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Operation Gimcrack

6yo Gelding · 9-8 · OR 59

Newcastle · Happy Birthday Dave Miller From Probio energy.com Handicap (Div 1) · 6f

#6

Rank

Odds

9/2

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#6

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Ran well on his first try sprinting since his debut when third of 14 in handicap at this C&D 30 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCOMPETITIVE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength33%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

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

Class-adjusted form 5.0 /10 (raw 5.7)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C6.0
Today: 6
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack6 @ Newcastle 17/10/2025 · Pos 10th of 14 · OR 55 · 7f14y Std 135 · beat its mark17/10/2025 · OR 55 par17/106OR 556 @ Southwell 03/01/2026 · Pos 1st of 11 · OR 54 · 7f14y Std 134 · beat its mark03/01/2026 · OR 54 par6 @ Southwell 22/01/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR 57 · 7f14y Std 133 · beat its mark22/01/2026 · OR 57 par22/016OR 576 @ Newcastle 24/02/2026 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR 57 · 7f14y Std 132 · beat its mark24/02/2026 · OR 57 par6 @ Newcastle 12/03/2026 · Pos 5th of 11 · OR 59 · 7f14y Std 129 · beat its mark12/03/2026 · OR 59 par12/036OR 596 @ Thirsk 10/04/2026 · Pos 13th of 14 · OR 59 · 7f Gd 134 · below its mark10/04/2026 · OR 59 par6 @ Redcar 19/06/2026 · Pos 6th of 14 · OR 58 · 7f Gd 128 · beat its mark19/06/2026 · OR 58 par19/066OR 586 @ Doncaster 01/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 11 · OR 57 · 7f6y GF 135 · beat its mark01/08/2026 · OR 57 par6 @ Newcastle 20/08/2026 · Pos 3rd of 14 · OR 59 · 6f Std 134 · beat its mark20/08/2026 · OR 59 par20/086OR 59projClass-projected finish: 4th 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
2026-08-20Newcastle63rd3rd0
2026-08-01Doncaster62nd2nd0
2026-06-19Redcar66th6th0
2026-04-10Thirsk613th13th0
2026-03-12Newcastle65th5th0
2026-02-24Newcastle61st1st0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today17/1024/0219/0620/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 1056% of fieldRange 1-4 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength100%

Delivery trend +6.7% per run

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 5th of 10. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
17/10/202510th3/184%31%-0.53
03/01/20261st10/382%100%+0.18
22/01/20266th3/184%38%-0.47
24/02/20261st6/168%100%+0.32
12/03/20265th13/266%60%-0.06
10/04/202613th10/147%8%-0.40
19/06/20266th50/10%62%+0.62
01/08/20262nd9/276%90%+0.14
20/08/20263rd11/271%85%+0.14