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Heathers Feather

3yo Gelding · 8-13 · OR 52

Newcastle · Happy Birthday Dave Miller From Probio energy.com Handicap (Div 2) · 6f

#8

Rank

Odds

14/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#8

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Made more impact than previously in first-time cheekpieces when fifth of 9 in handicap at this course (5f) 17 days ago, despite seeming unsuited by drop in trip. Step back up to 6f in his favour and not ruled out if building on that run.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
AHEAD OF MARKedges past its mark
Move1
Strength70%

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. Its finishes have been edging past what its mark implies.

Held its own mid-division in 3 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.6 /10 (raw 6.0)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C4.8
Today: 6
Class gap: +1.2
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Newcastle 13/04/2026 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR - · 1m5y Std 127 · HIGHER CLASS13/0443 @ Redcar 20/04/2026 · Pos 4th of 4 · OR - · 1m2f1y Goo 126 · HIGHER CLASS20/0434 @ Newcastle 26/06/2026 · Pos 6th of 11 · OR - · 7f14y Sta 130 · HIGHER CLASS26/0646 @ Newcastle 31/07/2026 · Pos 8th of 10 · OR 58 · 7f14y Sta 129 · beat its mark31/07/2026 · OR 58 par31/076OR 586 @ Carlisle 19/08/2026 · Pos 7th of 8 · OR 55 · 5f182y Sft 125 · beat its mark19/08/2026 · OR 55 par19/086OR 556 @ Newcastle 02/09/2026 · Pos 5th of 9 · OR 53 · 5f Std 132 · beat its mark02/09/2026 · OR 53 par2/096OR 53projClass-projected finish: 7th 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
2026-09-02Newcastle65th5th0
2026-08-19Carlisle67th7th0
2026-07-31Newcastle68th8th0
2026-06-26Newcastle46th4th+2
2026-04-20Redcar34th0th+3
2026-04-13Newcastle46th4th+2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today13/0420/0426/0631/0719/082/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish7th of 1033% of fieldRange 4-9 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength37%

Delivery trend -2.7% per run

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 7th of 10. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
13/04/20266th300/10%29%+0.29
20/04/20264th125/10%0%0.00
26/06/20266th125/10%50%+0.50
31/07/20268th18/15%22%+0.17
19/08/20267th25/10%14%+0.14
02/09/20265th11/142%50%+0.08