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Portman Blue

4yo Gelding · 9-11 · OR 62

Yarmouth · White Swan Fishermans Fortune Handicap · 7f 3y

#11

Rank

Odds

14/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#11

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Maiden who often gives his running but probably needs further respite from the handicapper.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
AHEAD OF MARKedges past its mark
Move1
Strength56%

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 4 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 5.2 /10 (raw 5.3)

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

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Lingfield 21/01/2026 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR - · 7f1y Std 142 · HIGHER CLASS21/0154 @ Kempton 18/02/2026 · Pos 3rd of 12 · OR - · 7f Sta 142 · HIGHER CLASS4 @ Newcastle 12/03/2026 · Pos 5th of 9 · OR - · 7f14y Std 142 · HIGHER CLASS12/0344 @ Southwell 21/03/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 72 · 1m13y Std 142 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark21/03/2026 · OR 72 par5 @ Lingfield 30/04/2026 · Pos 8th of 9 · OR 69 · 7f1y Std 134 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark30/04/2026 · OR 69 par30/045OR 695 @ Southwell 05/07/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR 67 · 7f14y Std 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark05/07/2026 · OR 67 par5 @ Southwell 23/07/2026 · Pos 6th of 13 · OR 65 · 7f14y Std 133 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark23/07/2026 · OR 65 par23/075OR 656 @ Wolverhampton 30/07/2026 · Pos 6th of 11 · OR 65 · 1m142y Std 136 · beat its mark30/07/2026 · OR 65 par6 @ Southwell 31/08/2026 · Pos 7th of 14 · OR 63 · 1m13y Std 133 · beat its mark31/08/2026 · OR 63 par31/086OR 63projClass-projected finish: 8th of 13
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-31Southwell67th7th0
2026-07-30Wolverhampton66th6th0
2026-07-23Southwell56th5th+1
2026-07-05Southwell56th5th+1
2026-04-30Lingfield58th7th+1
2026-03-21Southwell44th2nd+2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today21/0121/0323/0731/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish12th of 138% of fieldRange 5-13 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength16%

Delivery trend -3.0% 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 13. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
21/01/20263rd66/10%75%+0.75
18/02/20263rd9/276%82%+0.06
12/03/20265th3/184%50%-0.34
21/03/20264th6/168%63%-0.06
30/04/20268th11/142%13%-0.30
05/07/20266th11/142%38%-0.05
23/07/20266th20/10%58%+0.58
30/07/20266th10/382%50%-0.32
31/08/20267th11/142%54%+0.12