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Mountain Cat

3yo Colt · 9-10 · OR 96

Haydock · Betway Capital City Handicap · 7f 212y

#3

Rank

Odds

12/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

2%

Rank

#3

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Followed up impressive debut success at Doncaster in straightforward fashion at Wolverhampton (8.5f) later in May. Advanced his form with seventh of 10 in Hampton Court Stakes at Royal Ascot (1¼m, good to firm) in June. Cheekpieces go on for handicap debut and no forlorn hope.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength10%

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

Class-adjusted form 3.6 /10 (raw 3.0)

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

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Doncaster 02/05/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR - · 1m Goo 1292/0555 @ Wolverhampton 18/05/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR - · 1m142y Std 13618/0551 @ Royal Ascot 18/06/2026 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR 90 · 1m1f212y GF 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark18/06/2026 · OR 90 par18/061OR 90projClass-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
2026-06-18Royal Ascot17th4th+2
2026-05-18Wolverhampton51st3rd2
2026-05-02Doncaster51st3rd2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today2/0518/0518/06
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish7th of 13
EDGING AHEADslightly over its price
Trend
Strength20%

What the projection says

Edging in front of its market price lately. Projected 7th of 13. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
02/05/20261st7/282%100%+0.18
18/05/20261st1/14100%100%+0.00
18/06/20267th12/137%33%-0.04