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Dakota Brave

2yo Colt · 9-6 · OR 62

Redcar · Happy Birthday Mark Holton Nursery · 7f 219y

#4

Rank

Odds

10/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

4%

Rank

#4

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Standout effort when third of 9 in maiden at Newcastle in June. Ran his worst race to date on nursery debut at Catterick (7f, good to firm) 9 weeks ago and has been freshened up since. Upped further in trip.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
AHEAD OF MARKedges past its mark
Move2
Strength92%

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. Its finishes have been edging past what its mark implies.

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 2.0 /10 (raw 4.4)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C4.0
Today: 6
Class gap: +2.0
Higher-class runs: 5
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Lingfield 30/04/2026 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR - · 6f1y Std 127 · HIGHER CLASS30/0452 @ Hamilton 17/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR - · 6f6y Gd 133 · HIGHER CLASS17/0524 @ Newcastle 25/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR - · 7f14y Sta 133 · HIGHER CLASS25/0644 @ Chepstow 08/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR 68 · 7f16y GF 133 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark08/07/2026 · OR 68 par8/074OR 685 @ Catterick 22/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 4 · OR 66 · 7f6y GF 127 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark22/07/2026 · OR 66 par22/075OR 66projClass-projected finish: 3rd of 10
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-22Catterick54th3rd+1
2026-07-08Chepstow44th2nd+2
2026-06-25Newcastle43rd1st+2
2026-05-17Hamilton25th0th+4
2026-04-30Lingfield56th5th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today30/0417/0525/068/0722/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 1056% of fieldRange 8-10 · 68%
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength0%

Delivery trend -5.6% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 5th of 10. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
30/04/20266th11/142%17%-0.25
17/05/20265th17/255%20%-0.35
25/06/20263rd5/287%75%-0.12
08/07/20264th11/271%50%-0.21
22/07/20264th15/261%0%-0.61