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Catullus

3yo Gelding · 9-1 · OR 107

Newbury · Dubai Duty Free Cup Stakes (Listed) (Str) · 7f

#4

Rank

Odds

10/3

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

2%

Rank

#4

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Smart gelding who doubled his tally with impressive 7f handicap win at Goodwood in May. Back on song when third of 7 in Thoroughbred Stakes there (1m, good to firm) in July. Not discounted for his in-form yard.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
AHEAD OF MARKedges past its mark
Move1
Strength37%

What the class read says

The stable looks to have run this horse in stronger races to keep its official rating low — today's class drop may be intentional. Worth watching at a price. Its finishes have been edging past what its mark implies.

Held its own mid-division in 2 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 0 class level from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 6.1 /10 (raw 3.7)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C2.1
Today: 1
Class gap: -1.3
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack3 @ Newmarket 11/07/2025 · Pos 3rd of 12 · OR - · 7f GF 12811/0734 @ Sandown 24/07/2025 · Pos 2nd of 11 · OR - · 7f Gd 1334 @ Yarmouth 15/08/2025 · Pos 1st of 4 · OR - · 7f3y GF 13315/0841 @ Newmarket 25/09/2025 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR 92 · 7f Goo 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark25/09/2025 · OR 92 parC5 @ Meydan 02/01/2026 · Pos 2nd of 14 · OR 96 · 7f Gd 128 · beat its mark02/01/2026 · OR 96 par2/01C5OR 96C5 @ Meydan 06/02/2026 · Pos 7th of 13 · OR 96 · 6f 128 · below its mark06/02/2026 · OR 96 par2 @ Goodwood 23/05/2026 · Pos 1st of 17 · OR 96 · 7f Gd 128 · beat its mark23/05/2026 · OR 96 par23/052OR 961 @ Royal Ascot 20/06/2026 · Pos 10th of 16 · OR 107 · 7f GF 129 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark20/06/2026 · OR 107 par1 @ Goodwood 31/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR 107 · 1m Goo 129 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark31/07/2026 · OR 107 par31/071OR 107projClass-projected finish: 4th of 10
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-31Goodwood13rd3rd+0
2026-06-20Royal Ascot110th10th+0
2026-05-23Goodwood21st2nd1
2026-02-06Meydan?7th11th4
2026-01-02Meydan?2nd6th4
2025-09-25Newmarket14th4th+0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today11/0725/0923/0531/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 1078% of fieldRange 1-8 · 68%
SLIPPINGslightly under its price
Trend
Strength65%

Delivery trend -4.4% per run

What the projection says

Slipping just behind its market price recently. Projected 3rd of 10. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
11/07/20253rd20/10%82%+0.82
24/07/20252nd9/488%90%+0.02
15/08/20251st1/14100%100%+0.00
25/09/20254th7/282%50%-0.32
02/01/20262nd7/491%92%+0.02
06/02/20267th11/893%50%-0.43
23/05/20261st4/179%100%+0.21
20/06/202610th9/153%40%-0.13
31/07/20263rd10/147%67%+0.19