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Skinny Malinka

5yo Gelding · 9-10 · OR 58

Pontefract · Pontefract Racecourse Racing Together Combatting Loneliness Handicap · 1m 2f 5y

#10

Rank

Odds

25/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#10

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Fair maiden for Ed Bethell in 2024 but showed nothing in a trio of runs for Noel Wilson. Needs this further yard switch to spark a major resurgence.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move1
Strength64%

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. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Finished in the top 3 in 2 of 6 stronger races — strong class form.

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

Class-adjusted form 5.0 /10 (raw 5.6)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.8
Today: 6
Class gap: +1.2
Higher-class runs: 6
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Nottingham 01/08/2024 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR - · 1m75y Goo 128 · HIGHER CLASS1/0855 @ Hamilton 13/08/2024 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR - · 1m1f35y Sft 131 · HIGHER CLASS5 @ Southwell 03/09/2024 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR - · 1m13y Std 131 · HIGHER CLASS3/0955 @ Beverley 18/09/2024 · Pos 4th of 10 · OR 69 · 1m1f207y Goo 134 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark18/09/2024 · OR 69 par5 @ Redcar 05/10/2024 · Pos 2nd of 14 · OR 68 · 1m2f1y Sft 134 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark05/10/2024 · OR 68 par5/105OR 685 @ Doncaster 25/10/2024 · Pos 3rd of 14 · OR 71 · 1m2f43y Sft 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark25/10/2024 · OR 71 par5 @ Carlisle 08/06/2026 · Pos 11th of 11 · OR 67 · 1m1f Sft 127 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark08/06/2026 · OR 67 par8/065OR 675 @ Newcastle 27/06/2026 · Pos 11th of 12 · OR 63 · 1m4f98y Sta 130 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark27/06/2026 · OR 63 par27/065OR 63projClass-projected finish: 9th of 11
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-06-27Newcastle511th10th+1
2026-06-08Carlisle511th10th+1
2024-12-17Catterick4+2
2024-10-25Doncaster53rd2nd+1
2024-10-05Redcar52nd1st+1
2024-09-18Beverley54th3rd+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today1/0818/098/0627/06
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish10th of 1218% of fieldRange 6-12 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength10%

Delivery trend -0.3% 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.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
01/08/20247th15/261%25%-0.36
13/08/20242nd33/10%83%+0.83
03/09/20245th15/261%43%-0.18
18/09/20244th10/147%67%+0.19
05/10/20242nd7/163%92%+0.29
25/10/20243rd4/179%85%+0.06
08/06/202611th80/10%0%0.00
27/06/202611th80/10%9%+0.09