1012 @ Southwell 01/01/2026 · Pos 5th of 5 · OR 98 · 1m13y Std 131 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark01/01/2026 · OR 98 par2 @ Kempton 28/01/2026 · Pos 10th of 10 · OR 95 · 1m2f219y 132 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark28/01/2026 · OR 95 par28/012OR 952 @ Wolverhampton 07/03/2026 · Pos 11th of 12 · OR 91 · 1m142y Std 125 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark07/03/2026 · OR 91 par2 @ Chester 08/05/2026 · Pos 11th of 11 · OR 88 · 1m2f70y Goo 123 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark08/05/2026 · OR 88 par8/052OR 88projClass-projected finish: 10th 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
2026-05-08Chester211th9th+2
2026-03-07Wolverhampton211th9th+2
2026-01-28Kempton210th8th+2
2026-01-01Southwell25th3rd+2
2025-12-11Chelmsford City27th5th+2
2025-08-31TipperaryBHA1022nd9th6

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today13/0631/0828/018/05
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish10th of 10
EDGING AHEADslightly over its price
Trend
Strength2%

What the projection says

Edging in front of its market price lately. Projected 10th of 10.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
13/06/20252nd5/174%83%+0.10
23/07/20252nd7/282%75%-0.07
03/08/202515th25/10%0%0.00
31/08/20252nd7/491%75%-0.16
11/12/20257th25/10%0%0.00
01/01/20265th50/10%0%0.00
28/01/202610th66/10%0%0.00
07/03/202611th125/10%9%+0.09
08/05/202611th50/10%0%0.00