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Christian David

5yo Horse · 9-8 · OR 87

Haydock · Betway Ashton Heath Handicap · 6f 212y

#3

Rank

Odds

11/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

2%

Rank

#3

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

A dual 7f scorer in 2025. Back to that sort of form of late, fifth of 11 in handicap at Ascot (1m, good to firm) a fortnight ago. Could figure back down in class.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength56%

What the class read says

The stable looks to have run this horse in stronger races to keep its official rating low — today's class drop may be intentional. Worth watching at a price. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Held its own mid-division in 3 of 4 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.2 /10 (raw 4.8)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C2.3
Today: 3
Class gap: +0.7
Higher-class runs: 4
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack3 @ Newbury 24/10/2025 · Pos 13th of 13 · OR 91 · 7f Sft 136 · below its mark24/10/2025 · OR 91 par24/103OR 913 @ Lingfield 03/12/2025 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR 90 · 7f1y Std 135 · beat its mark03/12/2025 · OR 90 par2 @ Wolverhampton 07/03/2026 · Pos 10th of 12 · OR 92 · 1m142y Std 126 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark07/03/2026 · OR 92 par7/032OR 922 @ Doncaster 28/03/2026 · Pos 9th of 21 · OR 92 · 1m Goo 126 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark28/03/2026 · OR 92 par2 @ Newmarket 14/04/2026 · Pos 3rd of 10 · OR 91 · 1m Gd 126 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark14/04/2026 · OR 91 par14/042OR 913 @ Lingfield 09/05/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 91 · 7f135y Goo 131 · beat its mark09/05/2026 · OR 91 par2 @ Newcastle 25/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 11 · OR 90 · 1m5y Sta 122 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark25/06/2026 · OR 90 par25/062OR 903 @ Doncaster 18/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 89 · 7f6y GF 141 · beat its mark18/07/2026 · OR 89 par2 @ Ascot 25/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 11 · OR 88 · 1m GF 122 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark25/07/2026 · OR 88 par25/072OR 88projClass-projected finish: 2nd of 6
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-25Ascot25th4th+1
2026-07-18Doncaster34th4th0
2026-06-25Newcastle25th4th+1
2026-05-09Lingfield34th4th0
2026-04-14Newmarket23rd2nd+1
2026-03-28Doncaster29th8th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today24/1028/0325/0625/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 6
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength75%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 3rd of 6. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
24/10/202513th8/158%0%-0.58
03/12/20251st11/271%100%+0.29
07/03/202610th16/116%18%+0.02
28/03/20269th66/10%60%+0.60
14/04/20263rd14/126%78%+0.51
09/05/20264th10/147%57%+0.10
25/06/20265th16/116%60%+0.44
18/07/20264th9/276%63%-0.14
25/07/20265th11/142%60%+0.18