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Northern Champion

3yo Colt · 9-4 · OR 106

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

#10

Rank

Odds

25/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#10

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Won a pair of conditions races at Meydan this winter and got his head back in front in 7f Chester listed race in July. Well below par in Stewards' Cup at Goodwood and Hungerford Stakes over C&D subsequently though.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
AHEAD OF MARKedges past its mark
Move
Strength31%

What the class read says

Has campaigned at a higher grade and now drops into weaker company. Dropping in class here looks deliberate, not a concession. Its finishes have been edging past what its mark implies.

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

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

Class-adjusted form 9.2 /10 (raw 6.7)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C1.3
Today: 1
Class gap: -0.5
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack1 @ Newmarket 25/09/2025 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR - · 7f Goo 128 · HIGHER CLASS25/091C5 @ ParisLongchamp 04/10/2025 · Pos 9th of 16 · OR - · 7f209y GS 125C5 @ Meydan 02/01/2026 · Pos 1st of 14 · OR - · 7f Gd 1282/01C5C5 @ Meydan 06/02/2026 · Pos 1st of 13 · OR - · 6f 130C0 @ Meydan 28/03/2026 · Pos 10th of 11 · OR 104 · 6f Gd 123 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark28/03/2026 · OR 104 par28/03C?OR 1041 @ Royal Ascot 19/06/2026 · Pos 9th of 22 · OR 104 · 6f GF 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark19/06/2026 · OR 104 par1 @ Chester 11/07/2026 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR 103 · 7f1y Goo 125 · beat its mark11/07/2026 · OR 103 par11/071OR 1032 @ Goodwood 01/08/2026 · Pos 22nd of 27 · OR 103 · 6f GF 135 · below its mark01/08/2026 · OR 103 par1 @ Newbury 15/08/2026 · Pos 8th of 9 · OR 107 · 7f GF 128 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark15/08/2026 · OR 107 par15/081OR 107projClass-projected finish: 10th 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
2026-08-15Newbury18th8th+0
2026-08-01Goodwood222th23th1
2026-07-11Chester11st1st0
2026-06-19Royal Ascot19th8th+1
2026-03-28Meydan?10th9th+1
2026-02-06Meydan?1st5th4

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today25/096/0211/0715/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish10th of 100% of fieldRange 3-10 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength40%

Delivery trend +3.4% per run

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 10th of 10. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
25/09/20255th6/168%33%-0.35
04/10/20259th11/142%47%+0.05
02/01/20261st12/137%100%+0.63
06/02/20261st7/163%100%+0.37
28/03/202610th20/10%10%+0.10
19/06/20269th80/10%62%+0.62
11/07/20261st13/266%100%+0.34
01/08/202622nd40/10%19%+0.19
15/08/20268th50/10%13%+0.13