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Portnacoo

8yo Gelding · 11-8 · OR 106

Downpatrick · Randox Handicap Hurdle · 2m 1f 165y

#3

Rank

Odds

33/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#3

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

A 4-time winner in 2024/25 who didn’t offer much encouragement last season, but he has rejoined the Smyth yard since last seen and is now on a workable mark. His record fresh is mixed at best, though he’ll be worth noting in the betting with Donagh Meyler booked.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move
Strength0%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Its recent finishes fall short of what its mark implies — the rating may flatter it.

Class-adjusted form 6.0 /10 (raw 5.1)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C10.4
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackBHA93 @ Downpatrick 20/09/2024 · Pos 1st of 13 · OR 93 · 2m1f165y Gd 166 · beat its mark20/09/2024 · OR 93 par20/0993OR 93BHA102 @ Downpatrick 11/10/2024 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 102 · 2m1f65y Goo 168 · beat its mark11/10/2024 · OR 102 parBHA110 @ Navan 15/12/2024 · Pos 3rd of 13 · OR 110 · 2m Yie 165 · below its mark15/12/2024 · OR 110 par15/12110OR 110BHA111 @ Fairyhouse 01/01/2025 · Pos 4th of 20 · OR 111 · 2m4f Yie 167 · below its mark01/01/2025 · OR 111 par4 @ Carlisle 17/02/2025 · Pos 1st of 5 · OR 117 · 2m3f61y Goo 168 · beat its mark17/02/2025 · OR 117 par17/024OR 117BHA120 @ Downpatrick 15/06/2025 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR 120 · 2m1f165y Yie 161 · below its mark15/06/2025 · OR 120 parBHA119 @ Gowran Park 03/10/2025 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR 119 · 2m4f40y Sft 166 · below its mark03/10/2025 · OR 119 par3/10119OR 119BHA114 @ Gowran Park 22/01/2026 · Pos 9th of 15 · OR 114 · 2m7f110y Hvy 162 · below its mark22/01/2026 · OR 114 parBHA111 @ Punchestown 18/02/2026 · Pos 4th of 5 · OR 111 · 3m183y Sft 159 · below its mark18/02/2026 · OR 111 par18/02111OR 111projClass-projected finish: 10th 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
2026-02-18PunchestownBHA1114th4th0
2026-01-22Gowran ParkBHA1149th9th0
2025-11-27Taunton40
2025-10-23ClonmelBHA1170
2025-10-03Gowran ParkBHA1194th4th0
2025-06-15DownpatrickBHA1207th7th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today20/091/013/1018/02
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish8th of 1236% of fieldRange 9-12 · 68%
RUNS TO FORMmatches its price
Trend
Strength0%

Delivery trend -1.9% per run

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 8th of 12.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
20/09/20241st9/276%100%+0.24
11/10/20241st9/488%100%+0.12
15/12/20243rd4/179%83%+0.04
01/01/20254th4/179%84%+0.05
17/02/20251st3/184%100%+0.16
15/06/20257th8/158%25%-0.33
03/10/20254th12/137%50%+0.13
22/01/20269th80/10%43%+0.43
18/02/20264th10/147%25%-0.22