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Our Soldier

7yo Gelding · 11-12

Listowel · Thorn Plant Hire Beginners Chase · 2m 6f

#1

Rank

Odds

14/1

Win Prob

21%

Place Prob

27%

Rank

#1

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Defied a rise of 8 lb for Wexford to further his excellent start in handicap hurdles in 15-runner event at Bellewstown in July 2025 (when trained by E. J. O'Grady). Type to make a chaser but he'll find easier openings than this.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
RUNS TO MARKfinishes near its mark
Move
Strength7%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade.

Class-adjusted form 3.2 /10 (raw 3.9)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C9.2
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC0 @ Leopardstown 26/12/2023 · Pos 5th of 12 · OR - · 2m Yie 16426/12C?C0 @ Limerick 10/03/2024 · Pos 7th of 8 · OR - · 2m50y Hvy 166C8 @ Down Royal 26/12/2024 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR - · 2m1f53y Goo 16226/12C8C8 @ Punchestown 24/02/2025 · Pos 3rd of 10 · OR - · 2m4f23y Hvy 158C8 @ Cork 20/03/2025 · Pos 9th of 19 · OR - · 2m4f Goo 16620/03C8BHA98 @ Bellewstown 12/04/2025 · Pos 2nd of 11 · OR 98 · 3m25y Gd 164 · below its mark12/04/2025 · OR 98 parBHA102 @ Wexford 17/05/2025 · Pos 1st of 13 · OR 102 · 3m Goo 152 · beat its mark17/05/2025 · OR 102 par17/05102OR 102BHA110 @ Bellewstown 05/07/2025 · Pos 1st of 15 · OR 110 · 3m116y Gd 156 · beat its mark05/07/2025 · OR 110 par5/07110OR 110projClass-projected finish: 1st of 13
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2025-07-05BellewstownBHA1101st1st0
2025-05-17WexfordBHA1021st1st0
2025-04-12BellewstownBHA982nd2nd0
2025-03-20Cork?9th9th0
2025-02-24Punchestown?3rd3rd0
2024-12-26Down Royal?3rd3rd0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today26/1224/0217/055/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 13100% of fieldRange 1-11 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength72%

Delivery trend +3.7% per run

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 1st of 13. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
26/12/20235th33/10%64%+0.64
10/03/20247th16/583%14%-0.69
26/12/20243rd8/158%71%+0.14
24/02/20253rd20/10%78%+0.78
20/03/20259th16/116%56%+0.40
12/04/20252nd11/142%90%+0.48
17/05/20251st7/163%100%+0.37
05/07/20251st9/276%100%+0.24