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Al Fujairah

3yo Gelding · 9-8 · OR 69

Pontefract · Pontefract Prince Of Wales Hospice Handicap · 1m 4f 5y

#3

Rank

Odds

8/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

5%

Rank

#3

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Churchill gelding who took a small step forward when 3 lengths second of 8 in 1m maiden at Hamilton last month. Ran to a similar level when a plugging-on fifth of 9 on debut handicap at Redcar (1¼m, good) 15 days ago but he remains with potential with longer trip likely to suit.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength54%

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

Class-adjusted form 2.9 /10 (raw 3.5)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.5
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.5
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Hamilton 25/06/2026 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR - · 1m1f35y Goo 131 · HIGHER CLASS25/0645 @ Hamilton 16/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR - · 1m68y Goo 12816/0754 @ Hamilton 11/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR - · 1m68y Goo 133 · HIGHER CLASS11/0845 @ Redcar 09/09/2026 · Pos 5th of 9 · OR 70 · 1m2f1y Goo 136 · beat its mark09/09/2026 · OR 70 par9/095OR 70projClass-projected finish: 2nd of 8
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-09Redcar55th5th0
2026-08-11Hamilton42nd1st+1
2026-07-16Hamilton53rd3rd0
2026-06-25Hamilton44th3rd+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today25/0616/0711/089/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 886% of fieldRange 1-8 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength68%

Delivery trend -14.5% 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 8. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
25/06/20264th66/10%50%+0.50
16/07/20263rd40/10%60%+0.60
11/08/20262nd18/15%86%+0.80
09/09/20265th17/255%50%-0.05