15

Ridger

3yo Gelding · 8-9 · OR 46

Leicester · Visit racingtv.com Apprentice Handicap · 7f

#13

Rank

Odds

6/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#13

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Much improved with a tongue tie added (retained) when second of 6 in classified event at Ffos Las (6f, good to firm) 24 days ago. Good shout if he can build on that now stepping back up in trip.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move1
Strength60%

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 3 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 5.2 /10 (raw 6.6)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.8
Today: 6
Class gap: +1.2
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Brighton 21/06/2026 · Pos 6th of 6 · OR - · 5f215y Goo 133 · HIGHER CLASS21/0644 @ Wolverhampton 17/07/2026 · Pos 9th of 9 · OR - · 7f36y Std 133 · HIGHER CLASS17/0744 @ Southwell 23/07/2026 · Pos 9th of 13 · OR - · 7f14y Std 133 · HIGHER CLASS23/0746 @ Lingfield 13/08/2026 · Pos 7th of 8 · OR 50 · 6f1y Std 131 · beat its mark13/08/2026 · OR 50 par13/086OR 506 @ Ffos Las 27/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR 46 · 6f Gd 132 · beat its mark27/08/2026 · OR 46 par27/086OR 46projClass-projected finish: 8th of 15
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-27Ffos Las62nd2nd0
2026-08-13Lingfield67th7th0
2026-07-23Southwell49th7th+2
2026-07-17Wolverhampton49th7th+2
2026-06-21Brighton46th4th+2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today21/0617/0723/0713/0827/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish9th of 1543% of fieldRange 1-8 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength92%

Delivery trend +7.4% per run

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 9th of 15. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
21/06/20266th12/137%0%-0.37
17/07/20269th33/10%0%0.00
23/07/20269th200/10%33%+0.33
13/08/20267th22/10%14%+0.14
27/08/20262nd5/287%80%-0.07