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Pongola

7yo Gelding · 8-9 · OR 53

Greyville · Join The Fun www.socialsquad.co.za Class 5 · 7f 210y

#6

Rank

Odds

10/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

2%

Rank

#6

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

C&D winner. 7/1, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Greyville (8f, AW) 35 days ago. Booking of Ramkhalawon a plus. Has to be taken seriously.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▬ NO MARKno handicap runs to read
Move▬
Strength45%

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.

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 6.8 /10 (raw 5.8)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.8
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.2
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC5 @ Scottsville 24/08/2025 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR - · 7f210y Gd 141 · HIGHER CLASS24/08C5C5 @ Greyville 05/09/2025 · Pos 5th of 12 · OR - · 1m1f208y Gd 141 · HIGHER CLASSC5 @ Greyville 26/12/2025 · Pos 6th of 12 · OR - · 7f210y Gd 138 · HIGHER CLASS26/12C55 @ Scottsville 25/01/2026 · Pos 11th of 14 · OR - · 1m154y GS 129C5 @ Greyville 20/05/2026 · Pos 2nd of 12 · OR - · 6f211y Std 136 · HIGHER CLASS20/05C55 @ Greyville 17/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 11 · OR - · 7f210y Std 1295 @ Scottsville 08/07/2026 · Pos 9th of 15 · OR - · 7f210y Gd 1288/075C5 @ Scottsville 29/07/2026 · Pos 11th of 15 · OR - · 7f210y Gd 136 · HIGHER CLASS5 @ Greyville 21/08/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR - · 7f210y Std 12321/085projClass-projected finish: 5th of 9
Actual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-21Greyville54th4th0
2026-07-29Scottsville?11th10th+1
2026-07-08Scottsville59th9th0
2026-06-17Greyville55th5th0
2026-05-20Greyville?2nd1st+1
2026-01-25Scottsville511th11th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today24/0825/018/0721/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 938% of fieldRange 3-7 · 68%
▬ RUNS TO FORMmatches its price
Trend▬
Strength50%

Delivery trend -0.0% per run

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 6th of 9.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
24/08/20254th8/158%57%-0.01
05/09/20255th17/255%64%+0.08
26/12/20256th11/142%55%+0.12
25/01/202611th12/137%23%-0.14
20/05/20262nd11/271%91%+0.20
17/06/20265th9/276%60%-0.16
08/07/20269th17/255%43%-0.12
29/07/202611th25/10%29%+0.29
21/08/20264th13/266%63%-0.03