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Roaring Legend

6yo Gelding · 9-12 · OR 105

Newbury · Dubai Duty Free Autumn Cup Handicap (GBBPlus Race) · 1m 5f 61y

#2

Rank

Odds

7/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

5%

Rank

#2

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Made a positive start for Olly Murphy when twice runner-up in 2m all-weather handicaps at Lingfield in February. Little impact in listed events on his next 2 starts but back to form when coming from rear to finish runner-up in a 10-runner handicap at Newmarket (1¾m, good to firm) 71 days ago.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength52%

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. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

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

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

Class-adjusted form 2.9 /10 (raw 3.3)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C1.6
Today: 2
Class gap: +0.4
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack2 @ Newcastle 28/06/2025 · Pos 9th of 20 · OR 103 · 2m56y Std 136 · beat its mark28/06/2025 · OR 103 par28/062OR 1032 @ Newmarket 11/07/2025 · Pos 4th of 13 · OR 103 · 1m6f GF 138 · beat its mark11/07/2025 · OR 103 par2 @ York 23/08/2025 · Pos 10th of 22 · OR 102 · 1m5f188y Goo 132 · beat its mark23/08/2025 · OR 102 par23/082OR 1022 @ Doncaster 12/09/2025 · Pos 3rd of 13 · OR 101 · 1m6f115y Goo 137 · beat its mark12/09/2025 · OR 101 par2 @ Wolverhampton 06/02/2026 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR 103 · 2m120y Std 140 · beat its mark06/02/2026 · OR 103 par6/022OR 1032 @ Lingfield 27/02/2026 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR 104 · 1m7f169y Std 138 · beat its mark27/02/2026 · OR 104 par1 @ Musselburgh 04/04/2026 · Pos 6th of 6 · OR 104 · 1m5f216y Sft 128 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark04/04/2026 · OR 104 par4/041OR 1041 @ York 13/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 104 · 1m5f188y Goo 128 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark13/06/2026 · OR 104 par2 @ Newmarket 10/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR 103 · 1m6f GF 138 · beat its mark10/07/2026 · OR 103 par10/072OR 103projClass-projected finish: 3rd of 12
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-10Newmarket22nd2nd0
2026-06-13York15th4th+1
2026-04-04Musselburgh16th5th+1
2026-02-27Lingfield22nd2nd0
2026-02-06Wolverhampton22nd2nd0
2025-09-12Doncaster23rd3rd0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today28/0612/094/0410/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 12100% of fieldRange 1-9 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength84%

Delivery trend -2.3% per run

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 1st of 12. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
28/06/20259th11/142%58%+0.16
11/07/20254th28/10%75%+0.75
23/08/202510th33/10%57%+0.57
12/09/20253rd16/116%83%+0.68
06/02/20262nd10/382%80%-0.02
27/02/20262nd5/174%86%+0.12
04/04/20266th10/147%0%-0.47
13/06/20265th50/10%20%+0.20
10/07/20262nd80/10%89%+0.89