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Leadman

6yo Gelding · 9-5 · OR 84

Haydock · Betway Capital City Handicap · 7f 212y

#8

Rank

Odds

40/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#8

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Quirky sort who capitalised on a much-reduced mark when winning 7f handicap at Doncaster in June. Creditable seventh of 16 in International at Ascot (7f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Needs things to drop right but he is capable when they do.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCOMPETITIVE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength33%

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 6.9 /10 (raw 5.5)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C3.5
Today: 3
Class gap: -0.5
Higher-class runs: 1

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack3 @ Leicester 14/10/2025 · Pos 6th of 15 · OR 86 · 7f Goo 134 · beat its mark14/10/2025 · OR 86 par14/103OR 864 @ Thirsk 18/04/2026 · Pos 8th of 13 · OR 85 · 7f Goo 135 · below its mark18/04/2026 · OR 85 par2 @ Newmarket 01/05/2026 · Pos 6th of 6 · OR 83 · 7f GF 118 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark01/05/2026 · OR 83 par1/052OR 834 @ York 15/05/2026 · Pos 2nd of 22 · OR 80 · 7f Gd 135 · beat its mark15/05/2026 · OR 80 par4 @ York 23/05/2026 · Pos 17th of 22 · OR 84 · 7f Goo 139 · below its mark23/05/2026 · OR 84 par23/054OR 844 @ York 12/06/2026 · Pos 6th of 20 · OR 83 · 7f Gd 138 · beat its mark12/06/2026 · OR 83 par4 @ Doncaster 20/06/2026 · Pos 1st of 11 · OR 82 · 7f6y GF 132 · beat its mark20/06/2026 · OR 82 par20/064OR 823 @ Newmarket 11/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 11 · OR 84 · 7f GF 136 · beat its mark11/07/2026 · OR 84 par2 @ Ascot 25/07/2026 · Pos 7th of 16 · OR 84 · 7f GF 120 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark25/07/2026 · OR 84 par25/072OR 84projClass-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
2026-07-25Ascot27th6th+1
2026-07-11Newmarket35th5th0
2026-06-20Doncaster41st2nd1
2026-06-12York46th7th1
2026-05-23York417th18th1
2026-05-15York42nd3rd1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today14/1015/0520/0625/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish10th of 13
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength32%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 10th of 13. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
14/10/20256th9/276%64%-0.12
18/04/20268th9/153%42%-0.11
01/05/20266th13/266%0%-0.66
15/05/20262nd11/142%95%+0.53
23/05/202617th10/382%24%-0.59
12/06/20266th11/271%74%+0.03
20/06/20261st7/282%100%+0.18
11/07/20265th6/168%60%-0.08
25/07/20267th40/10%60%+0.60