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Spectacularsunrise

6yo Gelding · 10-12 · OR 125

Perth · Christmas Party Nights At Perth Racecourse Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) · 2m 4f 20y

#3

Rank

Odds

13/2

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#3

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Imposing sort who took well to hurdling, winning a Bangor novice and Kelso handicap before the turn of the year. Failed to add to his tally but shaped much better than the distance beaten suggests upped in trip at Ayr (21f) on final outing and is an interesting chasing newcomer.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move
Strength29%

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. A caution, though: it has NOT been beating its handicap mark — the favourable class picture isn't yet backed by mark-adjusted finishes.

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

Dropping 1 class level from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 3.6 /10 (raw 3.7)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C2.5
Today: 3
Class gap: +0.5
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack3 @ Kempton 22/02/2025 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR - · 2m Goo 16322/0234 @ Perth 25/04/2025 · Pos 4th of 13 · OR - · 2m47y Goo 1614 @ Perth 24/09/2025 · Pos 3rd of 11 · OR - · 2m47y Goo 15424/0943 @ Bangor-on-Dee 27/10/2025 · Pos 1st of 13 · OR - · 2m145y Gd 1543 @ Kelso 07/12/2025 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 122 · 2m51y Sft 152 · beat its mark07/12/2025 · OR 122 par7/123OR 1223 @ Chepstow 27/12/2025 · Pos 2nd of 11 · OR 131 · 2m16y GS 164 · below its mark27/12/2025 · OR 131 par2 @ Windsor 16/01/2026 · Pos 6th of 14 · OR 131 · 2m Sft 157 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark16/01/2026 · OR 131 par16/012OR 1312 @ Kelso 28/02/2026 · Pos 9th of 17 · OR 128 · 2m51y GS 159 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark28/02/2026 · OR 128 par2 @ Ayr 17/04/2026 · Pos 6th of 11 · OR 127 · 2m5f91y Sft 160 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark17/04/2026 · OR 127 par17/042OR 127projClass-projected finish: 3rd of 5
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-04-17Ayr26th5th+1
2026-02-28Kelso29th8th+1
2026-01-16Windsor26th5th+1
2025-12-27Chepstow32nd2nd0
2025-12-07Kelso31st1st0
2025-10-27Bangor-on-Dee31st1st0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today22/0227/1016/0117/04
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 660% of fieldRange 2-4 · 68%
SLIPPINGslightly under its price
Trend
Strength66%

Delivery trend +0.6% per run

What the projection says

Slipping just behind its market price recently. Projected 3rd of 6.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
22/02/20254th17/255%40%-0.15
25/04/20254th9/276%75%-0.01
24/09/20253rd85/4089%80%-0.09
27/10/20251st10/1195%100%+0.05
07/12/20251st4/696%100%+0.04
27/12/20252nd9/488%90%+0.02
16/01/20266th10/147%62%+0.14
28/02/20269th3/184%50%-0.34
17/04/20266th11/142%50%+0.08