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Hectic

6yo Gelding · 9-10 · OR 66

Southwell · Download The At The Races App Handicap (Div 2) · 7f 15y

#8

Rank

Odds

7/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#8

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Back to form when third of 12 in a handicap here over 6f 24 days ago when wearing first-time tongue strap. Step back up to 7f isn't sure to see him build on that effort and also up against some younger rivals here.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength57%

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 2 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 4 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 6.4 /10 (raw 5.9)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C4.7
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.3
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Newcastle 06/03/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 75 · 7f14y Std 135 · beat its mark06/03/2026 · OR 75 par6/035OR 754 @ Chelmsford City 26/03/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 74 · 6f Std 130 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark26/03/2026 · OR 74 par5 @ Pontefract 21/04/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 73 · 6f Goo 133 · beat its mark21/04/2026 · OR 73 par21/045OR 734 @ Ascot 09/05/2026 · Pos 14th of 18 · OR 72 · 6f Goo 127 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark09/05/2026 · OR 72 par5 @ Pontefract 08/06/2026 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR 69 · 6f Goo 129 · beat its mark08/06/2026 · OR 69 par8/065OR 694 @ Chester 12/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 11 · OR 69 · 7f1y GS 145 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark12/06/2026 · OR 69 par5 @ Southwell 06/08/2026 · Pos 3rd of 10 · OR 67 · 6f17y Std 132 · beat its mark06/08/2026 · OR 67 par6/085OR 675 @ Wolverhampton 17/08/2026 · Pos 9th of 10 · OR 67 · 6f20y Std 133 · below its mark17/08/2026 · OR 67 par5 @ Southwell 31/08/2026 · Pos 3rd of 12 · OR 66 · 6f16y Std 131 · beat its mark31/08/2026 · OR 66 par31/085OR 66projClass-projected finish: 6th 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
2026-08-31Southwell53rd3rd0
2026-08-17Wolverhampton59th9th0
2026-08-06Southwell53rd3rd0
2026-06-12Chester45th4th+1
2026-06-08Pontefract57th7th0
2026-05-09Ascot414th13th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today6/039/056/0831/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish7th of 925% of fieldRange 1-7 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength70%

Delivery trend -2.9% 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 9. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
06/03/20264th25/10%57%+0.57
26/03/20264th10/147%63%+0.15
21/04/20264th15/261%57%-0.03
09/05/202614th33/10%24%+0.24
08/06/20267th16/116%33%+0.18
12/06/20265th20/10%60%+0.60
06/08/20263rd14/126%78%+0.51
17/08/20269th4/179%11%-0.68
31/08/20263rd11/142%82%+0.40