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Marco Polo

2yo Colt · 9-5

Fairyhouse · Castlebridge Consignment Blenheim Stakes (Listed) · 6f

#9

Rank

Odds

9/4

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#9

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Chased home subsequent Group 3 winner on racecourse bow. Still looked in need of experience when well-held favourite in the Gimcrack prior to landing the odds impressively at Cork (6f) last time. High hopes of further improvement given his pedigree/Group 1 entries. Serious player up in grade.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readSTEP-UP TEST
NO MARKno handicap runs to read
Move5
Strength10%

What the class read says

Stepping up in grade without clear higher-class evidence yet. Not automatically a negative, especially for a lightly-raced or progressive type.

Ran mid-division in 1 of 1 higher-class runs.

Dropping 0 class level from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 9.3 /10 (raw 3.7)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C5.5
Today: 1
Class gap: -4.7
Higher-class runs: 1

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Curragh 09/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 19 · OR - · 6f Goo 1339/08C81 @ York 21/08/2026 · Pos 8th of 10 · OR - · 6f GS 128 · HIGHER CLASS21/081C8 @ Cork 09/09/2026 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR - · 6f Goo 1319/09C8projClass-projected finish: 7th of 7
Actual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-09Cork?1st10th7
2026-08-21York18th8th+0
2026-08-09Curragh?2nd11th7

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today9/0821/089/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish8th of 1130% of fieldRange 1-11 · 68%
RUNS TO FORMmatches its price
Trend
Strength21%

Delivery trend -33.7% per run

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 8th of 11. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
09/08/20262nd14/126%94%+0.68
21/08/20268th13/891%22%-0.69
09/09/20261st1/899%100%+0.01