1

Mick's The Boy

2yo Gelding · 9-9 · OR 64

Wolverhampton · Guardians Guild & BCMH Collaboration Nursery · 7f 36y

#8

Rank

Odds

11/2

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#8

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Best effort when chasing home subsequent Gimcrack winner Arapaho Gold in a Thirsk novice in July. May have found test too sharp when fifth of 8 in nursery at Catterick (6f, good) 10 days ago, doing best work finish. Goes up in trip with first-time cheekpieces replacing visor.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move1
Strength75%

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 4 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 3 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 3.8 /10 (raw 5.2)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C4.8
Today: 6
Class gap: +1.2
Higher-class runs: 4
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack3 @ York 12/06/2026 · Pos 8th of 15 · OR - · 6f Gd 130 · HIGHER CLASS12/0635 @ Thirsk 01/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR - · 6f Goo 127 · HIGHER CLASS1/0755 @ Catterick 15/07/2026 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR - · 5f GF 130 · HIGHER CLASS15/0755 @ Ayr 08/08/2026 · Pos 5th of 9 · OR 66 · 6f Goo 133 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark08/08/2026 · OR 66 par8/085OR 666 @ Catterick 08/09/2026 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 64 · 5f212y Goo 134 · beat its mark08/09/2026 · OR 64 par8/096OR 64projClass-projected finish: 4th of 12
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-08Catterick65th5th0
2026-08-08Ayr55th4th+1
2026-07-15Catterick56th5th+1
2026-07-01Thirsk52nd1st+1
2026-06-12York38th4th+3

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today12/061/0715/078/088/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 1255% of fieldRange 3-12 · 68%
RUNS TO FORMmatches its price
Trend
Strength23%

Delivery trend -19.0% per run

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 6th of 12. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
12/06/20268th33/10%50%+0.50
01/07/20262nd14/126%89%+0.63
15/07/20266th15/890%44%-0.46
08/08/20265th6/168%50%-0.18
08/09/20265th10/147%43%-0.05