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The Balearic Sun

2yo Colt · 9-4

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

#8

Rank

Odds

14/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#8

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

300,000 gns yearling who could manage only ninth of 10 on his Sandown debut in July but showed significant improvement with a tongue tie added (retained) when proving too strong for 4 rivals in a 7f Epsom maiden 13 days later. Will stay 1m.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
NO MARKno handicap runs to read
Move
Strength0%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade.

Class-adjusted form 5.6 /10 (raw 5.0)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C2.5
Today: 2
Class gap: -0.5
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack2 @ Sandown 03/07/2026 · Pos 9th of 10 · OR - · 7f Goo 1303/0723 @ Epsom Downs 16/07/2026 · Pos 1st of 5 · OR - · 7f3y Goo 13316/073projClass-projected finish: 6th of 7
Actual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-16Epsom Downs31st2nd1
2026-07-03Sandown29th9th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today3/0716/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish7th of 1033% of fieldRange 1-1 · 68%
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength100%

Delivery trend +71.8% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 7th of 10. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
03/07/20269th5/174%11%-0.63
16/07/20261st7/491%100%+0.09