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The Bitter Moose

5yo Gelding · 9-8 · OR 66

Leicester · Pattinson Auction Winning Bid Handicap · 6f

#6

Rank

Odds

14/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

2%

Rank

#6

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Creditable third of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, all-weather) last month but has followed it with a lesser run at Ascot. Bounce back needed.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength47%

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

Class-adjusted form 4.9 /10 (raw 5.0)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.7
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.3
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Epsom Downs 15/08/2025 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 66 · 7f3y Goo 130 · beat its mark15/08/2025 · OR 66 par15/085OR 664 @ Epsom Downs 25/08/2025 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 66 · 7f3y Goo 126 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark25/08/2025 · OR 66 par4 @ Ascot 03/10/2025 · Pos 17th of 17 · OR 74 · 7f GS 155 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark03/10/2025 · OR 74 par3/104OR 745 @ Kempton 08/04/2026 · Pos 4th of 12 · OR 74 · 7f Sta 134 · beat its mark08/04/2026 · OR 74 par4 @ Ascot 09/05/2026 · Pos 11th of 18 · OR 73 · 6f Goo 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark09/05/2026 · OR 73 par9/054OR 735 @ Lingfield 30/05/2026 · Pos 3rd of 5 · OR 71 · 6f Goo 134 · beat its mark30/05/2026 · OR 71 par5 @ Brighton 22/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 5 · OR 70 · 6f210y Goo 135 · beat its mark22/06/2026 · OR 70 par22/065OR 705 @ Lingfield 20/08/2026 · Pos 3rd of 11 · OR 69 · 7f1y Std 136 · beat its mark20/08/2026 · OR 69 par4 @ Ascot 04/09/2026 · Pos 8th of 11 · OR 68 · 1m Goo 137 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark04/09/2026 · OR 68 par4/094OR 68projClass-projected finish: 3rd of 12
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-04Ascot48th7th+1
2026-08-20Lingfield53rd3rd0
2026-06-22Brighton53rd3rd0
2026-05-30Lingfield53rd3rd0
2026-05-09Ascot411th10th+1
2026-04-08Kempton54th4th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today15/088/0422/064/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish7th of 1245% of fieldRange 6-12 · 68%
SLIPPINGslightly under its price
Trend
Strength19%

Delivery trend -4.4% per run

What the projection says

Slipping just behind its market price recently. Projected 7th of 12. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
15/08/20252nd10/147%83%+0.36
25/08/20251st9/153%100%+0.47
03/10/202517th22/10%0%0.00
08/04/20264th14/126%73%+0.46
09/05/202611th14/126%41%+0.15
30/05/20263rd5/174%50%-0.24
22/06/20263rd9/276%50%-0.26
20/08/20263rd11/271%80%+0.09
04/09/20268th25/10%30%+0.30