8

Hardy's Hero

3yo Gelding · 9-11 · OR 80

Newmarket · Turners Handicap · 7f

#8

Rank

Odds

10/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#8

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

A dual 6f scorer at 2yrs. Yet to add to that this season, though not totally disgraced when last of 7 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 17 days ago.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
RUNS TO MARKfinishes near its mark
Move
Strength17%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade.

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

Class-adjusted form 3.7 /10 (raw 3.6)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C4.0
Today: 4
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Haydock 10/08/2025 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR - · 6f Goo 13310/0843 @ Carlisle 01/09/2025 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR - · 5f182y Gd 133 · HIGHER CLASS4 @ Newbury 19/09/2025 · Pos 5th of 10 · OR 82 · 7f Goo 132 · beat its mark19/09/2025 · OR 82 par19/094OR 824 @ Newmarket 14/04/2026 · Pos 2nd of 13 · OR 80 · 7f Gd 135 · beat its mark14/04/2026 · OR 80 par4 @ Lingfield 09/05/2026 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 81 · 7f Goo 136 · beat its mark09/05/2026 · OR 81 par9/054OR 814 @ Newmarket 26/06/2026 · Pos 2nd of 3 · OR 81 · 7f GF 130 · beat its mark26/06/2026 · OR 81 par4 @ Yarmouth 23/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 4 · OR 81 · 7f3y GF 130 · beat its mark23/07/2026 · OR 81 par23/074OR 814 @ Newmarket 01/08/2026 · Pos 6th of 6 · OR 81 · 7f GF 131 · below its mark01/08/2026 · OR 81 par4 @ Kempton 02/09/2026 · Pos 7th of 7 · OR 81 · 7f Sta 131 · below its mark02/09/2026 · OR 81 par2/094OR 81projClass-projected finish: 14th of 15
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-02Kempton47th7th0
2026-08-01Newmarket46th6th0
2026-07-23Yarmouth42nd2nd0
2026-06-26Newmarket42nd2nd0
2026-05-09Lingfield43rd3rd0
2026-04-14Newmarket42nd2nd0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today10/0814/0423/072/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish10th of 1536% of fieldRange 15-15 · 68%
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength0%

Delivery trend -13.1% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 10th of 15. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
10/08/20251st5/174%100%+0.26
01/09/20251st13/891%100%+0.09
19/09/20255th15/261%56%-0.05
14/04/20262nd11/271%92%+0.21
09/05/20263rd5/493%71%-0.22
26/06/20262nd6/492%50%-0.42
23/07/20262nd10/1195%67%-0.29
01/08/20266th10/382%0%-0.82
02/09/20267th5/174%0%-0.74