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Apulia Bay

2yo Colt · 9-2 · OR 92

Newbury · Haynes Hanson & Clark Conditions Stakes (Str) · 1m

#2

Rank

Odds

11/2

Win Prob

8%

Place Prob

20%

Rank

#2

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

600,000 gns Too Darn Hot colt who has made steady progress, easily winning a match race on Nottingham nursery debut (8.3f, good to firm) 38 days ago. Likely capable of better again for a stable operating at a 33% strike-rate with 2-y-os in 2026.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readPROGRESSIVE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move1
Strength6%

What the class read says

Stepping up in class, but the evidence backs it — has run against higher-rated rivals and held its own. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Class-adjusted form 3.6 /10 (raw 2.0)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C3.3
Today: 2
Class gap: -1.3
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack3 @ Lingfield 06/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR - · 7f1y Std 1336/0733 @ Beverley 28/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 4 · OR - · 7f75y Goo 13328/0734 @ Nottingham 11/08/2026 · Pos 1st of 2 · OR 86 · 1m75y Goo 130 · beat its mark11/08/2026 · OR 86 par11/084OR 86projClass-projected finish: 7th of 7
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-11Nottingham41st3rd2
2026-07-28Beverley32nd3rd1
2026-07-06Lingfield33rd4th1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today6/0728/0711/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 1078% of fieldRange 1-9 · 68%
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength60%

Delivery trend -1.5% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 3rd of 10.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
06/07/20263rd11/271%75%+0.04
28/07/20262nd1/195%67%-0.28
11/08/20261st1/699%100%+0.01