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Hammer Blow

4yo Gelding · 9-3 · OR 44

Greyville · Live It. Love It. Own It. www.racecoast.co.za C Stakes · 4f 214y

#6

Rank

Odds

7/2

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#6

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Winner at Vaal in May. Fourth of 5 in handicap (11/2) at Vaal (5f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Makes all weather debut. First run for yard after leaving R. R. Magner.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readPROGRESSIVE
NO MARKno handicap runs to read
Move3
Strength19%

What the class read says

Stepping up in class, but the evidence backs it — has run against higher-rated rivals and held its own.

Class-adjusted form 5.5 /10 (raw 3.8)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C7.0
Today:
Class gap: -2.5
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Turffontein 07/02/2026 · Pos 10th of 10 · OR - · 6f211y Gd 1327/02C8C8 @ Turffontein 14/03/2026 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR - · 4f214y Gd 132C8 @ Vaal 28/03/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR - · 5f212y GS 13228/03C8C8 @ Vaal 04/05/2026 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR - · 4f214y Gd 132C8 @ Vaal 14/05/2026 · Pos 1st of 4 · OR - · 4f214y Gd 13214/05C8C7 @ Vaal 26/05/2026 · Pos 3rd of 13 · OR - · 4f214y 127C6 @ Vaal 25/06/2026 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR - · 4f214y Gd 12125/06C6C7 @ Vaal 30/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR - · 4f214y Gd 132C7 @ Vaal 13/08/2026 · Pos 4th of 5 · OR - · 4f214y GS 13313/08C7projClass-projected finish: 7th of 7
Actual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-13Vaal?4th7th2
2026-07-30Vaal?3rd6th2
2026-06-25Vaal?2nd4th2
2026-05-26Vaal?3rd6th2
2026-05-14Vaal?1st5th4
2026-05-04Vaal?2nd6th4

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today7/024/0525/0613/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 733% of fieldRange 1-5 · 68%
EDGING AHEADslightly over its price
Trend
Strength76%

Delivery trend -0.7% per run

What the projection says

Edging in front of its market price lately. Projected 5th of 7.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
07/02/202610th25/10%0%0.00
14/03/20263rd5/287%60%-0.27
28/03/20264th3/184%63%-0.22
04/05/20262nd9/276%86%+0.09
14/05/20261st13/891%100%+0.09
26/05/20263rd16/116%83%+0.68
25/06/20262nd9/276%88%+0.11
30/07/20263rd3/184%67%-0.18
13/08/20264th5/174%25%-0.49