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Whispering Hopes

6yo Mare · 11-7 · OR 93

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

#1

Rank

Odds

10/1

Win Prob

16%

Place Prob

20%

Rank

#1

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Long-standing maiden but took a step back in the right direction when 14½ lengths third of 15 to Miss Doyenne in mares maiden at Down Royal last time. Has been given a chance by the handicapper.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move
Strength13%

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 6.8 /10 (raw 7.2)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C7.3
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackBHA102 @ Navan 17/11/2024 · Pos 11th of 23 · OR 102 · 2m Yie 168 · below its mark17/11/2024 · OR 102 par17/11102OR 102BHA57 @ Navan 07/06/2025 · Pos 10th of 20 · OR 57 · 1m5f Yie 139 · beat its mark07/06/2025 · OR 57 parBHA55 @ Bellewstown 03/07/2025 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR 55 · 1m6f109y Goo 137 · beat its mark03/07/2025 · OR 55 par3/0755OR 55C8 @ Sligo 07/08/2025 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 101 · 2m1f193y Goo 161 · below its mark07/08/2025 · OR 101 parC8 @ Sligo 20/08/2025 · Pos 3rd of 16 · OR 104 · 2m1f111y Gd 153 · below its mark20/08/2025 · OR 104 par20/08C8OR 104C8 @ Downpatrick 10/10/2025 · Pos 6th of 6 · OR 104 · 2m1f65y Yie 161 · below its mark10/10/2025 · OR 104 parC8 @ Down Royal 20/01/2026 · Pos 14th of 20 · OR 102 · 2m1f33y Yie 151 · below its mark20/01/2026 · OR 102 par20/01C8OR 102C8 @ Down Royal 17/03/2026 · Pos 8th of 19 · OR 100 · 2m1f105y Yie 151 · below its mark17/03/2026 · OR 100 parC8 @ Down Royal 12/04/2026 · Pos 3rd of 15 · OR 95 · 2m3f170y Goo 153 · below its mark12/04/2026 · OR 95 par12/04C8OR 95projClass-projected finish: 3rd 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
2026-04-12Down Royal?3rd3rd0
2026-03-17Down Royal?8th8th0
2026-01-20Down Royal?14th14th0
2025-10-10Downpatrick?6th6th0
2025-09-24Perth40
2025-08-20Sligo?3rd3rd0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today17/117/0820/0112/04
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 1392% of fieldRange 1-10 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength87%

Delivery trend +4.7% per run

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 2nd of 13. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
17/11/202411th33/10%55%+0.55
07/06/202510th14/126%53%+0.26
03/07/20257th13/266%33%-0.32
07/08/20252nd4/179%83%+0.04
20/08/20253rd11/1094%87%-0.08
10/10/20256th5/174%0%-0.74
20/01/202614th150/10%32%+0.32
17/03/20268th200/10%61%+0.61
12/04/20263rd22/10%86%+0.86