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Puppet Master

4yo Gelding · 9-11 · OR 97

Punchestown · Punchestown Premiere Weekend November 21st & 22nd Race · 1m 1f 30y

#2

Rank

Odds

2/1

Win Prob

13%

Place Prob

24%

Rank

#2

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Winner of the Lingfield Derby Trial for Aidan O'Brien last year. Didn't go with much promise in a couple of Flat outings for this yard earlier in the summer but has opened his account over hurdles since and it's reasonable to expect a better showing now returning to this sphere.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move
Strength15%

What the class read says

Ran competitively despite going/trip that didn't suit it, at this same level — those runs look worse on paper than they were. Back in its own suited conditions today. A caution, though: it has NOT been beating its handicap mark — the favourable class picture isn't yet backed by mark-adjusted finishes.

Class-adjusted form 4.8 /10 (raw 4.2)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C5.2
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack1 @ Lingfield 10/05/2025 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 105 · 1m3f133y Goo 128 · beat its mark10/05/2025 · OR 105 par10/051OR 1051 @ Curragh 29/06/2025 · Pos 9th of 10 · OR 105 · 1m4f Gd 128 · below its mark29/06/2025 · OR 105 par1 @ Curragh 16/08/2025 · Pos 4th of 4 · OR 105 · 1m6f Goo 126 · below its mark16/08/2025 · OR 105 par16/081OR 1051 @ Leopardstown 26/12/2025 · Pos 8th of 10 · OR - · 2m Yie 1531 @ Curragh 23/05/2026 · Pos 8th of 9 · OR 105 · 1m4f Goo 133 · below its mark23/05/2026 · OR 105 par23/051OR 105C8 @ Bellewstown 04/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR - · 2m1f40y Gd 154BHA104 @ Gowran Park 25/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR 104 · 1m1f110y Goo 138 · below its mark25/07/2026 · OR 104 par25/07104OR 104C8 @ Kilbeggan 21/08/2026 · Pos 1st of 13 · OR - · 2m Goo 1634 @ Perth 07/09/2026 · Pos 2nd of 4 · OR 122 · 2m47y Gd 159 · below its mark07/09/2026 · OR 122 par7/094OR 122projClass-projected finish: 3rd of 4
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-07Perth42nd2nd0
2026-08-21Kilbeggan?1st1st0
2026-07-25Gowran ParkBHA1045th5th0
2026-07-04Bellewstown?5th5th0
2026-05-23Curragh18th8th0
2025-12-26Leopardstown18th8th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today10/0526/1225/077/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 6
SLIPPINGslightly under its price
Trend
Strength97%

What the projection says

Slipping just behind its market price recently. Projected 2nd of 6. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
10/05/20251st4/596%100%+0.04
29/06/20259th11/142%11%-0.31
16/08/20254th10/1195%0%-0.95
26/12/20258th33/10%22%+0.22
23/05/20268th40/10%13%+0.13
04/07/20265th5/174%33%-0.40
25/07/20265th16/116%33%+0.18
21/08/20261st5/174%100%+0.26
07/09/20262nd2/189%67%-0.23