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Reaching High

5yo Gelding · 11-12

Listowel · John J. Galvin Maiden Hurdle · 2m 2f 125y

#2

Rank

Odds

4/7

Win Prob

42%

Place Prob

43%

Rank

#2

★★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Useful Flat performer. Made a promising hurdling debut when ½-length second to a fairly useful one with experience at Killarney (2m), encouragingly seeing out his race well in refitted tongue strap. In excellent hands and a similar effort may be enough to go one better.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move▼4
Strength100%

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. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Held its own mid-division in 2 of 4 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 6 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 4.6 /10 (raw 6.5)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C4.4
Today:
Class gap: +3.6
Higher-class runs: 4
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Chelmsford City 09/05/2024 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 74 · 1m2f Std 131 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark09/05/2024 · OR 74 par9/054OR 744 @ Leicester 04/06/2024 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 76 · 1m3f179y Goo 126 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark04/06/2024 · OR 76 par5 @ Windsor 24/06/2024 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR 76 · 1m3f99y GF 136 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark24/06/2024 · OR 76 par24/065OR 763 @ Wolverhampton 01/08/2024 · Pos 1st of 11 · OR 81 · 1m5f219y Std 118 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark01/08/2024 · OR 81 par2 @ York 24/08/2024 · Pos 15th of 16 · OR 92 · 1m5f188y Goo 126 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark24/08/2024 · OR 92 par24/082OR 92BHA92 @ Leopardstown 16/05/2025 · Pos 2nd of 14 · OR 92 · 1m4f Goo 152 · below its mark16/05/2025 · OR 92 par2 @ Royal Ascot 17/06/2025 · Pos 9th of 20 · OR 94 · 2m3f210y Goo 131 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark17/06/2025 · OR 94 par17/062OR 942 @ Royal Ascot 16/06/2026 · Pos 20th of 20 · OR 94 · 2m3f210y GF 132 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark16/06/2026 · OR 94 parC8 @ Killarney 22/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 16 · OR - · 2m100y Goo 16622/08C8projClass-projected finish: 2nd 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
2026-08-22Killarney?2nd2nd0
2026-06-16Royal Ascot220th13th+6
2025-06-17Royal Ascot29th2nd+6
2025-05-16LeopardstownBHA922nd3rd−1
2024-08-24York215th8th+6
2024-08-01Wolverhampton31st-5th+5

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today9/051/0817/0622/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 1888% of fieldRange 1-16 · 68%
▼ UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend▼
Strength57%

Delivery trend -3.8% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 3rd of 18. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
09/05/20242nd3/184%83%-0.01
04/06/20243rd2/189%60%-0.29
24/06/20242nd11/486%80%-0.06
01/08/20241st10/382%100%+0.18
24/08/202415th6/168%7%-0.62
16/05/20252nd5/287%92%+0.05
17/06/20259th11/486%58%-0.28
16/06/202620th13/891%0%-0.91
22/08/20262nd15/890%93%+0.03