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Astracornus

3yo Gelding · 9-0 · OR 74

Newmarket · Budds Horseracing Memorabilia Handicap (GBBPlus Race) · 1m 4f

#6

Rank

Odds

13/2

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#6

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Successful on handicap debut at Nottingham prior to being narrowly denied at Newbury (both solid form). Creditable 3¼-length fourth of 13 at Goodwood latest, a more marked tendency to hang right possibly more to do with the track. Extra furlong will suit and could be in the mix if improving for it.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength52%

What the class read says

Has campaigned at a higher grade and now drops into weaker company. Dropping in class here looks deliberate, not a concession. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Held its own mid-division in 3 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.4 /10 (raw 4.8)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C3.7
Today: 4
Class gap: +0.3
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack2 @ Chelmsford City 06/11/2025 · Pos 10th of 14 · OR - · 1m Std 130 · HIGHER CLASS6/1123 @ Leicester 25/04/2026 · Pos 6th of 6 · OR - · 1m2f Goo 125 · HIGHER CLASS25/0434 @ Leicester 25/05/2026 · Pos 6th of 12 · OR - · 1m2f Goo 12825/0545 @ Nottingham 20/06/2026 · Pos 1st of 5 · OR 67 · 1m2f50y Goo 130 · beat its mark20/06/2026 · OR 67 par20/065OR 675 @ Newbury 09/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 73 · 1m2f GF 134 · beat its mark09/07/2026 · OR 73 par9/075OR 733 @ Goodwood 31/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 13 · OR 74 · 1m3f44y GF 119 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark31/07/2026 · OR 74 par31/073OR 74projClass-projected finish: 5th of 9
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-31Goodwood34th3rd+1
2026-07-09Newbury52nd3rd1
2026-06-20Nottingham51st2nd1
2026-05-25Leicester46th6th0
2026-04-25Leicester36th5th+1
2025-11-06Chelmsford City210th8th+2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today6/1125/0425/0520/069/0731/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 950% of fieldRange 2-6 · 68%
RUNS TO FORMmatches its price
Trend
Strength62%

Delivery trend -2.3% per run

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 5th of 9. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
06/11/202510th20/10%31%+0.31
25/04/20266th40/10%0%0.00
25/05/20266th4/179%55%-0.24
20/06/20261st5/287%100%+0.13
09/07/20262nd5/287%83%-0.04
31/07/20264th13/266%75%+0.09