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April Diamond

5yo Mare · 9-9 · OR 55

Hamilton · Racing TV Apprentice Handicap · 1m 68y

#4

Rank

Odds

11/4

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#4

★★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Lightly raced 5-y-o who got back on the up when winning 10-runner handicap at Carlisle (7f) a month ago, knuckling down well. Up in trip and could be capable of scoring again now that she's up and running.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength56%

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.

Held its own mid-division in 2 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 2 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 4.7 /10 (raw 5.7)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C5.3
Today: 6
Class gap: +0.7
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Newcastle 20/04/2026 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR - · 6f Std 137 · HIGHER CLASS20/0444 @ Ayr 05/05/2026 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR - · 6f Goo 137 · HIGHER CLASS5/0544 @ Newcastle 19/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR - · 5f Std 133 · HIGHER CLASS19/0546 @ Carlisle 15/06/2026 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR 56 · 5f182y Goo 137 · beat its mark15/06/2026 · OR 56 par15/066OR 566 @ Ayr 06/07/2026 · Pos 13th of 13 · OR 56 · 6f Gd 135 · below its mark06/07/2026 · OR 56 par6/076OR 566 @ Musselburgh 31/07/2026 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR 55 · 7f15y Gd 135 · beat its mark31/07/2026 · OR 55 par31/076OR 556 @ Carlisle 19/08/2026 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR 52 · 6f195y Goo 130 · beat its mark19/08/2026 · OR 52 par19/086OR 52projClass-projected finish: 3rd of 7
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-19Carlisle61st1st0
2026-07-31Musselburgh66th6th0
2026-07-06Ayr613th13th0
2026-06-15Carlisle62nd2nd0
2026-05-19Newcastle45th3rd+2
2026-05-05Ayr46th4th+2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today20/0415/0619/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 750% of fieldRange 1-2 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength100%

Delivery trend +1.2% per run

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 4th of 7.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
20/04/20267th150/10%25%+0.25
05/05/20266th80/10%17%+0.17
19/05/20265th80/10%20%+0.20
15/06/20262nd28/10%86%+0.86
06/07/202613th18/15%0%-0.05
31/07/20266th20/10%17%+0.17
19/08/20261st17/255%100%+0.45