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God Of War

4yo Gelding · 9-7 · OR 88

Yarmouth · Boodles Handicap · 6f 3y

#9

Rank

Odds

14/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#9

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Took his form up a notch when winning at Sandown (7f) last summer but has yet to match that level this season, running respectably fitted with cheekpieces when fourth of 8 at Sandown 19 days ago. Drops back to 6f for first time since debut.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move▬
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.

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

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

Class-adjusted form 5.3 /10 (raw 6.6)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C2.7
Today: 3
Class gap: +0.3
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack3 @ Haydock 09/08/2025 · Pos 4th of 10 · OR 94 · 1m37y Goo 135 · beat its mark09/08/2025 · OR 94 par9/083OR 943 @ Sandown 30/08/2025 · Pos 1st of 11 · OR 93 · 7f Sft 133 · beat its mark30/08/2025 · OR 93 par2 @ Doncaster 14/09/2025 · Pos 12th of 16 · OR 96 · 7f6y Goo 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark14/09/2025 · OR 96 par14/092OR 963 @ Kempton 25/02/2026 · Pos 4th of 5 · OR 96 · 7f Sta 136 · below its mark25/02/2026 · OR 96 par2 @ Kempton 18/03/2026 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR 95 · 7f Sta 126 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark18/03/2026 · OR 95 par18/032OR 953 @ Newmarket 16/04/2026 · Pos 10th of 18 · OR 94 · 7f Gd 135 · beat its mark16/04/2026 · OR 94 par2 @ Chester 06/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 13 · OR 92 · 7f127y Gd 127 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark06/05/2026 · OR 92 par6/052OR 923 @ Newmarket 14/08/2026 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR 91 · 1m GF 138 · beat its mark14/08/2026 · OR 91 par3 @ Sandown 29/08/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 89 · 7f GS 134 · beat its mark29/08/2026 · OR 89 par29/083OR 89projClass-projected finish: 5th of 9
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-29Sandown34th4th0
2026-08-14Newmarket37th7th0
2026-05-06Chester25th4th+1
2026-04-16Newmarket310th10th0
2026-03-18Kempton24th3rd+1
2026-02-25Kempton34th4th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today9/0825/026/0529/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish9th of 90% of fieldRange 5-9 · 68%
▼ UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend▼
Strength7%

Delivery trend -4.8% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 9th of 9. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
09/08/20254th15/261%67%+0.06
30/08/20251st11/142%100%+0.58
14/09/202512th16/116%27%+0.11
25/02/20264th6/168%25%-0.43
18/03/20264th16/116%50%+0.34
16/04/202610th10/147%47%-0.00
06/05/20265th11/142%67%+0.25
14/08/20267th6/168%33%-0.35
29/08/20264th11/271%57%-0.14