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Cancan In The Rain

6yo Gelding · 10-0 · OR 75

Newmarket · JRA Japan Cup Handicap · 1m

#1

Rank

Odds

12/1

Win Prob

44%

Place Prob

29%

Rank

#1

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Completed a double on July course here (1m) last summer. Bright start for current yard prior to shaping as though amiss at Ascot last time. Bit to find at the weights, even if back on song in another change of headgear.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move1
Strength61%

What the class read says

The stable looks to have run this horse in stronger races to keep its official rating low — today's class drop may be intentional. Worth watching at a price. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Held its own mid-division in 5 of 6 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.3 /10 (raw 4.8)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C4.0
Today: 5
Class gap: +1.0
Higher-class runs: 6
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Doncaster 04/07/2025 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR 68 · 7f213y GF 135 · beat its mark04/07/2025 · OR 68 par4/075OR 685 @ Southwell 01/08/2025 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR 69 · 7f14y Std 134 · beat its mark01/08/2025 · OR 69 par5 @ Newmarket 15/08/2025 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 72 · 1m GF 135 · beat its mark15/08/2025 · OR 72 par15/085OR 724 @ Ascot 03/10/2025 · Pos 4th of 17 · OR 78 · 7f GS 159 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark03/10/2025 · OR 78 par4 @ Yarmouth 18/06/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 78 · 1m3y GF 133 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark18/06/2026 · OR 78 par18/064OR 784 @ Ascot 11/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 17 · OR 77 · 7f GF 139 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark11/07/2026 · OR 77 par4 @ York 25/07/2026 · Pos 8th of 15 · OR 77 · 7f192y Goo 133 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark25/07/2026 · OR 77 par25/074OR 774 @ Newmarket 20/08/2026 · Pos 3rd of 10 · OR 76 · 7f Goo 139 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark20/08/2026 · OR 76 par4 @ Ascot 04/09/2026 · Pos 10th of 11 · OR 76 · 1m Goo 145 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark04/09/2026 · OR 76 par4/094OR 76projClass-projected finish: 10th 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
2026-09-04Ascot410th9th+1
2026-08-20Newmarket43rd2nd+1
2026-07-25York48th7th+1
2026-07-11Ascot44th3rd+1
2026-06-18Yarmouth44th3rd+1
2025-10-03Ascot44th3rd+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today4/073/1025/074/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 1264% of fieldRange 9-13 · 68%
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength0%

Delivery trend -8.0% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 5th of 12. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
04/07/20252nd15/261%80%+0.19
01/08/20251st7/282%100%+0.18
15/08/20251st85/4089%100%+0.11
03/10/20254th11/142%81%+0.39
18/06/20264th7/163%63%-0.01
11/07/20264th11/486%81%-0.04
25/07/20268th11/142%50%+0.08
20/08/20263rd9/276%78%+0.01
04/09/202610th11/486%10%-0.76