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Bleu D'enfer

8yo Gelding · 12-2 · OR 122

Uttoxeter · Taverna Nights On Saturday 26th September Handicap Chase (GBB Race) · 1m 7f 214y

#5

Rank

Odds

14/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#5

★★ Timeform

Commentary

8-y-o who boasts a patchy record but avoided mistakes for once under a patient ride when finding only one too good at Aintree in May. Not built on that since, though, and is passed over despite looking nicely treated.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move1
Strength50%

What the class read says

Has campaigned at a higher grade and now drops into weaker company. Dropping in class here looks deliberate, not a concession. A caution, though: it has NOT been beating its handicap mark — the favourable class picture isn't yet backed by mark-adjusted finishes.

Held its own mid-division in 4 of 5 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 3 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 3.8 /10 (raw 4.7)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C2.8
Today: 4
Class gap: +1.2
Higher-class runs: 5
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack2 @ Aintree 06/12/2025 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 127 · 2m3f200y Sft 156 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark06/12/2025 · OR 127 par6/122OR 1272 @ Musselburgh 01/01/2026 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR 124 · 2m4f68y GS 152 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark01/01/2026 · OR 124 par2 @ Musselburgh 31/01/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 123 · 2m4f68y Goo 142 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark31/01/2026 · OR 123 par31/012OR 1233 @ Kelso 28/02/2026 · Pos 8th of 8 · OR 125 · 2m1f14y Goo 163 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark28/02/2026 · OR 125 par4 @ Bangor-on-Dee 31/03/2026 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR 122 · 2m4f72y Goo 170 · below its mark31/03/2026 · OR 122 par31/034OR 1221 @ Haydock 15/04/2026 · Pos 9th of 11 · OR 125 · 2m3f203y Goo 147 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark15/04/2026 · OR 125 par3 @ Aintree 15/05/2026 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR 124 · 2m3f200y Gd 160 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark15/05/2026 · OR 124 par15/053OR 1243 @ Perth 12/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR 125 · 2m7f180y Gd 163 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark12/07/2026 · OR 125 par3 @ Cartmel 31/08/2026 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR 124 · 2m5f34y Goo 167 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark31/08/2026 · OR 124 par31/083OR 124projClass-projected finish: 2nd of 5
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-31Cartmel36th5th+1
2026-07-12Perth34th3rd+1
2026-05-15Aintree32nd1st+1
2026-04-15Haydock19th5th+3
2026-03-31Bangor-on-Dee42nd2nd0
2026-02-28Kelso38th7th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today6/1228/0215/0531/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 5
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength49%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 4th of 5.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
06/12/20255th20/10%20%+0.20
01/01/20267th25/10%25%+0.25
31/01/20264th33/10%57%+0.57
28/02/20268th12/137%0%-0.37
31/03/20262nd16/116%88%+0.72
15/04/20269th25/10%20%+0.20
15/05/20262nd33/10%88%+0.88
12/07/20264th11/142%50%+0.08
31/08/20266th14/126%17%-0.10