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3yo Gelding · 9-9 · OR 74

Newmarket · JRA Japan Cup Handicap · 1m

#2

Rank

Odds

14/1

Win Prob

40%

Place Prob

28%

Rank

#2

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Well backed to make a winning handicap debut at Kempton in February, value extra having been up with the strong pace throughout. Off since returning lame (again strong in the market) at Chelmsford the following month but he's in the right hands to overcome an absence. Looks interesting.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move1
Strength58%

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 1 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 3 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 3.6 /10 (raw 4.8)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C4.2
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.8
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Windsor 14/07/2025 · Pos 5th of 11 · OR - · 6f12y GF 13314/0752 @ Goodwood 29/07/2025 · Pos 10th of 15 · OR - · 6f Gd 128 · HIGHER CLASS29/0724 @ Chelmsford City 28/08/2025 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR - · 7f Std 133 · HIGHER CLASS28/0845 @ Kempton 18/02/2026 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR 71 · 1m Sta 132 · beat its mark18/02/2026 · OR 71 par18/025OR 71projClass-projected finish: 1st 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
2026-03-12Chelmsford City50
2026-02-18Kempton51st1st0
2025-08-28Chelmsford City43rd2nd+1
2025-07-29Goodwood210th6th+3
2025-07-14Windsor55th5th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today14/0729/0728/0818/02
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 1291% of fieldRange 5-13 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength32%

Delivery trend -2.0% 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 12.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
14/07/20255th8/158%60%+0.02
29/07/202510th33/10%36%+0.36
28/08/20253rd9/276%75%-0.01
18/02/20261st6/492%100%+0.08