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Mr Devlin

5yo Gelding · 11-12 · OR 90

Navan · BAR 1 Casino 'Slot Games & Live Casino' Maiden Hurdle · 2m 3f

#1

Rank

Odds

12/1

Win Prob

18%

Place Prob

18%

Rank

#1

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs. Cheekpieces on for first time when a respectable fifth of 9 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (2½m, good to soft) 15 days ago. Visor is tried now and not out of things.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move
Strength22%

What the class read says

Has campaigned at a higher grade and now drops into weaker company. Dropping in class here looks deliberate, not a concession. A caution, though: it has NOT been beating its handicap mark — the favourable class picture isn't yet backed by mark-adjusted finishes.

Held its own mid-division in 2 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 1 class level from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 10.7 /10 (raw 10.3)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C8.2
Today:
Class gap: -0.2
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Thurles 27/11/2025 · Pos 9th of 17 · OR - · 2m11y Goo 15327/11C8C8 @ Down Royal 26/12/2025 · Pos 15th of 18 · OR - · 2m4f15y Yie 15826/12C8C8 @ Naas 09/01/2026 · Pos 10th of 25 · OR - · 2m Yie 1669/01C8BHA100 @ Thurles 19/02/2026 · Pos 8th of 17 · OR 100 · 2m109y Sft 156 · below its mark19/02/2026 · OR 100 par19/02100OR 100C8 @ Leopardstown 02/03/2026 · Pos 13th of 18 · OR 98 · 2m2f72y Sft 155 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark02/03/2026 · OR 98 par2/03C8OR 98C8 @ Down Royal 17/03/2026 · Pos 12th of 19 · OR 94 · 2m4f86y Goo 140 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark17/03/2026 · OR 94 par17/03C8OR 94C8 @ Kilbeggan 04/09/2026 · Pos 5th of 9 · OR 90 · 2m3f150y Goo 158 · below its mark04/09/2026 · OR 90 par4/09C8OR 90projClass-projected finish: 10th of 19
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-04Kilbeggan?5th5th0
2026-03-17Down Royal?12th11th+1
2026-03-02Leopardstown?13th12th+1
2026-02-19ThurlesBHA1008th10th2
2026-01-09Naas?10th10th0
2025-12-26Down Royal?15th15th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today27/1119/024/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 1983% of fieldRange 4-14 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength55%

Delivery trend -4.7% 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 19. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
27/11/20259th50/10%50%+0.50
26/12/202515th125/10%18%+0.18
09/01/202610th300/10%63%+0.63
19/02/20268th25/10%56%+0.56
02/03/202613th25/10%29%+0.29
17/03/202612th66/10%39%+0.39
04/09/20265th10/147%50%+0.03