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Drifts Away

5yo Gelding · 11-3 · OR 81

Newmarket · Turners Amateur Jockeys' Cambridgeshire Handicap · 1m 1f

#2

Rank

Odds

4/1

Win Prob

39%

Place Prob

28%

Rank

#2

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Has responded very well since being fitted with headgear on his last 2 starts, winning at Yarmouth before following up under a penalty on the July Course 8 days later. Given a break since and must be respected.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readPROGRESSIVE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength20%

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 6.4 /10 (raw 4.0)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.3
Today: 4
Class gap: -0.3
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Southwell 27/04/2025 · Pos 3rd of 14 · OR 73 · 7f14y Std 128 · beat its mark27/04/2025 · OR 73 par27/044OR 734 @ Kempton 15/05/2025 · Pos 2nd of 12 · OR 73 · 1m Sta 128 · beat its mark15/05/2025 · OR 73 par5 @ Yarmouth 29/05/2025 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR 73 · 7f3y GS 133 · beat its mark29/05/2025 · OR 73 par29/055OR 734 @ Goodwood 13/06/2025 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 78 · 1m Goo 154 · beat its mark13/06/2025 · OR 78 par4 @ York 26/07/2025 · Pos 16th of 19 · OR 78 · 7f192y Goo 133 · below its mark26/07/2025 · OR 78 par26/074OR 784 @ Newbury 28/08/2025 · Pos 8th of 9 · OR 78 · 1m Goo 140 · below its mark28/08/2025 · OR 78 par4 @ Newmarket 19/06/2026 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR 76 · 7f Goo 131 · beat its mark19/06/2026 · OR 76 par19/064OR 765 @ Yarmouth 23/07/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 74 · 1m3y GF 134 · beat its mark23/07/2026 · OR 74 par5 @ Newmarket 31/07/2026 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 74 · 1m GF 147 · beat its mark31/07/2026 · OR 74 par31/075OR 74projClass-projected finish: 3rd of 14
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-31Newmarket51st2nd1
2026-07-23Yarmouth51st2nd1
2026-06-19Newmarket47th7th0
2025-08-28Newbury48th8th0
2025-07-26York416th16th0
2025-06-13Goodwood43rd3rd0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today27/0413/0619/0631/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 14100% of fieldRange 1-9 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength82%

Delivery trend -0.3% 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 14.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
27/04/20253rd10/382%85%+0.02
15/05/20252nd10/147%91%+0.44
29/05/20251st6/168%100%+0.32
13/06/20253rd10/382%71%-0.11
26/07/202516th11/271%17%-0.54
28/08/20258th15/261%13%-0.48
19/06/20267th18/15%25%+0.20
23/07/20261st7/163%100%+0.37
31/07/20261st7/282%100%+0.18