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5yo Gelding · 8-9 · OR 83

Goodwood · Heineken Handicap · 1m

#6

Rank

Odds

10/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#6

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Kickstarted 2026 with 7f wins at Doncaster and Southwell. Form levelled off over the summer but he was back on the up with a close second of 11 over 9f at Yarmouth (good) last month. Same mark today.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readPROGRESSIVE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move1
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 5.8 /10 (raw 4.5)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C2.8
Today: 2
Class gap: -0.8
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Yarmouth 06/10/2025 · Pos 10th of 13 · OR 79 · 1m3y Gd 139 · below its mark06/10/2025 · OR 79 par6/104OR 794 @ Doncaster 29/03/2026 · Pos 1st of 16 · OR 78 · 7f6y GS 133 · beat its mark29/03/2026 · OR 78 par4 @ Southwell 30/04/2026 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 82 · 7f14y Std 137 · beat its mark30/04/2026 · OR 82 par30/044OR 824 @ Newmarket 16/05/2026 · Pos 2nd of 12 · OR 84 · 1m Goo 134 · beat its mark16/05/2026 · OR 84 par2 @ Epsom Downs 05/06/2026 · Pos 9th of 18 · OR 84 · 1m113y Goo 122 · beat its mark05/06/2026 · OR 84 par5/062OR 844 @ Ripon 18/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR 84 · 1m Goo 134 · beat its mark18/07/2026 · OR 84 par2 @ Southwell 06/08/2026 · Pos 4th of 12 · OR 84 · 1m3f24y Std 118 · beat its mark06/08/2026 · OR 84 par6/082OR 842 @ York 21/08/2026 · Pos 8th of 16 · OR 84 · 1m3f188y GS 122 · beat its mark21/08/2026 · OR 84 par3 @ Yarmouth 16/09/2026 · Pos 2nd of 11 · OR 83 · 1m1f21y Goo 130 · beat its mark16/09/2026 · OR 83 par16/093OR 83projClass-projected finish: 2nd of 8
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-16Yarmouth32nd3rd1
2026-08-21York28th8th0
2026-08-06Southwell24th4th0
2026-07-18Ripon44th6th2
2026-06-05Epsom Downs29th9th0
2026-05-16Newmarket42nd4th2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today6/1016/056/0816/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 843% of fieldRange 1-3 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength100%

Delivery trend +10.7% per run

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 5th of 8. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
06/10/202510th4/179%25%-0.54
29/03/20261st10/382%100%+0.18
30/04/20261st6/594%100%+0.06
16/05/20262nd13/266%91%+0.25
05/06/20269th22/10%53%+0.53
18/07/20264th6/492%50%-0.42
06/08/20264th28/10%73%+0.73
21/08/20268th33/10%53%+0.53
16/09/20262nd14/126%90%+0.64