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Ardisia

3yo Gelding · 8-13 · OR 99

Ayr · Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup (Heritage Handicap) · 6f

#1

Rank

Odds

14/1

Win Prob

99%

Place Prob

84%

Rank

#1

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Won a C&D nursery before capping a prolific juvenile season with success in Two-Year-Old Trophy at Redcar last autumn. Back to his very best returned to handicap company/soft ground when 1 length behind Flash Harry at Goodwood last time. Lively each-way player at the forecast prices.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move1
Strength63%

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 5 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 2 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 4.4 /10 (raw 5.1)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C0.9
Today: 2
Class gap: +1.1
Higher-class runs: 5
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack2 @ Ascot 18/10/2025 · Pos 2nd of 11 · OR 100 · 6f Gd 133 · beat its mark18/10/2025 · OR 100 par18/102OR 100C0 @ Del Mar 01/11/2025 · Pos 7th of 14 · OR 108 · 1m Fm 122 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark01/11/2025 · OR 108 par1 @ Newbury 18/04/2026 · Pos 7th of 8 · OR 108 · 7f Goo 128 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark18/04/2026 · OR 108 par18/041OR 1081 @ Ascot 01/05/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 106 · 6f Goo 129 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark01/05/2026 · OR 106 par1 @ Newbury 16/05/2026 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR 105 · 6f Goo 131 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark16/05/2026 · OR 105 par16/051OR 1051 @ Epsom Downs 05/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 103 · 7f3y Goo 131 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark05/06/2026 · OR 103 par1 @ Royal Ascot 20/06/2026 · Pos 15th of 16 · OR 103 · 7f GF 129 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark20/06/2026 · OR 103 par20/061OR 1031 @ Chester 02/08/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 100 · 6f17y Gd 127 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark02/08/2026 · OR 100 par2 @ Goodwood 30/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR 99 · 6f Sft 135 · beat its mark30/08/2026 · OR 99 par30/082OR 99projClass-projected finish: 9th 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
2026-08-30Goodwood22nd2nd0
2026-08-02Chester14th3rd+1
2026-06-20Royal Ascot115th13th+1
2026-06-05Epsom Downs13rd2nd+1
2026-05-16Newbury16th5th+1
2026-05-01Ascot14th2nd+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today18/101/0520/0630/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 2592% of fieldRange 5-23 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength47%

Delivery trend -3.4% per run

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 3rd of 25. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
18/10/20252nd18/15%90%+0.85
01/11/20257th16/116%54%+0.38
18/04/20267th14/126%14%-0.12
01/05/20264th50/10%57%+0.57
16/05/20266th33/10%44%+0.44
05/06/20263rd18/15%60%+0.55
20/06/202615th100/10%7%+0.07
02/08/20264th16/116%63%+0.47
30/08/20262nd11/271%89%+0.18