7

Duty Bound

7yo Gelding · 10-11 · OR 107

Wexford · Poolcourt Engineering Handicap Chase · 3m 1f

#7

Rank

Odds

11/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#7

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Successful twice in handicap hurdles this time last year and is also a previous winner here over fences. Fared better than of late without making himself of immediate interest when fifth of 12 at this course (23f, good to soft) 39 days ago and he's tough to recommend.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move
Strength11%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Its recent finishes fall short of what its mark implies — the rating may flatter it.

Class-adjusted form 6.0 /10 (raw 5.7)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C10.5
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Fairyhouse 21/04/2025 · Pos 8th of 14 · OR 101 · 2m Sft 147 · below its mark21/04/2025 · OR 101 par21/04C8OR 101BHA101 @ Listowel 31/05/2025 · Pos 1st of 16 · OR 101 · 2m4f80y Goo 147 · beat its mark31/05/2025 · OR 101 parBHA108 @ Tipperary 03/07/2025 · Pos 5th of 15 · OR 108 · 2m4f90y Goo 164 · below its mark03/07/2025 · OR 108 par3/07108OR 108BHA108 @ Killarney 17/07/2025 · Pos 1st of 15 · OR 108 · 2m4f85y Yie 158 · beat its mark17/07/2025 · OR 108 parBHA115 @ Killarney 23/08/2025 · Pos 5th of 12 · OR 115 · 2m6f80y Goo 153 · below its mark23/08/2025 · OR 115 par23/08115OR 115BHA115 @ Listowel 25/09/2025 · Pos 5th of 17 · OR 115 · 2m4f Goo 161 · below its mark25/09/2025 · OR 115 parBHA115 @ Gowran Park 04/10/2025 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR 115 · 3m Yie 151 · below its mark04/10/2025 · OR 115 par4/10115OR 115BHA67 @ Navan 30/03/2026 · Pos 12th of 12 · OR 67 · 1m6f Hvy 137 · below its mark30/03/2026 · OR 67 parBHA108 @ Wexford 30/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 12 · OR 108 · 2m7f Goo 164 · below its mark30/06/2026 · OR 108 par30/06108OR 108projClass-projected finish: 7th of 7
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-06-30WexfordBHA1085th5th0
2026-05-11KillarneyBHA1140
2026-03-30NavanBHA6712th12th0
2025-10-26WexfordBHA1090
2025-10-04Gowran ParkBHA1152nd2nd0
2025-09-25ListowelBHA1155th5th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today21/0417/074/1030/06
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish7th of 7
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength42%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 7th of 7. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
21/04/20258th33/10%46%+0.46
31/05/20251st10/147%100%+0.53
03/07/20255th13/266%71%+0.06
17/07/20251st18/15%100%+0.95
23/08/20255th8/158%64%+0.06
25/09/20255th12/137%75%+0.38
04/10/20252nd10/147%86%+0.38
30/03/202612th12/137%0%-0.37
30/06/20265th11/142%64%+0.22