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Kesta

3yo Gelding · 9-6 · OR 74

Goodwood · Virgin Bet A Good Bet Handicap · 6f

#4

Rank

Odds

20/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#4

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Kept busy as a juvenile, winning 3 times at 5f/6f, but he has yet to hit top form in 4 runs this season. Needs to take a big step back in the right direction.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
RUNS TO MARKfinishes near its mark
Move
Strength53%

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.

Held its own mid-division in 0 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 2 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 7.3 /10 (raw 5.2)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C3.3
Today: 4
Class gap: +0.7
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Sandown 30/07/2025 · Pos 3rd of 5 · OR 79 · 5f10y Goo 130 · beat its mark30/07/2025 · OR 79 par30/074OR 794 @ Windsor 18/08/2025 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR 78 · 5f21y Goo 132 · beat its mark18/08/2025 · OR 78 par2 @ Newmarket 23/08/2025 · Pos 3rd of 20 · OR 78 · 6f GF 125 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark23/08/2025 · OR 78 par23/082OR 782 @ Nottingham 02/10/2025 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 79 · 6f18y Goo 135 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark02/10/2025 · OR 79 par4 @ Newbury 25/10/2025 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR 82 · 6f Sft 132 · below its mark25/10/2025 · OR 82 par25/104OR 822 @ Newmarket 02/05/2026 · Pos 11th of 11 · OR 82 · 6f GF 120 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark02/05/2026 · OR 82 par4 @ Windsor 23/05/2026 · Pos 11th of 14 · OR 80 · 6f12y GF 135 · below its mark23/05/2026 · OR 80 par23/054OR 804 @ Goodwood 19/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 78 · 5f Goo 135 · beat its mark19/06/2026 · OR 78 par4 @ Goodwood 29/07/2026 · Pos 13th of 26 · OR 76 · 6f Goo 129 · beat its mark29/07/2026 · OR 76 par29/074OR 76projClass-projected finish: 14th of 16
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-29Goodwood413th13th0
2026-06-19Goodwood45th5th0
2026-05-23Windsor411th11th0
2026-05-02Newmarket211th9th+2
2025-10-25Newbury46th6th0
2025-10-02Nottingham21st-1th+2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today30/072/1023/0529/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish9th of 1647% of fieldRange 10-17 · 68%
SLIPPINGslightly under its price
Trend
Strength0%

Delivery trend -1.6% per run

What the projection says

Slipping just behind its market price recently. Projected 9th of 16.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
30/07/20253rd13/266%50%-0.16
18/08/20253rd12/137%75%+0.38
23/08/20253rd12/137%89%+0.53
02/10/20251st5/287%100%+0.13
25/10/20256th8/158%17%-0.41
02/05/202611th40/10%0%0.00
23/05/202611th6/168%23%-0.45
19/06/20265th8/158%43%-0.15
29/07/202613th66/10%52%+0.52