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Hale End

6yo Gelding · 9-4 · OR 80

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

#1

Rank

Odds

9/4

Win Prob

82%

Place Prob

64%

Rank

#1

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Strong at the finish when off the mark for the season over 1m at Wetherby (good to firm) in April and added to his tally in a 9-runner C&D handicap (firm) 19 days ago. Should remain competitive off 5 lb higher.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCOMPETITIVE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength40%

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.

Ran mid-division in 1 of 1 higher-class runs.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.2 /10 (raw 4.6)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C4.3
Today: 4
Class gap: -0.3
Higher-class runs: 1

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Southwell 18/12/2025 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR 71 · 1m13y Std 131 · beat its mark18/12/2025 · OR 71 par18/125OR 715 @ Southwell 30/01/2026 · Pos 4th of 11 · OR 74 · 1m13y Std 134 · beat its mark30/01/2026 · OR 74 par5 @ Southwell 24/02/2026 · Pos 4th of 11 · OR 74 · 1m13y Std 134 · beat its mark24/02/2026 · OR 74 par24/025OR 745 @ Wetherby 26/04/2026 · Pos 1st of 12 · OR 73 · 1m Goo 133 · beat its mark26/04/2026 · OR 73 par5 @ Thirsk 16/05/2026 · Pos 2nd of 12 · OR 75 · 7f218y Goo 135 · beat its mark16/05/2026 · OR 75 par16/055OR 754 @ Ayr 20/05/2026 · Pos 2nd of 11 · OR 75 · 1m GF 130 · beat its mark20/05/2026 · OR 75 par4 @ York 13/06/2026 · Pos 10th of 16 · OR 76 · 1m177y Goo 126 · beat its mark13/06/2026 · OR 76 par13/064OR 763 @ Ayr 05/07/2026 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR 76 · 1m Gd 129 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark05/07/2026 · OR 76 par5 @ Ayr 20/07/2026 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR 75 · 1m GF 135 · beat its mark20/07/2026 · OR 75 par20/075OR 75projClass-projected finish: 2nd 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
2026-07-20Ayr51st2nd1
2026-07-05Ayr37th6th+1
2026-06-13York410th10th0
2026-05-20Ayr42nd2nd0
2026-05-16Thirsk52nd3rd1
2026-04-26Wetherby51st2nd1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today18/1226/0413/0620/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 10
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength100%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 1st of 10.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
18/12/20251st11/271%100%+0.29
30/01/20264th5/174%70%-0.04
24/02/20264th17/255%70%+0.15
26/04/20261st11/142%100%+0.58
16/05/20262nd13/266%91%+0.25
20/05/20262nd15/890%90%-0.00
13/06/202610th16/116%40%+0.24
05/07/20267th16/116%33%+0.18
20/07/20261st9/488%100%+0.12