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Al's River

3yo Gelding · 9-1 · OR 59

Wolverhampton · Black Country Mental Health 50th Anniversary Handicap · 2m 120y

#6

Rank

Odds

16/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#6

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Went the right way in novices last year. Disappointing in handicaps since (well backed first 2 starts), latterly finishing well held in another change of headgear at Leicester. Hard to be confident that a significant step up in trip will prove the key to him following a further 7 weeks away.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
AHEAD OF MARKedges past its mark
Move1
Strength82%

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 4 of 5 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 4 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 3.4 /10 (raw 5.0)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C4.7
Today: 6
Class gap: +1.3
Higher-class runs: 5
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Salisbury 02/10/2025 · Pos 7th of 11 · OR - · 1m Goo 133 · HIGHER CLASS2/1045 @ Nottingham 23/10/2025 · Pos 4th of 12 · OR - · 1m75y Hvy 129 · HIGHER CLASS23/1052 @ Chelmsford City 06/11/2025 · Pos 3rd of 14 · OR - · 1m Std 128 · HIGHER CLASS6/1125 @ Nottingham 08/04/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR 68 · 1m2f50y Goo 133 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark08/04/2026 · OR 68 par8/045OR 685 @ Southwell 29/04/2026 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR 67 · 1m3f23y Std 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark29/04/2026 · OR 67 par29/045OR 675 @ Ffos Las 04/06/2026 · Pos 8th of 9 · OR 65 · 1m3f209y GS 130 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark04/06/2026 · OR 65 par4/065OR 656 @ Leicester 29/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 4 · OR 62 · 1m3f179y Goo 132 · beat its mark29/07/2026 · OR 62 par29/076OR 62projClass-projected finish: 6th of 6
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-29Leicester63rd3rd0
2026-06-04Ffos Las58th7th+1
2026-04-29Southwell54th3rd+1
2026-04-08Nottingham56th5th+1
2025-11-06Chelmsford City23rd-2th+4
2025-10-23Nottingham54th3rd+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today2/108/0429/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 60% of fieldRange 5-6 · 68%
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength0%

Delivery trend -10.3% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 6th of 6. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
02/10/20257th14/126%40%+0.14
23/10/20254th5/174%73%-0.01
06/11/20253rd33/10%85%+0.85
08/04/20266th9/276%38%-0.39
29/04/20264th4/179%50%-0.29
04/06/20268th16/116%13%-0.03
29/07/20263rd9/276%33%-0.43