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Circle Of Trust

3yo Gelding · 9-9 · OR 69

Ayr · Book The Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup Handicap · 7f 50y

#1

Rank

Odds

6/1

Win Prob

100%

Place Prob

90%

Rank

#1

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

6/1, career best when winning 8-runner C&D handicap (good to soft) 49 days ago by ¾ length from Milford Grange, always holding on. Should remain competitive off 3 lb higher.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCOMPETITIVE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength37%

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 1 class level from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 4.6 /10 (raw 4.9)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.8
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.2
Higher-class runs: 1

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Thirsk 02/07/2025 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR - · 6f Gd 1302/0754 @ Hamilton 12/08/2025 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR - · 6f6y Goo 133 · HIGHER CLASS5 @ Catterick 27/08/2025 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR - · 5f Goo 13127/0855 @ Yarmouth 16/09/2025 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR 66 · 7f3y GS 131 · beat its mark16/09/2025 · OR 66 par5 @ Leicester 25/04/2026 · Pos 10th of 12 · OR 67 · 7f Goo 133 · beat its mark25/04/2026 · OR 67 par25/045OR 674 @ Hamilton 17/05/2026 · Pos 9th of 14 · OR 66 · 6f6y Gd 116 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark17/05/2026 · OR 66 par5 @ Thirsk 05/06/2026 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR 64 · 7f Goo 132 · beat its mark05/06/2026 · OR 64 par5/065OR 645 @ Ayr 20/06/2026 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR 66 · 7f50y Sft 131 · beat its mark20/06/2026 · OR 66 par20/065OR 66projClass-projected finish: 1st 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
2026-06-20Ayr51st1st0
2026-06-05Thirsk52nd2nd0
2026-05-17Hamilton49th8th+1
2026-04-25Leicester510th10th0
2025-09-16Yarmouth52nd2nd0
2025-08-27Catterick55th5th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today2/0716/095/0620/06
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 13
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength98%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 1st of 13. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
02/07/20254th16/116%63%+0.47
12/08/20256th4/179%17%-0.62
27/08/20255th14/126%33%+0.07
16/09/20252nd16/116%86%+0.70
25/04/202610th12/137%18%-0.19
17/05/20269th80/10%38%+0.38
05/06/20262nd9/276%88%+0.11
20/06/20261st6/168%100%+0.32