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Itica

3yo Gelding · 8-12 · OR 78

Haydock · By Eck Its Boddingtons Handicap (GBBPlus Race) · 1m 6f

#5

Rank

Odds

10/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#5

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Showed much improved form upped to 11f when opening account in 6-runner seller at Goodwood on turf debut last month. Possibly found the race coming too soon when seventh of 9 on handicap debut at Doncaster (1½m, good) just over a fortnight ago so worth another chance.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
▲ BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move▲1
Strength24%

What the class read says

Stepping up in grade today, into tougher company than it has been meeting. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Ran mid-division in 1 of 1 higher-class runs.

Dropping 1 class level from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 6.5 /10 (raw 5.5)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C3.8
Today: 3
Class gap: -0.8
Higher-class runs: 1

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack2 @ Chelmsford City 06/11/2025 · Pos 12th of 14 · OR - · 1m Std 130 · HIGHER CLASS6/1125 @ Newcastle 26/11/2025 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR - · 1m5y Std 13326/1155 @ Southwell 20/01/2026 · Pos 5th of 11 · OR - · 1m13y Std 12020/0155 @ Lingfield 17/08/2026 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR 72 · 1m1y Std 133 · beat its mark17/08/2026 · OR 72 par17/085OR 723 @ Goodwood 30/08/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 71 · 1m3f44y Sft 128 · beat its mark30/08/2026 · OR 71 par30/083OR 713 @ Doncaster 10/09/2026 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR 71 · 1m3f197y Goo 123 · beat its mark10/09/2026 · OR 71 par10/093OR 71projClass-projected finish: 5th of 5
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-10Doncaster37th7th0
2026-08-30Goodwood31st1st0
2026-08-17Lingfield56th8th−2
2026-01-20Southwell55th7th−2
2025-11-26Newcastle52nd4th−2
2025-11-06Chelmsford City212th11th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today6/1126/1120/0117/0830/0810/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 50% of fieldRange 1-5 · 68%
▬ RUNS TO FORMmatches its price
Trend▬
Strength52%

Delivery trend +0.7% per run

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 5th of 5.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
06/11/202512th20/10%15%+0.15
26/11/20252nd15/890%89%-0.01
20/01/20265th4/179%60%-0.19
17/08/20266th9/488%44%-0.44
30/08/20261st22/10%100%+1.00
10/09/20267th15/261%25%-0.36