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Norfolk Blue

3yo Gelding · 9-8 · OR 67

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

#2

Rank

Odds

5/1

Win Prob

10%

Place Prob

19%

Rank

#2

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Finally broke duck when winning weak maiden at Brighton (4/11F, 4 runners) 23 days ago. More required returned to handicap company and he's also yet to prove effectiveness on all-weather.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCOMPETITIVE
BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move
Strength42%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Dropping 3 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 3.4 /10 (raw 4.7)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C5.2
Today: 5
Class gap: -0.2
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack2 @ York 21/08/2025 · Pos 14th of 18 · OR 76 · 7f Goo 121 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark21/08/2025 · OR 76 par21/082OR 765 @ Chelmsford City 18/09/2025 · Pos 5th of 11 · OR 73 · 7f Std 130 · beat its mark18/09/2025 · OR 73 par5 @ Yarmouth 30/04/2026 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR 69 · 1m3y GF 135 · beat its mark30/04/2026 · OR 69 par30/045OR 695 @ Windsor 23/05/2026 · Pos 4th of 10 · OR 66 · 1m31y GF 131 · beat its mark23/05/2026 · OR 66 par6 @ Doncaster 14/06/2026 · Pos 2nd of 15 · OR 65 · 7f6y Goo 135 · beat its mark14/06/2026 · OR 65 par14/066OR 655 @ Ffos Las 29/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR 68 · 7f80y Goo 132 · beat its mark29/06/2026 · OR 68 par5 @ Sandown 24/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR 67 · 7f Goo 128 · beat its mark24/07/2026 · OR 67 par24/075OR 675 @ Haydock 08/08/2026 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 67 · 6f212y Goo 131 · beat its mark08/08/2026 · OR 67 par5 @ Brighton 01/09/2026 · Pos 1st of 4 · OR 67 · 6f210y Goo 133 · beat its mark01/09/2026 · OR 67 par1/095OR 67projClass-projected finish: 1st 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
2026-09-01Brighton51st1st0
2026-08-08Haydock55th5th0
2026-07-24Sandown52nd2nd0
2026-06-29Ffos Las55th5th0
2026-06-14Doncaster62nd3rd1
2026-05-23Windsor54th4th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today21/0823/0524/071/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 950% of fieldRange 3-8 · 68%
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength44%

Delivery trend -4.5% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 5th of 9. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
21/08/202514th66/10%24%+0.24
18/09/20255th8/158%60%+0.02
30/04/20264th8/158%40%-0.18
23/05/20264th17/255%67%+0.11
14/06/20262nd4/179%93%+0.14
29/06/20265th5/287%33%-0.54
24/07/20262nd7/282%80%-0.02
08/08/20265th15/890%43%-0.47
01/09/20261st4/1198%100%+0.02