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Lucy The Wire

4yo Filly · 9-7 · OR 66

Southwell · Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Fillies' Handicap · 1m 3f 24y

#7

Rank

Odds

14/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

3%

Rank

#7

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Won a handicap hurdle in July and shown enough in this sphere to be positive about, finishing fifth of 7 in a novice here 21 days ago when ridden with an eye on the future (usual headgear left off). Now makes handicap debut with cheekpieces back on for shrewd yard and she's one to note.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move
Strength54%

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. 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 2 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 2.9 /10 (raw 3.0)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C4.3
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.7
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Haydock 30/12/2025 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR 104 · 1m7f144y Goo 154 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark30/12/2025 · OR 104 par30/124OR 1044 @ Carlisle 08/03/2026 · Pos 4th of 4 · OR 102 · 2m1f Sft 154 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark08/03/2026 · OR 102 par5 @ Kempton 23/03/2026 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR 100 · 2m Gd 158 · below its mark23/03/2026 · OR 100 par23/035OR 1005 @ Stratford 29/06/2026 · Pos 8th of 14 · OR 100 · 2m70y Goo 163 · below its mark29/06/2026 · OR 100 par5 @ Worcester 10/07/2026 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR 100 · 2m Goo 165 · beat its mark10/07/2026 · OR 100 par10/075OR 1005 @ Stratford 19/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 4 · OR 105 · 2m2f148y GF 167 · below its mark19/07/2026 · OR 105 par4 @ Windsor 27/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 5 · OR - · 1m2f GF 133 · HIGHER CLASS27/0744 @ Kempton 19/08/2026 · Pos 4th of 12 · OR - · 1m3f219y Sta 130 · HIGHER CLASS3 @ Southwell 03/09/2026 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR - · 1m4f15y Std 133 · HIGHER CLASS3/093projClass-projected finish: 4th of 14
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-03Southwell35th3rd+2
2026-08-19Kempton44th3rd+1
2026-07-27Windsor42nd1st+1
2026-07-19Stratford52nd2nd0
2026-07-10Worcester51st1st0
2026-06-29Stratford58th8th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today30/1229/0627/073/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 1462% of fieldRange 3-14 · 68%
SLIPPINGslightly under its price
Trend
Strength43%

Delivery trend +5.2% per run

What the projection says

Slipping just behind its market price recently. Projected 6th of 14. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
30/12/20252nd11/486%80%-0.06
08/03/20264th9/276%0%-0.76
23/03/20262nd15/261%80%+0.19
29/06/20268th4/179%46%-0.33
10/07/20261st3/184%100%+0.16
19/07/20262nd7/491%67%-0.24
27/07/20262nd6/594%75%-0.19
19/08/20264th5/174%73%-0.01
03/09/20265th33/10%33%+0.33