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8yo Gelding · 9-13 · OR 64

Hamilton · Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap · 1m 1f 35y

#7

Rank

Odds

11/4

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#7

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Won twice last season and cashed in on drop in grade at Ayr on Friday. Must be considered if allowed to take his chance.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move1
Strength59%

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 5 of 5 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 7.0 /10 (raw 5.9)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C4.0
Today: 5
Class gap: +1.0
Higher-class runs: 5
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack2 @ Doncaster 28/03/2026 · Pos 16th of 22 · OR 84 · 1m Goo 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark28/03/2026 · OR 84 par28/032OR 844 @ Ripon 16/04/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 82 · 1m GS 138 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark16/04/2026 · OR 82 par3 @ Thirsk 16/05/2026 · Pos 11th of 13 · OR 80 · 7f218y Goo 125 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark16/05/2026 · OR 80 par16/053OR 804 @ Wetherby 04/06/2026 · Pos 9th of 14 · OR 78 · 7f Goo 133 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark04/06/2026 · OR 78 par3 @ Redcar 19/06/2026 · Pos 9th of 11 · OR 76 · 7f219y Gd 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark19/06/2026 · OR 76 par19/063OR 764 @ Pontefract 17/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 74 · 1m6y Goo 129 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark17/07/2026 · OR 74 par4 @ Newcastle 25/07/2026 · Pos 10th of 12 · OR 70 · 1m5y Sta 127 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark25/07/2026 · OR 70 par25/074OR 704 @ York 06/09/2026 · Pos 15th of 19 · OR 67 · 7f192y GS 124 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark06/09/2026 · OR 67 par5 @ Ayr 18/09/2026 · Pos 1st of 11 · OR 67 · 1m Sft 138 · beat its mark18/09/2026 · OR 67 par18/095OR 67projClass-projected finish: 4th of 9
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-18Ayr51st1st0
2026-09-06York415th14th+1
2026-07-25Newcastle410th9th+1
2026-07-17Pontefract45th4th+1
2026-06-19Redcar39th7th+2
2026-06-04Wetherby49th8th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today28/034/0625/0718/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 950% of fieldRange 1-2 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength100%

Delivery trend +0.8% 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 9.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
28/03/202616th40/10%29%+0.29
16/04/20264th17/255%57%+0.02
16/05/202611th16/116%17%+0.01
04/06/20269th14/126%38%+0.12
19/06/20269th20/10%20%+0.20
17/07/20265th20/10%20%+0.20
25/07/202610th50/10%18%+0.18
06/09/202615th16/116%22%+0.06
18/09/20261st5/174%100%+0.26