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Rich Belief

9yo Gelding · 11-13 · OR 62

Clonmel · John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap · 2m 174y

#1

Rank

Odds

6/1

Win Prob

28%

Place Prob

32%

Rank

#1

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Over 2 years without a win on the Flat but has been in good form over hurdles, winning a claimer in May and placed in similar events on last 2 starts in that sphere. Reverts to the Flat off a career-low mark and should be suited by the return to an extended 2m.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move
Strength5%

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 5.7 /10 (raw 5.6)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C7.2
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackBHA67 @ Clonmel 11/09/2025 · Pos 2nd of 12 · OR 67 · 2m144y Sft 167 · beat its mark11/09/2025 · OR 67 par11/0967OR 67BHA69 @ Listowel 22/09/2025 · Pos 8th of 15 · OR 69 · 1m6f55y Hvy 139 · below its mark22/09/2025 · OR 69 parBHA68 @ Gowran Park 08/04/2026 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR 68 · 1m5f180y Sft 128 · below its mark08/04/2026 · OR 68 par8/0468OR 68BHA67 @ Navan 25/04/2026 · Pos 19th of 20 · OR 67 · 1m5f Goo 137 · below its mark25/04/2026 · OR 67 parC8 @ Wexford 27/05/2026 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR 117 · 2m1f Goo 162 · beat its mark27/05/2026 · OR 117 par27/05C8OR 117C8 @ Sligo 09/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 10 · OR 117 · 2m2f Yie 162 · below its mark09/06/2026 · OR 117 parBHA64 @ Dundalk 12/07/2026 · Pos 6th of 11 · OR 64 · 1m4f Std 137 · below its mark12/07/2026 · OR 64 par12/0764OR 64C8 @ Sligo 06/08/2026 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 114 · 2m1f193y Goo 162 · below its mark06/08/2026 · OR 114 parC8 @ Bellewstown 26/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 13 · OR 113 · 2m4f110y Goo 158 · below its mark26/08/2026 · OR 113 par26/08C8OR 113projClass-projected finish: 2nd of 8
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-26Bellewstown?2nd2nd0
2026-08-06Sligo?3rd3rd0
2026-07-12DundalkBHA646th6th0
2026-06-09Sligo?3rd3rd0
2026-05-27Wexford?1st1st0
2026-04-25NavanBHA6719th19th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today11/0925/0412/0726/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 886% of fieldRange 1-5 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength71%

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 2nd of 8. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
11/09/20252nd16/116%91%+0.75
22/09/20258th40/10%50%+0.50
08/04/20266th40/10%44%+0.44
25/04/202619th33/10%5%+0.05
27/05/20261st9/153%100%+0.47
09/06/20263rd5/287%78%-0.09
12/07/20266th50/10%50%+0.50
06/08/20263rd10/382%71%-0.11
26/08/20262nd8/158%92%+0.34