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Zoum Zoum

5yo Gelding · 9-4 · OR 101

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

#3

Rank

Odds

20/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

2%

Rank

#3

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Smart gelding who was runner-up in 6f listed events at Doncaster and Southwell in November. Yet to hit top form in 3 runs this season, though not disgraced after a break when seventh of 10 in Prix de Meautry at Deauville (6f, soft) 19 days ago. No forlorn hope.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength44%

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. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

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 5.8 /10 (raw 4.6)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C0.6
Today: 1
Class gap: +0.2
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack2 @ Royal Ascot 21/06/2025 · Pos 13th of 28 · OR 106 · 6f GF 135 · beat its mark21/06/2025 · OR 106 par21/062OR 1062 @ Ascot 26/07/2025 · Pos 7th of 21 · OR 105 · 7f Goo 138 · beat its mark26/07/2025 · OR 105 par1 @ Doncaster 13/09/2025 · Pos 4th of 11 · OR 103 · 7f6y Sft 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark13/09/2025 · OR 103 par13/091OR 103C0 @ ParisLongchamp 05/10/2025 · Pos 11th of 16 · OR 103 · 6f211y Ver 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark05/10/2025 · OR 103 par1 @ Doncaster 08/11/2025 · Pos 2nd of 13 · OR 103 · 6f2y Hvy 131 · beat its mark08/11/2025 · OR 103 par8/111OR 1031 @ Southwell 28/11/2025 · Pos 2nd of 13 · OR 103 · 6f16y Std 131 · beat its mark28/11/2025 · OR 103 par1 @ Salisbury 23/05/2026 · Pos 9th of 10 · OR 105 · 6f Gd 133 · below its mark23/05/2026 · OR 105 par23/051OR 1051 @ Newcastle 27/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 11 · OR 104 · 6f Sta 131 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark27/06/2026 · OR 104 par1 @ Deauville 30/08/2026 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR 102 · 5f212y Hvy 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark30/08/2026 · OR 102 par30/081OR 102projClass-projected finish: 6th 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
2026-08-30Deauville17th7th+0
2026-06-27Newcastle15th5th+0
2026-05-23Salisbury19th9th0
2025-11-28Southwell12nd2nd0
2025-11-08Doncaster12nd2nd0
2025-10-05ParisLongchamp?11th10th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today21/065/1023/0530/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish8th of 1022% of fieldRange 6-10 · 68%
RUNS TO FORMmatches its price
Trend
Strength0%

Delivery trend -4.8% per run

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 8th of 10. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
21/06/202513th10/147%56%+0.08
26/07/20257th12/137%70%+0.33
13/09/20254th25/10%70%+0.70
05/10/202511th100/10%33%+0.33
08/11/20252nd11/271%92%+0.21
28/11/20252nd11/486%92%+0.06
23/05/20269th17/255%11%-0.44
27/06/20265th20/10%60%+0.60
30/08/20267th9/153%33%-0.19