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Flying Finley

5yo Gelding · 9-3 · OR 76

Durbanville · Hollywoodbets Bright Future Middle Stakes · 4f 214y

#2

Rank

Odds

6/1

Win Prob

1%

Place Prob

9%

Rank

#2

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Kenilworth in May. Bit below form fifth of 11 in handicap (18/10) at Kenilworth (5f, good to soft) 32 days ago.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
NO MARKno handicap runs to read
Move
Strength65%

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 1 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 2.1 /10 (raw 3.8)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C4.2
Today:
Class gap: +0.3
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Durbanville 05/10/2025 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR - · 4f214y Gd 139 · HIGHER CLASS5/1044 @ Kenilworth 15/11/2025 · Pos 7th of 8 · OR - · 4f214y Gd 138 · HIGHER CLASS4 @ Kenilworth 06/12/2025 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR - · 6f211y Gd 136 · HIGHER CLASS6/124C5 @ Durbanville 04/03/2026 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR - · 4f214y Gd 1224 @ Kenilworth 30/03/2026 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR - · 4f214y Gd 136 · HIGHER CLASS30/034C5 @ Kenilworth 15/04/2026 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR - · 4f214y Gd 126C5 @ Kenilworth 19/05/2026 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR - · 4f214y GS 12619/05C5C5 @ Durbanville 18/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR - · 4f214y Gd 1293 @ Kenilworth 15/08/2026 · Pos 5th of 11 · OR - · 4f214y GS 127 · HIGHER CLASS15/083projClass-projected finish: 3rd of 11
Actual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-15Kenilworth35th3rd+2
2026-07-18Durbanville?2nd2nd0
2026-05-19Kenilworth?1st1st0
2026-04-15Kenilworth?2nd2nd0
2026-03-30Kenilworth41st0th+1
2026-03-04Durbanville?4th4th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today5/104/0319/0515/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 1190% of fieldRange 1-7 · 68%
EDGING AHEADslightly over its price
Trend
Strength84%

Delivery trend +2.6% per run

What the projection says

Edging in front of its market price lately. Projected 2nd of 11. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
05/10/20254th3/184%57%-0.27
15/11/20257th11/271%14%-0.57
06/12/20256th22/10%38%+0.38
04/03/20264th22/10%40%+0.40
30/03/20261st9/276%100%+0.24
15/04/20262nd9/488%86%-0.02
19/05/20261st11/486%100%+0.14
18/07/20262nd15/261%89%+0.28
15/08/20265th15/890%60%-0.30