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Paratrooper

6yo Gelding · 8-11 · OR 72

Durbanville · Lucky Fish Mystic Fortune Class 4 · 6f 47y

#4

Rank

Odds

9/2

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#4

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

17/2, creditable 4½ lengths second of 6 to Avignon in handicap at this C&D (good) 25 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readPROGRESSIVE
NO MARKno handicap runs to read
Move
Strength30%

What the class read says

Stepping up in class, but the evidence backs it — has run against higher-rated rivals and held its own.

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

Class-adjusted form 6.0 /10 (raw 6.0)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C4.7
Today: 4
Class gap: -0.7
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC5 @ Kenilworth 10/11/2025 · Pos 4th of 14 · OR - · 5f212y Gd 12610/11C55 @ Kenilworth 26/11/2025 · Pos 1st of 11 · OR - · 5f212y Gd 132C5 @ Kenilworth 31/01/2026 · Pos 11th of 19 · OR - · 5f212y Gd 12931/01C54 @ Kenilworth 22/02/2026 · Pos 13th of 14 · OR - · 5f212y Gd 1225 @ Scottsville 29/04/2026 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR - · 5f212y GS 13629/0455 @ Greyville 03/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR - · 5f212y Std 1365 @ Greyville 20/06/2026 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR - · 5f212y Std 13420/0654 @ Greyville 15/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR - · 5f212y Std 1215 @ Durbanville 22/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR - · 6f47y Gd 13422/085projClass-projected finish: 5th of 8
Actual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-22Durbanville52nd3rd1
2026-07-15Greyville45th5th0
2026-06-20Greyville52nd3rd1
2026-06-03Greyville53rd4th1
2026-04-29Scottsville56th7th1
2026-02-22Kenilworth413th13th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today10/1122/0220/0622/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 843% of fieldRange 2-7 · 68%
SLIPPINGslightly under its price
Trend
Strength47%

Delivery trend -8.3% per run

What the projection says

Slipping just behind its market price recently. Projected 5th of 8. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
10/11/20254th20/10%77%+0.77
26/11/20251st7/282%100%+0.18
31/01/202611th22/10%44%+0.44
22/02/202613th20/10%8%+0.08
29/04/20266th15/261%44%-0.16
03/06/20263rd5/174%75%+0.01
20/06/20262nd7/491%89%-0.02
15/07/20265th11/271%33%-0.38
22/08/20262nd15/261%80%+0.19