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Santiago Boy

3yo Gelding · 9-8 · OR 71

Wolverhampton · GE Starr Engineering...The Brightest Spark Handicap · 6f 20y

#6

Rank

Odds

8/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#6

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Took a step forward sent handicapping in first-time blinkers with second of 14 at Kempton (1m) last month and backed up that improvement when filling the same position over 7f there 9 days later. Backward step on turf since but return to this surface should help his cause.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength23%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Class-adjusted form 4.2 /10 (raw 4.6)

Highest class: 5
Recent avg: C5.0
Today: 5
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Wolverhampton 27/04/2026 · Pos 7th of 11 · OR - · 7f36y Std 12927/0455 @ Kempton 20/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 9 · OR - · 7f Sta 12920/0555 @ Lingfield 01/06/2026 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR - · 7f Goo 1301/0655 @ Lingfield 06/07/2026 · Pos 8th of 12 · OR 71 · 1m1y Std 130 · beat its mark06/07/2026 · OR 71 par6/075OR 715 @ Kempton 10/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 14 · OR 70 · 1m Sta 135 · beat its mark10/08/2026 · OR 70 par10/085OR 705 @ Kempton 19/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR 70 · 7f Sta 135 · beat its mark19/08/2026 · OR 70 par19/085OR 705 @ Ffos Las 28/08/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 71 · 7f80y Gd 131 · beat its mark28/08/2026 · OR 71 par28/085OR 71projClass-projected finish: 3rd 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
2026-08-28Ffos Las54th4th0
2026-08-19Kempton52nd2nd0
2026-08-10Kempton52nd2nd0
2026-07-06Lingfield58th8th0
2026-06-01Lingfield54th4th0
2026-05-20Kempton55th5th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today27/046/0728/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 1067% of fieldRange 1-7 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength91%

Delivery trend +1.6% per run

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 4th of 10.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
27/04/20267th16/116%40%+0.24
20/05/20265th125/10%50%+0.50
01/06/20264th11/142%50%+0.08
06/07/20268th9/276%36%-0.40
10/08/20262nd50/10%92%+0.92
19/08/20262nd6/168%89%+0.20
28/08/20264th14/126%57%+0.31