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Sydney Carton

2yo Gelding · 9-2 · OR 76

Newmarket · Plantation Stud British EBF Maiden Stakes · 1m

#3

Rank

Odds

7/1

Win Prob

2%

Place Prob

9%

Rank

#3

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Improved on the back of a gelding operation when 1½ lengths third of 9 to Wykehurst Park in maiden at Yarmouth (9f, good) last week, despite not looking entirely straightforward. Looks vulnerable for win purposes in this company.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength23%

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.

Dropping 2 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 7.0 /10 (raw 6.8)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C3.2
Today: 3
Class gap: -0.2
Higher-class runs: 1

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Beverley 27/05/2026 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR - · 7f96y Goo 13327/0541 @ Royal Ascot 18/06/2026 · Pos 14th of 14 · OR - · 7f GF 131 · HIGHER CLASS18/0614 @ Chester 10/07/2026 · Pos 7th of 12 · OR - · 6f17y Goo 13310/0744 @ Yarmouth 17/09/2026 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR 71 · 1m1f21y Gd 133 · beat its mark17/09/2026 · OR 71 par17/094OR 71projClass-projected finish: 2nd of 4
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-17Yarmouth43rd4th1
2026-07-10Chester47th8th1
2026-06-18Royal Ascot114th11th+2
2026-05-27Beverley43rd4th1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today27/0518/0610/0717/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 783% of fieldRange 1-1 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength100%

Delivery trend +26.1% per run

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 2nd of 7. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
27/05/20263rd5/174%71%-0.02
18/06/202614th100/10%0%0.00
10/07/20267th16/116%45%+0.30
17/09/20263rd22/10%75%+0.75