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Pen And Sword

3yo Gelding · 8-13

Chantilly · Prix Du Cabinet Des Gemmes Stakes · 5f 212y

#5

Rank

Odds

8/1

Win Prob

1%

Place Prob

5%

Rank

#5

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
NO MARKno handicap runs to read
Move3
Strength88%

What the class read says

The stable looks to have run this horse in stronger races to keep its official rating low — today's class drop may be intentional. Worth watching at a price.

Held its own mid-division in 4 of 5 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 4 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 2.9 /10 (raw 5.3)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C1.3
Today:
Class gap: +3.2
Higher-class runs: 5
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC5 @ Chantilly 01/06/2025 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR - · 5f102y GS 1281/06C5C5 @ Vichy 18/07/2025 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR - · 4f213y Sft 120C1 @ Deauville 09/08/2025 · Pos 7th of 7 · OR - · 4f213y GS 127 · HIGHER CLASS9/08C1C1 @ ParisLongchamp 31/08/2025 · Pos 9th of 10 · OR - · 4f213y Sft 125 · HIGHER CLASS1 @ Deauville 06/02/2026 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR - · 6f101y Std 125 · HIGHER CLASS6/0212 @ Chantilly 03/03/2026 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR - · 6f101y Std 125 · HIGHER CLASS1 @ Chantilly 28/04/2026 · Pos 9th of 12 · OR - · 5f212y Gd 125 · HIGHER CLASS28/041C0 @ Deauville 06/08/2026 · Pos 7th of 7 · OR - · 6f101y Std 1182 @ La Teste De Buch 05/09/2026 · Pos 4th of 11 · OR - · 6f211y Gd 125 · HIGHER CLASS5/092projClass-projected finish: 4th of 8
Actual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-05La Teste De Buch24th1st+3
2026-08-06Deauville?7th7th0
2026-04-28Chantilly19th5th+4
2026-03-03Chantilly23rd0th+3
2026-02-06Deauville14th0th+4
2025-08-31ParisLongchamp?9th4th+4

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today1/0631/0828/045/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 843% of fieldRange 1-4 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength89%

Delivery trend +3.9% 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 8. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
01/06/20254th8/158%63%+0.05
18/07/20251st5/287%100%+0.13
09/08/20257th16/116%0%-0.16
31/08/20259th80/10%11%+0.11
06/02/20264th18/15%40%+0.35
03/03/20263rd4/179%67%-0.12
28/04/20269th14/126%27%+0.01
06/08/20267th25/10%0%0.00
05/09/20264th33/10%70%+0.70