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Dashing Dick

8yo Gelding · 9-11 · OR 67

Yarmouth · LA Continental Cafe Of Great Yarmouth Handicap · 1m 3y

#9

Rank

Odds

10/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#9

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Front runner who is yet to win this season but has made the frame twice at Newmarket (7f), including when fourth of 10 on latest outing. Goes well at this track so he could make a bold bid back down in grade.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move1
Strength61%

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 4 of 5 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.3 /10 (raw 5.0)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C4.2
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.8
Higher-class runs: 5
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Newmarket 01/11/2025 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR 74 · 6f GS 130 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark01/11/2025 · OR 74 par1/114OR 744 @ Leicester 25/04/2026 · Pos 7th of 7 · OR 78 · 6f Goo 133 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark25/04/2026 · OR 78 par4 @ Newmarket 16/05/2026 · Pos 8th of 10 · OR 77 · 6f Goo 132 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark16/05/2026 · OR 77 par16/054OR 774 @ Pontefract 02/06/2026 · Pos 8th of 9 · OR 75 · 6f Goo 131 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark02/06/2026 · OR 75 par4 @ Newmarket 19/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 10 · OR 73 · 7f Goo 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark19/06/2026 · OR 73 par19/064OR 734 @ Newmarket 04/07/2026 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR 73 · 6f GF 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark04/07/2026 · OR 73 par4 @ Newmarket 18/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 72 · 6f GF 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark18/07/2026 · OR 72 par18/074OR 725 @ Newmarket 06/08/2026 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR 70 · 1m GF 139 · below its mark06/08/2026 · OR 70 par4 @ Newmarket 20/08/2026 · Pos 4th of 10 · OR 68 · 7f Goo 131 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark20/08/2026 · OR 68 par20/084OR 68projClass-projected finish: 6th of 15
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-20Newmarket44th3rd+1
2026-08-06Newmarket56th6th0
2026-07-18Newmarket45th4th+1
2026-07-04Newmarket46th5th+1
2026-06-19Newmarket43rd2nd+1
2026-06-02Pontefract48th7th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today1/112/0618/0720/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish9th of 1543% of fieldRange 2-13 · 68%
SLIPPINGslightly under its price
Trend
Strength55%

Delivery trend +0.7% per run

What the projection says

Slipping just behind its market price recently. Projected 9th of 15.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
01/11/20251st7/282%100%+0.18
25/04/20267th12/137%0%-0.37
16/05/20268th18/15%22%+0.17
02/06/20268th28/10%13%+0.13
19/06/20263rd11/142%78%+0.36
04/07/20266th9/153%44%-0.08
18/07/20265th9/153%43%-0.10
06/08/20266th8/158%17%-0.41
20/08/20264th16/116%67%+0.51