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Direct Approach

4yo Gelding · 9-3 · OR 69

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#11

Rank

Odds

6/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#11

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Promise on final outing for Donnacha O'Brien 12 months ago but only bits and pieces of promise from his hurdling exploits this summer. Makes Flat handicap debut but increasingly looks one to avoid.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move
Strength31%

What the class read says

Ran competitively despite going/trip that didn't suit it, at this same level — those runs look worse on paper than they were. Back in its own suited conditions today. A caution, though: it has NOT been beating its handicap mark — the favourable class picture isn't yet backed by mark-adjusted finishes.

Class-adjusted form 5.7 /10 (raw 6.8)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C8.3
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack6 @ Wolverhampton 24/03/2015 · Pos 8th of 9 · OR 52 · 2m0f119y Std 125 · beat its mark24/03/2015 · OR 52 par24/036OR 52C8 @ Curragh 23/08/2025 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR - · 1m2f Gd 134C8 @ Navan 06/09/2025 · Pos 9th of 18 · OR - · 1m2f10y Gd 1346/09C8C8 @ Gowran Park 20/09/2025 · Pos 2nd of 16 · OR - · 1m1f100y Hvy 134C8 @ Punchestown 31/12/2025 · Pos 9th of 13 · OR - · 2m105y Yie 15431/12C8C8 @ Downpatrick 14/07/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR - · 2m1f165y Gd 154C8 @ Kilbeggan 24/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 15 · OR - · 2m2f200y Gd 15324/07C8C8 @ Roscommon 04/08/2026 · Pos 5th of 13 · OR 102 · 1m7f110y Yie 155 · below its mark04/08/2026 · OR 102 parBHA100 @ Bellewstown 26/08/2026 · Pos 9th of 15 · OR 100 · 2m1f40y Goo 165 · below its mark26/08/2026 · OR 100 par26/08100OR 100projClass-projected finish: 6th of 11
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-26BellewstownBHA1009th9th0
2026-08-04Roscommon?5th5th0
2026-07-24Kilbeggan?3rd3rd0
2026-07-14Downpatrick?6th6th0
2025-12-31Punchestown?9th9th0
2025-09-20Gowran Park?2nd2nd0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today24/0320/0924/0726/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 1150% of fieldRange 1-5 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength97%

Delivery trend -0.9% 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 11.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
24/03/20158th33/10%13%+0.13
23/08/20257th25/10%33%+0.33
06/09/20259th50/10%53%+0.53
20/09/20252nd14/126%93%+0.67
31/12/20259th20/10%33%+0.33
14/07/20266th17/255%38%-0.18
24/07/20263rd33/10%86%+0.86
04/08/20265th12/137%67%+0.30
26/08/20269th12/137%43%+0.06