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Island Bear

3yo Gelding · 9-3 · OR 73

Leicester · Fireworks Festival 7th November 2026 - Book Now Handicap · 1m 53y

#10

Rank

Odds

7/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#10

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Now a 9-race maiden but largely consistent, unlucky not to finish closer (met trouble) when 2 lengths when fifth of 10 in 8.5f Epsom handicap latest. Respected under Loughnane.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCOMPETITIVE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength26%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

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

Class-adjusted form 5.4 /10 (raw 4.7)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C4.2
Today: 4
Class gap: -0.2
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack3 @ Haydock 23/05/2025 · Pos 2nd of 5 · OR - · 6f212y Goo 133 · HIGHER CLASS23/0534 @ Salisbury 25/06/2025 · Pos 3rd of 5 · OR - · 6f213y GF 1332 @ Goodwood 02/08/2025 · Pos 6th of 12 · OR - · 7f Goo 128 · HIGHER CLASS2/0824 @ Southwell 07/04/2026 · Pos 7th of 7 · OR 81 · 1m13y Std 136 · below its mark07/04/2026 · OR 81 par4 @ Nottingham 19/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 9 · OR 79 · 1m75y Goo 134 · beat its mark19/05/2026 · OR 79 par19/054OR 794 @ Chepstow 06/06/2026 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR 78 · 7f16y Sft 134 · beat its mark06/06/2026 · OR 78 par4 @ Doncaster 09/07/2026 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR 76 · 1m2f43y GF 128 · beat its mark09/07/2026 · OR 76 par9/074OR 764 @ Newbury 26/08/2026 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR 75 · 1m2f GF 130 · beat its mark26/08/2026 · OR 75 par5 @ Epsom Downs 10/09/2026 · Pos 5th of 10 · OR 74 · 1m113y Goo 134 · beat its mark10/09/2026 · OR 74 par10/095OR 74projClass-projected finish: 7th of 14
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-10Epsom Downs55th6th1
2026-08-26Newbury44th4th0
2026-07-09Doncaster46th6th0
2026-06-06Chepstow44th4th0
2026-05-19Nottingham45th5th0
2026-04-07Southwell47th7th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today23/057/049/0710/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 1469% of fieldRange 1-4 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength100%

Delivery trend +7.1% per run

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 5th of 14. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
23/05/20252nd7/282%75%-0.07
25/06/20253rd4/179%50%-0.29
02/08/20256th25/10%55%+0.55
07/04/20267th12/137%0%-0.37
19/05/20265th22/10%50%+0.50
06/06/20264th8/158%50%-0.08
09/07/20266th22/10%29%+0.29
26/08/20264th18/15%50%+0.45
10/09/20265th18/15%56%+0.50