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Opal Storm

6yo Mare · 9-0 · OR 54

Beverley · Eddie And Violet Smith Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) · 5f

#2

Rank

Odds

200/1

Win Prob

41%

Place Prob

35%

Rank

#2

Timeform

Commentary

Third win of a productive campaign when landing a big-field sprint at Ayr (5f, soft) last Thursday but faces a very stiff task on these terms.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readPROGRESSIVE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move4
Strength20%

What the class read says

Stepping up in class, but the evidence backs it — has run against higher-rated rivals and held its own. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Class-adjusted form 9.0 /10 (raw 5.3)

Highest class: 5
Recent avg: C5.5
Today: 2
Class gap: -3.5
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack6 @ Doncaster 24/04/2026 · Pos 5th of 14 · OR 55 · 5f3y Goo 135 · beat its mark24/04/2026 · OR 55 par24/046OR 556 @ Hamilton 03/05/2026 · Pos 12th of 12 · OR 55 · 5f7y Gd 126 · below its mark03/05/2026 · OR 55 par6 @ Beverley 14/07/2026 · Pos 8th of 10 · OR 55 · 5f Goo 135 · beat its mark14/07/2026 · OR 55 par14/076OR 556 @ Beverley 20/07/2026 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR 55 · 5f Goo 125 · beat its mark20/07/2026 · OR 55 par5 @ Beverley 28/07/2026 · Pos 8th of 9 · OR 53 · 5f Goo 130 · beat its mark28/07/2026 · OR 53 par28/075OR 535 @ Beverley 13/08/2026 · Pos 9th of 10 · OR 57 · 5f Goo 117 · beat its mark13/08/2026 · OR 57 par6 @ Musselburgh 24/08/2026 · Pos 4th of 10 · OR 55 · 5f1y Goo 135 · beat its mark24/08/2026 · OR 55 par24/086OR 556 @ Carlisle 09/09/2026 · Pos 6th of 12 · OR 55 · 5f Goo 131 · beat its mark09/09/2026 · OR 55 par5 @ Ayr 17/09/2026 · Pos 1st of 20 · OR 55 · 5f Goo 123 · beat its mark17/09/2026 · OR 55 par17/095OR 55projClass-projected finish: 6th of 6
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-17Ayr51st5th3
2026-09-09Carlisle66th11th4
2026-08-24Musselburgh64th9th4
2026-08-13Beverley59th13th3
2026-07-28Beverley58th12th3
2026-07-20Beverley61st6th4

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today24/0420/0724/0817/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 680% of fieldRange 1-6 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength68%

Delivery trend +9.4% per run

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 2nd of 6. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
24/04/20265th13/266%69%+0.03
03/05/202612th17/255%0%-0.55
14/07/20268th22/10%22%+0.22
20/07/20261st25/10%100%+1.00
28/07/20268th17/255%13%-0.43
13/08/20269th33/10%11%+0.11
24/08/20264th9/153%67%+0.14
09/09/20266th16/116%55%+0.39
17/09/20261st22/10%100%+1.00