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Cosi Bello

4yo Gelding · 10-3 · OR 96

Haydock · Betway Capital City Handicap · 7f 212y

#4

Rank

Odds

11/2

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#4

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Resumed with 7f success here and not disgraced on both runs since, sixth of 13 in handicap at York (1m, good to firm) 28 days ago. Few miles still on the clock and he needs considering back at this venue.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength46%

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 3.6 /10 (raw 3.6)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C2.7
Today: 3
Class gap: +0.3
Higher-class runs: 4
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack2 @ Chelmsford City 18/04/2025 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR - · 7f Std 133 · HIGHER CLASS18/0425 @ Kempton 21/05/2025 · Pos 1st of 13 · OR - · 7f Sta 13721/0553 @ Chester 28/06/2025 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR 93 · 7f1y Goo 133 · beat its mark28/06/2025 · OR 93 par28/063OR 932 @ Ascot 26/07/2025 · Pos 4th of 17 · OR 95 · 1m Goo 125 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark26/07/2025 · OR 95 par26/072OR 952 @ Haydock 25/04/2026 · Pos 1st of 12 · OR 95 · 7f37y Goo 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark25/04/2026 · OR 95 par25/042OR 952 @ Royal Ascot 18/06/2026 · Pos 10th of 28 · OR 97 · 7f GF 130 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark18/06/2026 · OR 97 par18/062OR 972 @ York 11/07/2026 · Pos 6th of 13 · OR 97 · 7f192y Goo 134 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark11/07/2026 · OR 97 par11/072OR 97projClass-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
2026-07-11York26th5th+1
2026-06-18Royal Ascot210th9th+1
2026-04-25Haydock21st0th+1
2025-07-26Ascot24th3rd+1
2025-06-28Chester32nd2nd0
2025-05-21Kempton51st3rd2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today18/0426/0711/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 13
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength67%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 4th of 13. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
18/04/20251st11/271%100%+0.29
21/05/20251st1/297%100%+0.03
28/06/20252nd2/189%88%-0.02
26/07/20254th13/266%81%+0.15
25/04/20261st5/287%100%+0.13
18/06/202610th9/153%67%+0.14
11/07/20266th11/271%58%-0.13