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Elegant Erin

9yo Mare · 9-12 · OR 85

Chester · Halliwell Jones Handicap · 5f 15y

#7

Rank

Odds

9/2

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#7

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Good ¾-length fourth of 8 to Jm Jungle in listed race (28/1) at Beverley (5f, heavy) 20 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time. Player back in handicap from the inside stall.

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 4 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.5 /10 (raw 4.2)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C2.6
Today: 4
Class gap: +1.4
Higher-class runs: 4
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack2 @ Beverley 23/09/2025 · Pos 1st of 5 · OR 82 · 5f Sft 126 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark23/09/2025 · OR 82 par23/092OR 821 @ Ascot 04/10/2025 · Pos 4th of 10 · OR 88 · 5f Sft 124 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark04/10/2025 · OR 88 par3 @ Newcastle 06/02/2026 · Pos 11th of 14 · OR 95 · 5f Std 135 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark06/02/2026 · OR 95 par6/023OR 952 @ Pontefract 07/04/2026 · Pos 9th of 13 · OR 93 · 5f3y GS 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark07/04/2026 · OR 93 par2 @ York 23/05/2026 · Pos 12th of 16 · OR 91 · 5f Goo 134 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark23/05/2026 · OR 91 par23/052OR 913 @ Doncaster 06/06/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR 89 · 5f3y GF 134 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark06/06/2026 · OR 89 par4 @ Nottingham 20/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 87 · 5f8y Goo 144 · beat its mark20/06/2026 · OR 87 par20/064OR 874 @ Beverley 03/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 86 · 5f Goo 140 · beat its mark03/07/2026 · OR 86 par1 @ Beverley 30/08/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 85 · 5f Hvy 125 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark30/08/2026 · OR 85 par30/081OR 85projClass-projected finish: 4th of 13
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-30Beverley14th0th+3
2026-07-03Beverley43rd3rd0
2026-06-20Nottingham43rd3rd0
2026-06-06Doncaster36th5th+1
2026-05-23York212th10th+2
2026-04-07Pontefract29th7th+2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today23/097/0420/0630/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 1358% of fieldRange 1-6 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength90%

Delivery trend -2.5% per run

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 6th of 13. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
23/09/20251st9/276%100%+0.24
04/10/20254th28/10%67%+0.67
06/02/202611th33/10%23%+0.23
07/04/20269th25/10%33%+0.33
23/05/202612th66/10%27%+0.27
06/06/20266th14/126%38%+0.11
20/06/20263rd6/168%60%-0.08
03/07/20263rd11/271%71%+0.00
30/08/20264th28/10%57%+0.57