1

Arapaho Gold

2yo Gelding · 9-6 · OR 110

Newbury · Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes (Group 2) (In Honour Of Ian Balding) · 6f

#1

Rank

Odds

6/5

Win Prob

99%

Place Prob

89%

Rank

#1

★★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Impressive winner of maiden/novice events at Thirsk on first 2 starts before taking the step up to listed level in his stride at Newbury in July. Displayed a cracking attitude in the Gimcrack at York (6f, good to soft) last month to remain unbeaten and he sets the standard under a penalty.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readPROGRESSIVE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move2
Strength12%

What the class read says

Stepping up in class, but the evidence backs it — has run against higher-rated rivals and held its own. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Class-adjusted form 3.9 /10 (raw 1.0)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C2.8
Today: 1
Class gap: -2.4
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Thirsk 02/05/2026 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR - · 5f Goo 1332/0555 @ Thirsk 01/07/2026 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR - · 6f Goo 1371/0751 @ Newbury 17/07/2026 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR 92 · 6f GF 128 · beat its mark17/07/2026 · OR 92 par17/071OR 921 @ York 21/08/2026 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR 104 · 6f GS 128 · beat its mark21/08/2026 · OR 104 par21/081OR 104projClass-projected finish: 1st of 8
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-21York11st1st0
2026-07-17Newbury11st2nd0
2026-07-01Thirsk51st7th5
2026-05-02Thirsk51st7th5

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today2/051/0717/0721/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 8100% of fieldRange 1-2 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength100%

Delivery trend -0.4% per run

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 1st of 8.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
02/05/20261st7/282%100%+0.18
01/07/20261st2/999%100%+0.01
17/07/20261st4/179%100%+0.21
21/08/20261st2/189%100%+0.11