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Baloo's Blues

4yo Gelding · 10-0 · OR 63

Wolverhampton · Cavani Style & Speed Handicap · 1m 1f 104y

#8

Rank

Odds

7/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#8

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Low-mileage 4-y-o who finally got off the mark in 5-runner event at Lingfield (turf) in June. Found out in stronger race at Newbury but he's back down in class now.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength71%

What the class read says

The stable looks to have run this horse in stronger races to keep its official rating low — today's class drop may be intentional. Worth watching at a price. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Held its own mid-division in 3 of 4 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 3.4 /10 (raw 5.2)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C5.3
Today: 6
Class gap: +0.7
Higher-class runs: 4
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Southwell 10/12/2024 · Pos 8th of 9 · OR - · 7f14y Std 133 · HIGHER CLASS10/1254 @ Newbury 16/05/2025 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR - · 7f Goo 130 · HIGHER CLASS5 @ Salisbury 15/06/2025 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR 65 · 6f213y Goo 136 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark15/06/2025 · OR 65 par15/065OR 655 @ Wolverhampton 29/11/2025 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 66 · 7f36y Std 133 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark29/11/2025 · OR 66 par6 @ Lingfield 31/01/2026 · Pos 5th of 12 · OR 65 · 1m1y Std 135 · beat its mark31/01/2026 · OR 65 par31/016OR 655 @ Kempton 18/02/2026 · Pos 2nd of 11 · OR 63 · 1m Sta 123 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark18/02/2026 · OR 63 par5 @ Lingfield 27/03/2026 · Pos 9th of 12 · OR 63 · 1m2f Std 150 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark27/03/2026 · OR 63 par27/035OR 636 @ Lingfield 27/06/2026 · Pos 1st of 5 · OR 62 · 1m2f Goo 132 · beat its mark27/06/2026 · OR 62 par5 @ Newbury 23/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 64 · 1m2f GF 146 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark23/07/2026 · OR 64 par23/075OR 64projClass-projected finish: 2nd of 12
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-23Newbury54th3rd+1
2026-06-27Lingfield61st1st0
2026-03-27Lingfield59th8th+1
2026-02-18Kempton52nd1st+1
2026-01-31Lingfield65th5th0
2025-11-29Wolverhampton54th3rd+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today10/1229/1127/0323/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 12
RUNS TO FORMmatches its price
Trend
Strength68%

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 6th of 12. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
10/12/20248th9/276%13%-0.64
16/05/20257th50/10%25%+0.25
15/06/20252nd3/184%89%+0.05
29/11/20254th11/486%63%-0.23
31/01/20265th5/174%64%-0.10
18/02/20262nd10/147%90%+0.43
27/03/20269th4/179%27%-0.52
27/06/20261st11/486%100%+0.14
23/07/20264th7/163%57%-0.06