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Assail

6yo Gelding · 9-9 · OR 83

Southwell · Weekend Winners On At The Races Handicap (GBBPlus Race) · 1m 4f 14y

#5

Rank

Odds

11/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

2%

Rank

#5

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Winless since 2024 but he comes here in very good form, conceding first run to the winner when second of 6 in handicap at Sandown (1¼m, good) in July. Must enter calculations after a break.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength44%

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 3.8 /10 (raw 3.9)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C3.0
Today: 3
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack3 @ Kempton 03/07/2025 · Pos 5th of 14 · OR 89 · 1m3f219y Sta 134 · beat its mark03/07/2025 · OR 89 par3/073OR 892 @ Ascot 25/07/2025 · Pos 2nd of 5 · OR 88 · 1m3f211y Goo 136 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark25/07/2025 · OR 88 par3 @ Kempton 06/09/2025 · Pos 9th of 11 · OR 87 · 1m3f219y Sta 127 · beat its mark06/09/2025 · OR 87 par6/093OR 873 @ Southwell 21/09/2025 · Pos 2nd of 11 · OR 86 · 1m4f14y Sta 139 · beat its mark21/09/2025 · OR 86 par2 @ Southwell 28/11/2025 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR 87 · 1m4f14y Std 133 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark28/11/2025 · OR 87 par28/112OR 873 @ Southwell 01/01/2026 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR 86 · 1m4f14y Std 131 · beat its mark01/01/2026 · OR 86 par2 @ Kempton 28/01/2026 · Pos 4th of 10 · OR 84 · 1m2f219y 121 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark28/01/2026 · OR 84 par28/012OR 844 @ Kempton 29/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 12 · OR 83 · 1m2f219y Sta 133 · beat its mark29/06/2026 · OR 83 par4 @ Sandown 23/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR 83 · 1m1f209y Goo 133 · beat its mark23/07/2026 · OR 83 par23/074OR 83projClass-projected finish: 4th of 10
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-23Sandown42nd3rd1
2026-06-29Kempton43rd4th1
2026-01-28Kempton24th3rd+1
2026-01-01Southwell36th6th0
2025-11-28Southwell26th5th+1
2025-09-21Southwell32nd2nd0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today3/0721/0928/0123/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 1089% of fieldRange 1-10 · 68%
EDGING AHEADslightly over its price
Trend
Strength54%

Delivery trend +4.0% per run

What the projection says

Edging in front of its market price lately. Projected 2nd of 10. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
03/07/20255th6/168%69%+0.01
25/07/20252nd7/282%75%-0.07
06/09/20259th4/179%20%-0.59
21/09/20252nd7/163%90%+0.27
28/11/20256th5/174%17%-0.57
01/01/20266th7/282%29%-0.53
28/01/20264th12/137%67%+0.30
29/06/20263rd10/147%82%+0.34
23/07/20262nd5/174%80%+0.06