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Blues Emperor

7yo Gelding · 10-0 · OR 69

Fairyhouse · La Bucca Restaurant Handicap · 7f

#1

Rank

Odds

7/1

Win Prob

30%

Place Prob

23%

Rank

#1

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Fourteen runs since last win in 2025 which came over this C&D. 20/1, step back in right direction when third of 18 in handicap at Cork (1m, soft) 12 days ago. Is very well handicapped at present.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move
Strength0%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Its recent finishes fall short of what its mark implies — the rating may flatter it.

Class-adjusted form 7.5 /10 (raw 7.2)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C7.5
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackBHA87 @ Dundalk 20/02/2026 · Pos 13th of 13 · OR 87 · 1m Std 130 · below its mark20/02/2026 · OR 87 par20/0287OR 87BHA86 @ Naas 22/03/2026 · Pos 8th of 12 · OR 86 · 7f Sft 137 · below its mark22/03/2026 · OR 86 parBHA83 @ Curragh 03/04/2026 · Pos 16th of 21 · OR 83 · 1m Sft 124 · below its mark03/04/2026 · OR 83 par3/0483OR 83BHA79 @ Curragh 19/04/2026 · Pos 4th of 17 · OR 79 · 7f Sft 139 · below its mark19/04/2026 · OR 79 parBHA79 @ Curragh 24/05/2026 · Pos 13th of 19 · OR 79 · 1m Gd 139 · below its mark24/05/2026 · OR 79 par24/0579OR 79BHA77 @ Down Royal 19/06/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR 77 · 7f Sft 137 · below its mark19/06/2026 · OR 77 parBHA76 @ Curragh 26/06/2026 · Pos 12th of 20 · OR 76 · 1m Gd 138 · below its mark26/06/2026 · OR 76 par26/0676OR 76BHA73 @ Naas 22/07/2026 · Pos 7th of 8 · OR 73 · 7f Goo 130 · below its mark22/07/2026 · OR 73 parBHA68 @ Cork 09/09/2026 · Pos 3rd of 18 · OR 68 · 1m Goo 139 · beat its mark09/09/2026 · OR 68 par9/0968OR 68projClass-projected finish: 13th of 21
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-09CorkBHA683rd3rd0
2026-07-22NaasBHA737th7th0
2026-06-26CurraghBHA7612th12th0
2026-06-19Down RoyalBHA776th6th0
2026-05-24CurraghBHA7913th13th0
2026-04-19CurraghBHA794th4th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today20/0219/0426/069/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 21100% of fieldRange 1-12 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength100%

Delivery trend +2.6% 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 21. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
20/02/202613th66/10%0%0.00
22/03/20268th80/10%36%+0.36
03/04/202616th66/10%25%+0.25
19/04/20264th66/10%81%+0.81
24/05/202613th9/153%33%-0.19
19/06/20266th9/276%38%-0.39
26/06/202612th22/10%42%+0.42
22/07/20267th16/116%14%-0.02
09/09/20263rd20/10%88%+0.88