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Shifting Path

7yo Gelding · 8-6 · OR 72

Durbanville · Join The Passion Apprentice Class 5 · 6f 47y

#1

Rank

Odds

3/1

Win Prob

87%

Place Prob

62%

Rank

#1

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

C&D winner. Twenty seven runs since last win in 2024. Third of 6 in handicap at this C&D (good, 6/1) 32 days ago.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength62%

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 1 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 5.5)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.8
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.2
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Durbanville 11/02/2026 · Pos 8th of 9 · OR 72 · 6f47y Gd 127 · below its mark11/02/2026 · OR 72 par11/025OR 72C5 @ Kenilworth 25/02/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 72 · 5f212y Gd 136 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark25/02/2026 · OR 72 par5 @ Durbanville 21/03/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 72 · 6f47y Gd 125 · beat its mark21/03/2026 · OR 72 par21/035OR 72C5 @ Kenilworth 18/04/2026 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 72 · 4f214y Gd 116 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark18/04/2026 · OR 72 par5 @ Kenilworth 19/05/2026 · Pos 6th of 12 · OR 72 · 5f212y GS 122 · beat its mark19/05/2026 · OR 72 par19/055OR 725 @ Kenilworth 16/06/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 72 · 5f212y Sft 120 · beat its mark16/06/2026 · OR 72 parC5 @ Durbanville 18/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 10 · OR 72 · 4f214y Gd 129 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark18/07/2026 · OR 72 par18/07C5OR 725 @ Kenilworth 05/08/2026 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 72 · 5f212y GS 119 · beat its mark05/08/2026 · OR 72 par5 @ Durbanville 22/08/2026 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 72 · 6f47y Gd 119 · beat its mark22/08/2026 · OR 72 par22/085OR 72projClass-projected finish: 2nd 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
2026-08-22Durbanville53rd3rd0
2026-08-05Kenilworth53rd3rd0
2026-07-18Durbanville?3rd2nd+1
2026-06-16Kenilworth54th4th0
2026-05-19Kenilworth56th6th0
2026-04-18Kenilworth?5th4th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today11/0218/0418/0722/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 7100% of fieldRange 1-3 · 68%
EDGING AHEADslightly over its price
Trend
Strength80%

Delivery trend -3.6% per run

What the projection says

Edging in front of its market price lately. Projected 1st of 7. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
11/02/20268th22/10%13%+0.13
25/02/20264th16/116%63%+0.47
21/03/20264th9/153%57%+0.05
18/04/20265th14/126%43%+0.17
19/05/20266th12/137%55%+0.18
16/06/20264th10/147%63%+0.15
18/07/20263rd9/153%78%+0.25
05/08/20263rd7/282%71%-0.10
22/08/20263rd6/168%60%-0.08