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Alpha Magic

4yo Gelding · 10-2 · OR 70

Pontefract · Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Handicap · 6f

#12

Rank

Odds

20/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#12

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Successful at Hamilton (6f) last summer but arrives under a cloud and failed to beat a rival in 21-runner handicap at York (6f, good) in July. Has plenty to prove after a break.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
AHEAD OF MARKedges past its mark
Move2
Strength49%

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. Its finishes have been edging past what its mark implies.

Held its own mid-division in 4 of 6 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 9.7 /10 (raw 8.4)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C3.5
Today: 5
Class gap: +1.5
Higher-class runs: 6
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Doncaster 25/04/2025 · Pos 3rd of 13 · OR - · 6f2y Goo 13525/0454 @ Doncaster 17/05/2025 · Pos 10th of 10 · OR 81 · 6f2y Goo 131 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark17/05/2025 · OR 81 par4 @ Hamilton 15/06/2025 · Pos 1st of 14 · OR 81 · 6f6y GS 131 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark15/06/2025 · OR 81 par15/064OR 813 @ Ayr 21/07/2025 · Pos 13th of 18 · OR 84 · 6f Goo 129 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark21/07/2025 · OR 84 par4 @ Pontefract 29/04/2026 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR 83 · 6f Goo 133 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark29/04/2026 · OR 83 par29/044OR 833 @ Hamilton 17/05/2026 · Pos 8th of 13 · OR 81 · 5f7y Gd 129 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark17/05/2026 · OR 81 par3 @ Windsor 15/06/2026 · Pos 12th of 12 · OR 80 · 6f12y Goo 125 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark15/06/2026 · OR 80 par15/063OR 804 @ York 11/07/2026 · Pos 11th of 19 · OR 77 · 6f Goo 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark11/07/2026 · OR 77 par4 @ York 24/07/2026 · Pos 21st of 21 · OR 74 · 6f Goo 130 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark24/07/2026 · OR 74 par24/074OR 74projClass-projected finish: 10th 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
2026-07-24York421th20th+1
2026-07-11York411th10th+1
2026-06-15Windsor312th10th+2
2026-05-17Hamilton38th6th+2
2026-04-29Pontefract44th3rd+1
2025-07-21Ayr313th11th+2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today25/0421/0715/0624/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish12th of 120% of fieldRange 4-12 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength3%

Delivery trend -3.5% per run

What the projection says

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

DatePosSPExpActΔ
25/04/20253rd50/10%83%+0.83
17/05/202510th11/271%0%-0.71
15/06/20251st20/10%100%+1.00
21/07/202513th20/10%29%+0.29
29/04/20264th11/142%40%-0.02
17/05/20268th12/137%42%+0.05
15/06/202612th25/10%0%0.00
11/07/202611th50/10%44%+0.44
24/07/202621st33/10%0%0.00