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Mercurial Sea

5yo Mare · 11-7 · OR 93

Downpatrick · MB McGrady And Co Chartered Accountants Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) · 2m 1f 165y

#4

Rank

Odds

10/1

Win Prob

7%

Place Prob

13%

Rank

#4

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Maiden hurdler with an inconsistent profile but ran well when second in mares handicap and mares maiden over C&D earlier this season. Didn't take to chasing at Tramore last time, though, and more needed if she's to go close quickly reverting to hurdling.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move
Strength4%

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 5.7 /10 (raw 6.1)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C8.7
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC0 @ Cork 11/07/2025 · Pos 8th of 16 · OR - · 2m190y Gd 15911/07C?C0 @ Galway 08/09/2025 · Pos 5th of 17 · OR - · 2m160y Goo 163C8 @ Fairyhouse 21/11/2025 · Pos 12th of 16 · OR - · 2m4f80y Hvy 15221/11C8BHA93 @ Navan 21/03/2026 · Pos 8th of 12 · OR 93 · 2m Sft 140 · below its mark21/03/2026 · OR 93 parC8 @ Down Royal 12/04/2026 · Pos 6th of 15 · OR 90 · 2m3f170y Goo 153 · below its mark12/04/2026 · OR 90 par12/04C8OR 90BHA88 @ Downpatrick 08/05/2026 · Pos 2nd of 12 · OR 88 · 2m1f165y Goo 144 · below its mark08/05/2026 · OR 88 parBHA89 @ Downpatrick 22/05/2026 · Pos 8th of 15 · OR 89 · 2m5f180y Goo 158 · below its mark22/05/2026 · OR 89 par22/0589OR 89C8 @ Downpatrick 14/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 11 · OR 88 · 2m1f165y Gd 161 · below its mark14/07/2026 · OR 88 parBHA94 @ Tramore 14/08/2026 · Pos 8th of 13 · OR 94 · 2m5f180y Gd 164 · below its mark14/08/2026 · OR 94 par14/0894OR 94projClass-projected finish: 2nd 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
2026-08-14TramoreBHA948th8th0
2026-07-14Downpatrick?2nd2nd0
2026-05-22DownpatrickBHA898th8th0
2026-05-08DownpatrickBHA882nd2nd0
2026-04-12Down Royal?6th6th0
2026-03-21NavanBHA938th8th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today11/0721/0322/0514/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 1358% of fieldRange 2-9 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength61%

Delivery trend -2.6% per run

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 6th of 13. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
11/07/20258th10/147%53%+0.06
08/09/20255th18/15%75%+0.70
21/11/202512th50/10%27%+0.27
21/03/20268th80/10%36%+0.36
12/04/20266th12/137%64%+0.27
08/05/20262nd11/142%91%+0.49
22/05/20268th7/163%50%-0.13
14/07/20262nd7/163%90%+0.27
14/08/20268th14/126%42%+0.15