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Golden Valour

10yo Gelding · 9-9 · OR 47

Ayr · Festive Day Dancing At Ayr Racecourse Classified Stakes · 1m 2f

#8

Rank

Odds

22/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#8

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Veteran hasn't really threatened to score this season and typically looked less than straightforward when fifth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 12 days ago.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCOMPETITIVE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength26%

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

Class-adjusted form 5.7 /10 (raw 5.4)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C6.0
Today: 6
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack6 @ Ayr 09/10/2025 · Pos 11th of 12 · OR 55 · 1m Hvy 131 · below its mark09/10/2025 · OR 55 par9/106OR 556 @ Newcastle 27/10/2025 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR 53 · 1m5y Sta 123 · beat its mark27/10/2025 · OR 53 par5 @ Ayr 20/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 51 · 7f50y GF 116 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark20/05/2026 · OR 51 par20/055OR 516 @ Carlisle 29/05/2026 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR 51 · 1m1f Goo 124 · beat its mark29/05/2026 · OR 51 par6 @ Ayr 19/06/2026 · Pos 8th of 9 · OR 49 · 1m Sft 130 · beat its mark19/06/2026 · OR 49 par19/066OR 496 @ Ayr 05/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 10 · OR 48 · 1m Gd 135 · beat its mark05/07/2026 · OR 48 par6 @ Ayr 13/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR 48 · 1m Goo 118 · beat its mark13/07/2026 · OR 48 par13/076OR 486 @ Ayr 20/07/2026 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR 48 · 1m2f GF 128 · beat its mark20/07/2026 · OR 48 par6 @ Ayr 27/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 9 · OR 48 · 1m2f Goo 123 · beat its mark27/07/2026 · OR 48 par27/076OR 48projClass-projected finish: 8th 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
2026-07-27Ayr65th5th0
2026-07-20Ayr66th6th0
2026-07-13Ayr63rd3rd0
2026-07-05Ayr65th5th0
2026-06-19Ayr68th8th0
2026-05-29Carlisle67th7th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today9/1029/0513/0727/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish8th of 13
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength51%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 8th of 13. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
09/10/202511th20/10%9%+0.09
27/10/20256th18/15%29%+0.23
20/05/20265th33/10%43%+0.43
29/05/20267th66/10%25%+0.25
19/06/20268th14/126%13%-0.14
05/07/20265th9/153%56%+0.03
13/07/20263rd25/10%75%+0.75
20/07/20266th22/10%44%+0.44
27/07/20265th22/10%50%+0.50