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Uncle Sam

4yo Gelding · 9-2 · OR 48

Newcastle · Northumbrian WaterAid Sprint Handicap · 6f

#4

Rank

Odds

4/1

Win Prob

6%

Place Prob

13%

Rank

#4

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

C&D winner who has a poor strike rate but returned to form when third of 8 in handicap (5/2) over this C&D 22 days ago.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
▲ BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move▬
Strength23%

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.

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

Class-adjusted form 5.3 /10 (raw 5.1)

Highest class: 5
Recent avg: C6.0
Today: 6
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack6 @ Catterick 09/09/2025 · Pos 7th of 11 · OR 57 · 7f6y Goo 133 · beat its mark09/09/2025 · OR 57 par9/096OR 576 @ Newcastle 26/09/2025 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR 56 · 7f14y Std 130 · beat its mark26/09/2025 · OR 56 par6 @ Newcastle 21/10/2025 · Pos 6th of 13 · OR 55 · 5f Std 135 · beat its mark21/10/2025 · OR 55 par21/106OR 556 @ Newcastle 06/11/2025 · Pos 8th of 14 · OR 54 · 6f Std 134 · beat its mark06/11/2025 · OR 54 par6 @ Newcastle 26/11/2025 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR 52 · 6f Std 128 · beat its mark26/11/2025 · OR 52 par26/116OR 526 @ Newcastle 09/12/2025 · Pos 11th of 14 · OR 52 · 6f Std 132 · beat its mark09/12/2025 · OR 52 par6 @ Southwell 18/06/2026 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR 50 · 4f214y Std 135 · beat its mark18/06/2026 · OR 50 par18/066OR 506 @ Thirsk 01/07/2026 · Pos 6th of 18 · OR 50 · 6f Goo 131 · beat its mark01/07/2026 · OR 50 par6 @ Newcastle 03/09/2026 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 49 · 6f Std 132 · beat its mark03/09/2026 · OR 49 par3/096OR 49projClass-projected finish: 2nd 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
2026-09-03Newcastle63rd3rd0
2026-07-01Thirsk66th6th0
2026-06-18Southwell62nd2nd0
2025-12-09Newcastle611th11th0
2025-11-26Newcastle62nd2nd0
2025-11-06Newcastle68th8th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today9/096/1118/063/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 1383% of fieldRange 1-8 · 68%
▼ UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend▬
Strength80%

Delivery trend +1.8% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 3rd of 13.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
09/09/20257th5/174%40%-0.34
26/09/20253rd10/147%75%+0.28
21/10/20256th9/276%58%-0.18
06/11/20258th5/174%46%-0.28
26/11/20252nd9/276%86%+0.09
09/12/202511th9/276%23%-0.53
18/06/20262nd4/179%89%+0.10
01/07/20266th11/142%71%+0.28
03/09/20263rd5/287%71%-0.15