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10yo Gelding · 11-6 · OR 95

Perth · Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Handicap Hurdle · 2m 7f 207y

#7

Rank

Odds

6/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#7

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Cartmel regular, adding to his haul in July 2025. Rather in-and-out since and he tends to struggle away from that venue these days.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move
Strength67%

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. 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 1 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 3.8 /10 (raw 5.8)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.7
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.3
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Cartmel 25/08/2025 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 102 · 2m6f31y Gd 155 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark25/08/2025 · OR 102 par25/084OR 1024 @ Newcastle 14/11/2025 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR 102 · 2m7f149y Goo 151 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark14/11/2025 · OR 102 par4 @ Kelso 20/04/2026 · Pos 9th of 11 · OR 102 · 2m6f151y Goo 156 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark20/04/2026 · OR 102 par20/044OR 1025 @ Cartmel 25/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 11 · OR 100 · 2m6f31y Gd 168 · below its mark25/05/2026 · OR 100 par5 @ Cartmel 27/05/2026 · Pos 4th of 10 · OR 100 · 3m1f83y Gd 165 · below its mark27/05/2026 · OR 100 par27/055OR 1004 @ Cartmel 28/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 11 · OR 99 · 2m6f31y Goo 149 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark28/06/2026 · OR 99 par5 @ Cartmel 20/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR 97 · 2m6f31y Gd 165 · below its mark20/07/2026 · OR 97 par20/075OR 975 @ Cartmel 29/08/2026 · Pos 5th of 12 · OR 97 · 3m1f83y Goo 165 · below its mark29/08/2026 · OR 97 par4 @ Cartmel 31/08/2026 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 97 · 2m6f31y Goo 150 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark31/08/2026 · OR 97 par31/084OR 97projClass-projected finish: 4th 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
2026-08-31Cartmel43rd2nd+1
2026-08-29Cartmel55th5th0
2026-07-20Cartmel53rd3rd0
2026-06-28Cartmel45th4th+1
2026-05-27Cartmel54th4th0
2026-05-25Cartmel55th5th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today25/0825/0520/0731/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish8th of 913% of fieldRange 1-6 · 68%
SLIPPINGslightly under its price
Trend
Strength69%

Delivery trend +0.8% per run

What the projection says

Slipping just behind its market price recently. Projected 8th of 9.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
25/08/20254th9/276%63%-0.14
14/11/20256th10/147%17%-0.31
20/04/20269th80/10%20%+0.20
25/05/20265th7/282%60%-0.22
27/05/20264th11/142%67%+0.25
28/06/20265th12/137%60%+0.23
20/07/20263rd7/282%75%-0.07
29/08/20265th9/276%64%-0.13
31/08/20263rd3/184%71%-0.13