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War Reporter

5yo Gelding · 9-7 · OR 81

Scottsville · Lucky Fish Aviator Class 4 · 7f 210y

#3

Rank

Odds

7/2

Win Prob

12%

Place Prob

20%

Rank

#3

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win at Vaal in May. 4/1, good second of 8 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 81 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readSTEP-UP TEST
NO MARKno handicap runs to read
Move2
Strength0%

What the class read says

Stepping up in grade without clear higher-class evidence yet. Not automatically a negative, especially for a lightly-raced or progressive type.

Class-adjusted form 5.1 /10 (raw 5.1)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C6.1
Today: 4
Class gap: -2.1
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC6 @ Turffontein 17/05/2025 · Pos 8th of 14 · OR - · 7f210y Gd 12617/05C6C7 @ Turffontein 05/06/2025 · Pos 5th of 11 · OR - · 7f210y Gd 136C6 @ Turffontein 23/06/2025 · Pos 4th of 13 · OR - · 1m1f208y Gd 12323/06C6C5 @ Turffontein 06/07/2025 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR - · 1m209y Gd 132C7 @ Vaal 24/07/2025 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR - · 7f210y Gd 13124/07C7C7 @ Vaal 28/03/2026 · Pos 3rd of 10 · OR - · 1m110y GS 130C7 @ Turffontein 30/04/2026 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR - · 7f210y Gd 13230/04C7C7 @ Vaal 28/05/2026 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR - · 1m99y Gd 137C6 @ Vaal 02/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR - · 7f210y Gd 1252/07C6projClass-projected finish: 4th of 10
Actual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-02Vaal?2nd4th2
2026-05-28Vaal?1st4th3
2026-04-30Turffontein?1st4th3
2026-03-28Vaal?3rd6th3
2025-07-24Vaal?6th9th3
2025-07-06Turffontein?2nd3rd1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today17/056/0730/042/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 1078% of fieldRange 1-4 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength81%

Delivery trend -1.7% per run

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 3rd of 10.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
17/05/20258th25/10%46%+0.46
05/06/20255th15/261%60%-0.01
23/06/20254th9/276%75%-0.01
06/07/20252nd11/486%86%+0.00
24/07/20256th9/153%44%-0.08
28/03/20263rd11/271%78%+0.07
30/04/20261st15/890%100%+0.10
28/05/20261st7/491%100%+0.09
02/07/20262nd4/179%86%+0.07