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His Finest Hour

5yo Gelding · 9-2 · OR 68

Redcar · Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Handicap (GBBPlus Race) · 1m 2f 1y

#9

Rank

Odds

20/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#9

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Positive signs at Ripon last month on first 2 starts for current connections, runner-up dropped back to 1m on second occasion. However, has taken backwards steps the last twice, down the field at Doncaster 12 days ago.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength20%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Class-adjusted form 5.7 /10 (raw 4.6)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.2
Today: 4
Class gap: -0.2
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Newbury 18/07/2025 · Pos 4th of 5 · OR 74 · 1m4f Goo 132 · beat its mark18/07/2025 · OR 74 par18/074OR 745 @ Epsom Downs 31/07/2025 · Pos 2nd of 5 · OR 74 · 1m2f17y Goo 136 · beat its mark31/07/2025 · OR 74 par4 @ Haydock 10/08/2025 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR 72 · 1m2f100y Goo 130 · beat its mark10/08/2025 · OR 72 par10/084OR 724 @ Doncaster 14/09/2025 · Pos 6th of 11 · OR 72 · 1m2f43y Goo 136 · beat its mark14/09/2025 · OR 72 par4 @ Southwell 23/10/2025 · Pos 2nd of 12 · OR 71 · 1m3f23y Std 126 · beat its mark23/10/2025 · OR 71 par23/104OR 714 @ Ripon 03/08/2026 · Pos 3rd of 5 · OR 73 · 1m1f170y Goo 131 · beat its mark03/08/2026 · OR 73 par4 @ Ripon 15/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR 71 · 1m Goo 128 · beat its mark15/08/2026 · OR 71 par15/084OR 715 @ Ripon 01/09/2026 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR 71 · 1m1f170y Sft 138 · beat its mark01/09/2026 · OR 71 par4 @ Doncaster 11/09/2026 · Pos 15th of 17 · OR 71 · 1m2f43y Goo 133 · beat its mark11/09/2026 · OR 71 par11/094OR 71projClass-projected finish: 11th of 12
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-11Doncaster415th15th0
2026-09-01Ripon55th6th1
2026-08-15Ripon42nd2nd0
2026-08-03Ripon43rd3rd0
2025-10-23Southwell42nd2nd0
2025-09-14Doncaster46th6th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today18/0714/0915/0811/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish10th of 1218% of fieldRange 3-12 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength19%

Delivery trend +3.8% per run

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 10th of 12. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
18/07/20254th9/276%25%-0.51
31/07/20252nd11/893%75%-0.18
10/08/20252nd5/174%86%+0.12
14/09/20256th13/266%50%-0.16
23/10/20252nd10/147%91%+0.44
03/08/20263rd12/137%50%+0.13
15/08/20262nd22/10%89%+0.89
01/09/20265th5/287%33%-0.54
11/09/202615th14/126%13%-0.14