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Iona Castle

4yo Filly · 8-9 · OR 68

Fairview · Betway Pinnacle Stakes (F & M) · 5f 212y

#7

Rank

Odds

14/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#7

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win here in July. 8/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (6.5f) 28 days ago.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readSTEP-UP TEST
NO MARKno handicap runs to read
Move2
Strength10%

What the class read says

Stepping up in grade without clear higher-class evidence yet. Not automatically a negative, especially for a lightly-raced or progressive type.

Ran mid-division in 1 of 1 higher-class runs.

Dropping 1 class level from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 7.0 /10 (raw 3.7)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C6.9
Today:
Class gap: -2.4
Higher-class runs: 1

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Kenilworth 02/11/2025 · Pos 3rd of 14 · OR - · 5f212y Gd 1322/11C8C8 @ Kenilworth 26/11/2025 · Pos 3rd of 11 · OR - · 6f211y Gd 128C8 @ Kenilworth 17/12/2025 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR - · 6f211y Gd 13217/12C8C8 @ Durbanville 17/01/2026 · Pos 2nd of 13 · OR - · 6f211y Gd 132C8 @ Durbanville 14/02/2026 · Pos 3rd of 11 · OR - · 6f211y Gd 13214/02C8C8 @ Kenilworth 01/04/2026 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR - · 4f214y Gd 1324 @ Kenilworth 27/04/2026 · Pos 11th of 12 · OR - · 5f212y GS 125 · HIGHER CLASS27/044C8 @ Fairview 03/07/2026 · Pos 1st of 12 · OR - · 5f212y Std 131C6 @ Fairview 21/08/2026 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR - · 6f102y Std 12321/08C6projClass-projected finish: 8th of 8
Actual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-21Fairview?7th8th1
2026-07-03Fairview?1st5th3
2026-04-27Kenilworth411th10th+1
2026-04-01Kenilworth?1st5th4
2026-02-14Durbanville?3rd7th4
2026-01-17Durbanville?2nd6th4

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today2/1117/0127/0421/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish8th of 80% of fieldRange 5-8 · 68%
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength6%

Delivery trend -2.7% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 8th of 8. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
02/11/20253rd10/382%85%+0.02
26/11/20253rd9/488%80%-0.08
17/12/20252nd9/488%89%+0.01
17/01/20262nd7/282%92%+0.10
14/02/20263rd2/189%80%-0.09
01/04/20261st15/890%100%+0.10
27/04/202611th7/163%9%-0.54
03/07/20261st6/168%100%+0.32
21/08/20267th13/266%25%-0.41