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American Gulf

3yo Gelding · 9-8 · OR 92

Newbury · Conundrum Consulting Handicap · 7f

#7

Rank

Odds

12/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#7

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Made a successful debut in 6f novice at Windsor last summer and got back on track with runner-up efforts on final 2 outings of the campaign, edged out only close home in conditions stakes at Salisbury in October. Has something to find after 11 months off (has been gelded).

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength46%

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 2 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.8 /10 (raw 5.4)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C2.5
Today: 3
Class gap: +0.5
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Windsor 02/06/2025 · Pos 1st of 13 · OR - · 6f12y Goo 1332/0641 @ Royal Ascot 17/06/2025 · Pos 13th of 20 · OR - · 6f Goo 129 · HIGHER CLASS17/0612 @ Goodwood 31/07/2025 · Pos 9th of 11 · OR 90 · 7f Hvy 135 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark31/07/2025 · OR 90 par31/072OR 904 @ Windsor 01/09/2025 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR 87 · 6f12y GS 137 · beat its mark01/09/2025 · OR 87 par1/094OR 872 @ Salisbury 02/10/2025 · Pos 2nd of 4 · OR 90 · 6f Gd 134 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark02/10/2025 · OR 90 par2/102OR 90projClass-projected finish: 4th 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
2025-10-02Salisbury22nd1st+1
2025-09-01Windsor42nd3rd1
2025-07-31Goodwood29th8th+1
2025-06-17Royal Ascot113th10th+3
2025-06-02Windsor41st2nd1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today2/0617/0631/071/092/10
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 1972% of fieldRange 7-20 · 68%
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength23%

Delivery trend -2.0% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 6th of 19. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
02/06/20251st5/493%100%+0.07
17/06/202513th12/137%37%0.00
31/07/20259th11/271%20%-0.51
01/09/20252nd6/168%86%+0.17
02/10/20252nd4/179%67%-0.12