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King Of Ithaca

6yo Gelding · 9-10 · OR 71

Wolverhampton · Pertemps Network Handicap · 7f 36y

#6

Rank

Odds

15/2

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#6

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Successful twice at Southwell last season and wasn't in the same form after. Absent since April and is now 1 lb below last winning mark. The hood goes back on and any positive market vibes should be noted.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move1
Strength72%

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 4 of 4 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 3.7 /10 (raw 5.1)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C4.2
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.8
Higher-class runs: 4
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Kempton 01/10/2025 · Pos 5th of 13 · OR 75 · 7f Sta 138 · beat its mark01/10/2025 · OR 75 par1/105OR 755 @ Kempton 22/10/2025 · Pos 6th of 12 · OR 74 · 7f Sta 139 · beat its mark22/10/2025 · OR 74 par5 @ Southwell 21/11/2025 · Pos 3rd of 13 · OR 72 · 7f14y Std 130 · beat its mark21/11/2025 · OR 72 par21/115OR 725 @ Southwell 19/12/2025 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 72 · 7f14y Std 133 · beat its mark19/12/2025 · OR 72 par4 @ Southwell 23/01/2026 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR 78 · 7f14y Std 133 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark23/01/2026 · OR 78 par23/014OR 784 @ Southwell 28/02/2026 · Pos 4th of 11 · OR 77 · 1m13y Std 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark28/02/2026 · OR 77 par3 @ Southwell 13/03/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 76 · 7f14y Std 121 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark13/03/2026 · OR 76 par13/033OR 765 @ Kempton 08/04/2026 · Pos 8th of 12 · OR 75 · 7f Sta 135 · below its mark08/04/2026 · OR 75 par4 @ Southwell 30/04/2026 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR 73 · 7f14y Std 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark30/04/2026 · OR 73 par30/044OR 73projClass-projected finish: 3rd 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
2026-04-30Southwell44th3rd+1
2026-04-08Kempton58th8th0
2026-03-13Southwell35th3rd+2
2026-02-28Southwell44th3rd+1
2026-01-23Southwell46th5th+1
2025-12-19Southwell51st1st0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today1/1019/1213/0330/04
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 1291% of fieldRange 1-11 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength61%

Delivery trend -2.6% per run

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 2nd of 12. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
01/10/20255th20/10%67%+0.67
22/10/20256th6/168%55%-0.14
21/11/20253rd11/271%83%+0.12
19/12/20251st10/382%100%+0.18
23/01/20266th9/276%29%-0.48
28/02/20264th20/10%70%+0.70
13/03/20265th12/137%20%-0.17
08/04/20268th33/10%36%+0.36
30/04/20264th8/158%50%-0.08