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6yo Gelding · 11-12 · OR 149

Listowel · Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) · 2m 7f 180y

#3

Rank

Odds

6/1

Win Prob

3%

Place Prob

9%

Rank

#3

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Placed in a Grade 1 over hurdles and opened chase account when landing the odds at Cork in April. Improved when following up 2½m listed handicap at the Punchestown Festival. Ran too badly to be true last time. Likely favourite and choice of Townend so major claims if stamina holds.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
▼ OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move▬
Strength0%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Its recent finishes fall short of what its mark implies — the rating may flatter it.

Class-adjusted form 4.3 /10 (raw 4.1)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C1.0
Today: 1
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Clonmel 15/01/2025 · Pos 1st of 17 · OR - · 2m202y Sft 16615/01C81 @ Cheltenham 11/03/2025 · Pos 9th of 11 · OR - · 2m87y GS 1611 @ Aintree 05/04/2025 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR - · 2m4f Gd 1615/0411 @ Punchestown 02/05/2025 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 141 · 2m4f140y Yie 166 · below its mark02/05/2025 · OR 141 parC0 @ Naas 15/12/2025 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR - · 2m4f40y Hvy 16615/12C?C0 @ Gowran Park 22/01/2026 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR - · 2m4f Hvy 166C0 @ Cork 05/04/2026 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR - · 2m1f45y Yie 1665/04C?1 @ Punchestown 01/05/2026 · Pos 1st of 22 · OR 141 · 2m4f55y Yie 165 · beat its mark01/05/2026 · OR 141 par1 @ Galway 29/07/2026 · Pos 15th of 22 · OR 149 · 2m6f111y Gd 162 · below its mark29/07/2026 · OR 149 par29/071OR 149projClass-projected finish: 6th of 21
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-29Galway115th15th0
2026-05-01Punchestown11st1st0
2026-04-05Cork?1st1st0
2026-01-22Gowran Park?2nd2nd0
2025-12-15Naas?3rd3rd0
2025-05-02Punchestown14th4th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today15/012/055/0429/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 2175% of fieldRange 5-17 · 68%
▼ UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend▼
Strength48%

Delivery trend -4.9% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 6th of 21. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
15/01/20251st4/797%100%+0.03
11/03/20259th80/10%20%+0.20
05/04/20253rd12/137%75%+0.38
02/05/20254th14/126%57%+0.31
15/12/20253rd8/1397%75%-0.22
22/01/20262nd1/195%88%-0.07
05/04/20261st8/1196%100%+0.04
01/05/20261st7/282%100%+0.18
29/07/202615th9/276%33%-0.43