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4yo Gelding · 9-4 · OR 108

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

#6

Rank

Odds

11/4

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#6

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Acquitted himself well several times in 2025 (second in Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot) and resumed with very good second in Salisbury 6f listed event, despite looking awkward under pressure. Poorly drawn when well held in Wokingham back at Royal Ascot only run since and must enter calculations.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
AHEAD OF MARKedges past its mark
Move
Strength41%

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 3 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 8.4 /10 (raw 6.2)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C0.7
Today: 1
Class gap: +0.1
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Kempton 28/05/2025 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR - · 7f Sta 12928/0545 @ Yarmouth 12/06/2025 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR - · 6f3y Goo 1301 @ Royal Ascot 21/06/2025 · Pos 2nd of 15 · OR 94 · 7f GF 129 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark21/06/2025 · OR 94 par21/061OR 941 @ Newmarket 12/07/2025 · Pos 7th of 14 · OR 106 · 6f GF 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark12/07/2025 · OR 106 par1 @ Newbury 16/08/2025 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR 108 · 7f Goo 129 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark16/08/2025 · OR 108 par16/081OR 1081 @ Newbury 19/09/2025 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 108 · 7f Goo 127 · beat its mark19/09/2025 · OR 108 par1 @ Ascot 18/10/2025 · Pos 8th of 19 · OR 107 · 6f Gd 129 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark18/10/2025 · OR 107 par18/101OR 1071 @ Salisbury 23/05/2026 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR 106 · 6f Gd 133 · beat its mark23/05/2026 · OR 106 par2 @ Royal Ascot 20/06/2026 · Pos 25th of 27 · OR 108 · 6f GF 138 · below its mark20/06/2026 · OR 108 par20/062OR 108projClass-projected finish: 7th 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
2026-06-20Royal Ascot225th26th1
2026-05-23Salisbury12nd2nd0
2025-10-18Ascot18th7th+1
2025-09-19Newbury13rd3rd0
2025-08-16Newbury16th6th+0
2025-07-12Newmarket17th6th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today28/0512/0718/1020/06
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 1056% of fieldRange 1-9 · 68%
SLIPPINGslightly under its price
Trend
Strength67%

Delivery trend -6.7% per run

What the projection says

Slipping just behind its market price recently. Projected 5th of 10. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
28/05/20252nd3/184%89%+0.05
12/06/20251st7/593%100%+0.07
21/06/20252nd20/10%93%+0.93
12/07/20257th22/10%54%+0.54
16/08/20256th15/261%44%-0.16
19/09/20253rd10/382%60%-0.22
18/10/20258th28/10%61%+0.61
23/05/20262nd5/174%89%+0.15
20/06/202625th5/174%8%-0.66