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Velvet Whisper

4yo Filly · 9-9 · OR 70

Haydock · Turf Services Handicap · 1m 6f

#10

Rank

Odds

14/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#10

★★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Improved when winning in the mud at Nottingham (1¼m) and Musselburgh (12.5f) last autumn. Hasn't found the same form in her 4 outings this year but that could change now back on going softer than good.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCOMPETITIVE
▲ BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move▬
Strength33%

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.

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

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

Class-adjusted form 4.5 /10 (raw 4.5)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C5.0
Today: 5
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 1

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Doncaster 04/07/2025 · Pos 8th of 13 · OR 68 · 7f6y GF 135 · beat its mark04/07/2025 · OR 68 par4/075OR 685 @ Thirsk 15/09/2025 · Pos 6th of 11 · OR 66 · 7f218y Sft 132 · beat its mark15/09/2025 · OR 66 par5 @ Redcar 04/10/2025 · Pos 2nd of 11 · OR 64 · 1m2f1y Goo 130 · beat its mark04/10/2025 · OR 64 par4/105OR 646 @ Nottingham 23/10/2025 · Pos 1st of 15 · OR 65 · 1m2f50y Hvy 133 · beat its mark23/10/2025 · OR 65 par5 @ Musselburgh 05/11/2025 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR 69 · 1m4f104y Sft 134 · beat its mark05/11/2025 · OR 69 par5/115OR 694 @ Musselburgh 12/04/2026 · Pos 8th of 14 · OR 75 · 1m4f104y Gd 130 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark12/04/2026 · OR 75 par5 @ Ripon 08/05/2026 · Pos 8th of 12 · OR 75 · 1m1f170y Gd 135 · below its mark08/05/2026 · OR 75 par8/055OR 755 @ Wolverhampton 18/08/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR 74 · 1m5f219y Std 142 · beat its mark18/08/2026 · OR 74 par5 @ Newcastle 05/09/2026 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 72 · 1m4f99y Std 135 · beat its mark05/09/2026 · OR 72 par5/095OR 72projClass-projected finish: 7th of 13
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-05Newcastle53rd3rd0
2026-08-18Wolverhampton56th6th0
2026-05-08Ripon58th8th0
2026-04-12Musselburgh48th7th+1
2025-11-05Musselburgh51st1st0
2025-10-23Nottingham61st2nd−1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today4/0723/108/055/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish11th of 1317% of fieldRange 6-14 · 68%
▼ UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend▼
Strength15%

Delivery trend -3.9% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 11th of 13. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
04/07/20258th10/147%42%-0.06
15/09/20256th9/153%50%-0.03
04/10/20252nd22/10%90%+0.90
23/10/20251st9/276%100%+0.24
05/11/20251st3/184%100%+0.16
12/04/20268th11/271%46%-0.25
08/05/20268th5/174%36%-0.37
18/08/20266th28/10%38%+0.38
05/09/20263rd4/179%60%-0.19