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Shakespeare

2yo Colt · 9-5 · OR 101

Curragh · Churchill Tyres Beresford Stakes (Group 2) · 1m

#1

Rank

Odds

9/2

Win Prob

68%

Place Prob

49%

Rank

#1

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Dubawi colt out of Group 1 winner Lady Bowthorpe. Still far from the finished article when making it third time lucky in a Curragh maiden (1m). No surprise to see him in cheekpieces having been off the bridle a long way out in Group 1 at Leopardstown (9f) last time. Likely the stable second string.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readSTEP-UP TEST
▬ NO MARKno handicap runs to read
Move▲6
Strength10%

What the class read says

Stepping up in grade without clear higher-class evidence yet. Not automatically a negative, especially for a lightly-raced or progressive type.

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

Dropping 0 class level from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 10.0 /10 (raw 3.3)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C6.1
Today: 1
Class gap: -5.6
Higher-class runs: 1

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Curragh 27/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR - · 7f GF 13127/06C8C8 @ Leopardstown 23/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 5 · OR - · 1m Goo 13323/07C8C8 @ Curragh 09/08/2026 · Pos 1st of 11 · OR - · 7f Goo 1339/08C81 @ Leopardstown 12/09/2026 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR - · 1m1f Gd 131 · HIGHER CLASS12/091projClass-projected finish: 5th of 5
Actual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-12Leopardstown17th7th+0
2026-08-09Curragh?1st10th−8
2026-07-23Leopardstown?2nd11th−8
2026-06-27Curragh?3rd12th−8

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today27/0623/079/0812/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 6100% of fieldRange 2-5 · 68%
▼ UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend▼
Strength42%

Delivery trend -9.8% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 1st of 6. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
27/06/20263rd15/261%71%+0.11
23/07/20262nd4/998%75%-0.23
09/08/20261st8/1597%100%+0.03
12/09/20267th17/255%25%-0.30