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Havana Blue

6yo Gelding · 9-7 · OR 85

Ayr · Ladbrokes Ayr Silver Cup Handicap · 6f

#5

Rank

Odds

8/1

Win Prob

1%

Place Prob

4%

Rank

#5

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Ended a long losing sequence at Newmarket (6f) in August and followed up in 13-runner handicap at Ascot (6f, good to firm) 2 weeks ago. This demands more but not taken lightly under a 5 lb penalty in his current mood.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readPROGRESSIVE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move2
Strength32%

What the class read says

Stepping up in class, but the evidence backs it — has run against higher-rated rivals and held its own. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Class-adjusted form 4.0 /10 (raw 5.2)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C3.7
Today: 2
Class gap: -1.7
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Newcastle 05/12/2025 · Pos 4th of 10 · OR 82 · 7f14y Std 132 · beat its mark05/12/2025 · OR 82 par5/124OR 824 @ Haydock 09/05/2026 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR 81 · 6f212y Gd 131 · beat its mark09/05/2026 · OR 81 par4 @ Beverley 30/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 11 · OR 80 · 7f96y Goo 130 · beat its mark30/05/2026 · OR 80 par30/054OR 804 @ Goodwood 12/06/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 79 · 1m Sft 150 · beat its mark12/06/2026 · OR 79 par4 @ Ascot 11/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 17 · OR 77 · 7f GF 139 · beat its mark11/07/2026 · OR 77 par11/074OR 774 @ Ascot 24/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 11 · OR 80 · 7f GF 142 · beat its mark24/07/2026 · OR 80 par4 @ Newmarket 07/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR 80 · 6f GF 140 · beat its mark07/08/2026 · OR 80 par7/084OR 804 @ Newmarket 15/08/2026 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR 80 · 6f GF 138 · beat its mark15/08/2026 · OR 80 par2 @ Ascot 05/09/2026 · Pos 1st of 13 · OR 85 · 6f Goo 126 · beat its mark05/09/2026 · OR 85 par5/092OR 85projClass-projected finish: 1st of 25
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-05Ascot21st1st0
2026-08-15Newmarket41st3rd2
2026-08-07Newmarket42nd4th2
2026-07-24Ascot42nd4th2
2026-07-11Ascot42nd4th2
2026-06-12Goodwood44th6th2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today5/1212/067/085/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 2596% of fieldRange 3-11 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength75%

Delivery trend +1.5% 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 25.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
05/12/20254th15/261%67%+0.06
09/05/20266th12/137%44%+0.08
30/05/20265th9/153%60%+0.07
12/06/20264th7/163%57%-0.06
11/07/20262nd7/163%94%+0.31
24/07/20262nd9/488%90%+0.02
07/08/20262nd11/486%89%+0.03
15/08/20261st6/492%100%+0.08
05/09/20261st11/271%100%+0.29