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Maximus Meridius

2yo Gelding · 9-3 · OR 69

Ffos Las · Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Nursery · 6f

#4

Rank

Odds

9/2

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

3%

Rank

#4

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Found a little improvement when third on nursery debut at Chepstow (5f) last month and should appreciate the return to this longer trip. Respected.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength54%

What the class read says

Has campaigned at a higher grade and now drops into weaker company. Dropping in class here looks deliberate, not a concession. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Finished in the top 3 in 2 of 2 stronger races — strong class form.

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

Class-adjusted form 2.4 /10 (raw 3.0)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.5
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.5
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Ayr 20/06/2026 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR - · 6f Sft 133 · HIGHER CLASS20/0644 @ Pontefract 17/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR - · 6f Goo 130 · HIGHER CLASS17/0745 @ Beverley 28/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 13 · OR 72 · 5f Goo 133 · beat its mark28/07/2026 · OR 72 par28/075OR 725 @ Chepstow 29/08/2026 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 70 · 5f16y Goo 131 · beat its mark29/08/2026 · OR 70 par29/085OR 70projClass-projected finish: 2nd of 5
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-29Chepstow53rd3rd0
2026-07-28Beverley54th4th0
2026-07-17Pontefract43rd2nd+1
2026-06-20Ayr42nd1st+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today20/0617/0728/0729/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 550% of fieldRange 1-4 · 68%
SLIPPINGslightly under its price
Trend
Strength66%

Delivery trend -3.1% per run

What the projection says

Slipping just behind its market price recently. Projected 3rd of 5. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
20/06/20262nd15/261%80%+0.19
17/07/20263rd15/890%67%-0.23
28/07/20264th11/486%75%-0.11
29/08/20263rd17/255%60%+0.05