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Big Cyril

4yo Gelding · 9-11 · OR 79

Beverley · We Are Christmas Party Central Handicap · 5f

#10

Rank

Odds

33/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#10

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Placed at listed level as a 2-y-o in 2024 but found things tough during a light 3-y-o campaign and he was well held on first start since leaving Alice Haynes (off 13 months) at Thirsk 3 weeks ago. This can reveal more but best watched nevertheless.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
RUNS TO MARKfinishes near its mark
Move2
Strength79%

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.

Held its own mid-division in 5 of 6 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 4 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 4.9 /10 (raw 6.0)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C1.8
Today: 4
Class gap: +2.2
Higher-class runs: 6
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Yarmouth 27/05/2024 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR - · 7f3y Goo 13327/0544 @ Ayr 22/06/2024 · Pos 1st of 5 · OR - · 6f Goo 1331 @ Newbury 19/07/2024 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR - · 6f Gd 128 · HIGHER CLASS19/0711 @ Goodwood 01/08/2024 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR 94 · 6f GF 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark01/08/2024 · OR 94 par1 @ Newmarket 02/05/2025 · Pos 8th of 10 · OR 95 · 7f Gd 131 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark02/05/2025 · OR 95 par2/051OR 953 @ Salisbury 25/06/2025 · Pos 5th of 5 · OR 94 · 6f GF 134 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark25/06/2025 · OR 94 par3 @ Windsor 28/07/2025 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR 90 · 6f12y Goo 135 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark28/07/2025 · OR 90 par28/073OR 903 @ Thirsk 28/08/2026 · Pos 16th of 18 · OR 82 · 6f Gd 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark28/08/2026 · OR 82 par28/083OR 82projClass-projected finish: 11th 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
2026-08-28Thirsk316th15th+1
2025-07-28Windsor36th5th+1
2025-06-25Salisbury35th4th+1
2025-05-02Newmarket18th4th+3
2024-08-01Goodwood16th2nd+4
2024-07-19Newbury13rd-1th+3

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today27/051/0828/0728/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish10th of 1218% of fieldRange 9-12 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength0%

Delivery trend -5.9% per run

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 10th of 12. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
27/05/20243rd22/10%75%+0.75
22/06/20241st11/486%100%+0.14
19/07/20243rd5/174%75%+0.01
01/08/20246th33/10%38%+0.38
02/05/20258th125/10%22%+0.22
25/06/20255th16/116%0%-0.16
28/07/20256th28/10%17%+0.17
28/08/202616th50/10%12%+0.12