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Sailor's Return

3yo Filly · 9-6 · OR 64

Southwell · Free Tips On attheraces.com Handicap · 1m 13y

#2

Rank

Odds

6/1

Win Prob

57%

Place Prob

51%

Rank

#2

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Off the mark at fifth attempt for David O'Meara when landing 10-runner handicap over C&D 17 days ago. Just 3 lb higher now and is one for the shortlist.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move1
Strength74%

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

Held its own mid-division in 2 of 4 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.4 /10 (raw 6.5)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C5.2
Today: 6
Class gap: +0.8
Higher-class runs: 4
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC5 @ Le Mans 29/10/2025 · Pos 7th of 15 · OR - · 7f209y Sft 128 · HIGHER CLASS29/10C5C5 @ Chantilly 21/01/2026 · Pos 9th of 11 · OR - · 1m1f97y Std 128 · HIGHER CLASSC0 @ Chantilly 05/02/2026 · Pos 4th of 11 · OR - · 7f209y Std 1205/02C?C0 @ Chantilly 16/03/2026 · Pos 4th of 15 · OR - · 6f211y Std 1235 @ Carlisle 15/06/2026 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR 68 · 6f195y Goo 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark15/06/2026 · OR 68 par15/065OR 685 @ Doncaster 03/07/2026 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR 67 · 7f6y GF 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark03/07/2026 · OR 67 par5 @ Carlisle 09/07/2026 · Pos 10th of 10 · OR 67 · 6f195y Goo 132 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark09/07/2026 · OR 67 par9/075OR 676 @ Ripon 03/08/2026 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR 63 · 1m Goo 133 · beat its mark03/08/2026 · OR 63 par5 @ Southwell 31/08/2026 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR 61 · 1m13y Std 126 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark31/08/2026 · OR 61 par31/085OR 61projClass-projected finish: 3rd 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
2026-08-31Southwell51st0th+1
2026-08-03Ripon64th4th0
2026-07-09Carlisle510th9th+1
2026-07-03Doncaster56th5th+1
2026-06-15Carlisle56th5th+1
2026-03-16Chantilly?4th4th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today29/1016/039/0731/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 1291% of fieldRange 1-11 · 68%
SLIPPINGslightly under its price
Trend
Strength64%

Delivery trend -6.0% per run

What the projection says

Slipping just behind its market price recently. Projected 2nd of 12. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
29/10/20257th25/10%57%+0.57
21/01/20269th14/126%20%-0.06
05/02/20264th50/10%70%+0.70
16/03/20264th28/10%79%+0.79
15/06/20266th18/15%44%+0.39
03/07/20266th11/142%44%+0.02
09/07/202610th12/137%0%-0.37
03/08/20264th7/282%50%-0.32
31/08/20261st11/142%100%+0.58