8

Long Reign

3yo Gelding · 8-4 · OR 49

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

#8

Rank

Odds

20/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#8

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Half-brother to a useful sort at this trip but only managed poor form in 3 qualifying runs in the spring. Will need to have improved for longer trip and switch to handicaps.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
NO MARKno handicap runs to read
Move1
Strength55%

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.

Held its own mid-division in 2 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 12.1 /10 (raw 13.7)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C3.7
Today: 5
Class gap: +1.3
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Newbury 18/04/2026 · Pos 25th of 25 · OR - · 1m Goo 133 · HIGHER CLASS18/0444 @ Windsor 11/05/2026 · Pos 9th of 13 · OR - · 1m2f Goo 123 · HIGHER CLASS11/0543 @ Salisbury 09/06/2026 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR - · 1m1f201y Sft 133 · HIGHER CLASS9/063projClass-projected finish: 7th of 8
Actual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-06-09Salisbury37th5th+2
2026-05-11Windsor49th8th+1
2026-04-18Newbury425th24th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today18/0411/059/06
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish7th of 814% of fieldRange 3-7 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength56%

Delivery trend +16.7% per run

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 7th of 8. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
18/04/202625th125/10%0%0.00
11/05/20269th200/10%33%+0.33
09/06/20267th250/10%33%+0.33