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Diligent Resdev

5yo Gelding · 9-6 · OR 78

Chester · Style Joinery Handicap · 7f 1y

#9

Rank

Odds

16/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#9

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap (6/1) at Southwell (6f) 16 days ago, not ideally placed. Finally lower in the handicap than when winning the 2024 Bronze Cup at Ayr.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCOMPETITIVE
RUNS TO MARKfinishes near its mark
Move
Strength28%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade.

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

Class-adjusted form 6.3 /10 (raw 4.8)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C3.8
Today: 4
Class gap: +0.2
Higher-class runs: 1

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack3 @ Musselburgh 19/04/2025 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR 85 · 7f15y Goo 126 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark19/04/2025 · OR 85 par19/043OR 852 @ Ascot 10/05/2025 · Pos 5th of 17 · OR 86 · 7f GF 117 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark10/05/2025 · OR 86 par4 @ Redcar 26/05/2025 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 85 · 5f217y GF 135 · beat its mark26/05/2025 · OR 85 par26/054OR 853 @ York 14/06/2025 · Pos 3rd of 13 · OR 85 · 7f Goo 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark14/06/2025 · OR 85 par4 @ Sandown 07/08/2025 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR 85 · 7f Goo 142 · below its mark07/08/2025 · OR 85 par7/084OR 854 @ Haydock 09/05/2026 · Pos 9th of 10 · OR 84 · 6f212y Gd 134 · below its mark09/05/2026 · OR 84 par4 @ Beverley 30/05/2026 · Pos 6th of 11 · OR 83 · 7f96y Goo 133 · beat its mark30/05/2026 · OR 83 par30/054OR 834 @ Doncaster 20/06/2026 · Pos 9th of 11 · OR 82 · 7f6y GF 132 · below its mark20/06/2026 · OR 82 par4 @ Southwell 03/09/2026 · Pos 6th of 12 · OR 80 · 6f17y Std 135 · beat its mark03/09/2026 · OR 80 par3/094OR 80projClass-projected finish: 9th 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
2026-09-03Southwell46th6th0
2026-06-20Doncaster49th9th0
2026-05-30Beverley46th6th0
2026-05-09Haydock49th9th0
2025-08-07Sandown46th6th0
2025-06-14York33rd2nd+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today19/0414/0630/053/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish9th of 1011% of fieldRange 10-11 · 68%
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength0%

Delivery trend -8.1% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 9th of 10. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
19/04/20253rd10/147%75%+0.28
10/05/20255th16/116%75%+0.59
26/05/20253rd5/493%71%-0.22
14/06/20253rd6/168%83%+0.15
07/08/20256th2/189%17%-0.73
09/05/20269th9/276%11%-0.65
30/05/20266th9/276%50%-0.26
20/06/20269th12/137%20%-0.17
03/09/20266th6/168%55%-0.14