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Phoenix Of Dreams

5yo Gelding · 9-12 · OR 66

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

#9

Rank

Odds

10/3

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#9

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Latest win at Newcastle (7f) in March. 10/3, creditable third of 7 in handicap at Southwell (7f) in April. Off since. Turf winner earlier in career. Jason Hart is on the yard's other runner.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCOMPETITIVE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength30%

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.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.0 /10 (raw 4.8)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C5.2
Today: 5
Class gap: -0.2
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Southwell 19/12/2025 · Pos 7th of 8 · OR 70 · 6f16y Std 133 · below its mark19/12/2025 · OR 70 par19/125OR 705 @ Southwell 06/01/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR 68 · 6f16y Std 133 · beat its mark06/01/2026 · OR 68 par5 @ Wolverhampton 19/01/2026 · Pos 3rd of 10 · OR 67 · 6f20y Std 132 · beat its mark19/01/2026 · OR 67 par19/015OR 675 @ Newcastle 10/02/2026 · Pos 5th of 9 · OR 66 · 6f Std 132 · beat its mark10/02/2026 · OR 66 par5 @ Southwell 20/02/2026 · Pos 3rd of 12 · OR 66 · 7f14y Std 131 · beat its mark20/02/2026 · OR 66 par20/025OR 666 @ Newcastle 12/03/2026 · Pos 1st of 11 · OR 65 · 7f14y Std 135 · beat its mark12/03/2026 · OR 65 par5 @ Newcastle 27/03/2026 · Pos 4th of 11 · OR 67 · 7f14y Std 132 · beat its mark27/03/2026 · OR 67 par27/035OR 675 @ Newcastle 20/04/2026 · Pos 7th of 14 · OR 67 · 7f15y Std 127 · beat its mark20/04/2026 · OR 67 par5 @ Southwell 28/04/2026 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR 67 · 7f14y Std 131 · beat its mark28/04/2026 · OR 67 par28/045OR 67projClass-projected finish: 6th 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
2026-04-28Southwell53rd3rd0
2026-04-20Newcastle57th7th0
2026-03-27Newcastle54th4th0
2026-03-12Newcastle61st2nd1
2026-02-20Southwell53rd3rd0
2026-02-10Newcastle55th5th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today19/1210/0227/0328/04
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 13
SLIPPINGslightly under its price
Trend
Strength95%

What the projection says

Slipping just behind its market price recently. Projected 6th of 13. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
19/12/20257th9/276%14%-0.62
06/01/20266th11/271%38%-0.34
19/01/20263rd8/158%78%+0.20
10/02/20265th9/153%50%-0.03
20/02/20263rd14/126%82%+0.56
12/03/20261st6/168%100%+0.32
27/03/20264th9/276%70%-0.06
20/04/20267th9/276%54%-0.22
28/04/20263rd10/382%67%-0.16