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Cerulean Bay

5yo Gelding · 10-0 · OR 104

Haydock · William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap · 7f 212y

#6

Rank

Odds

4/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

2%

Rank

#6

★★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Top-end handicapper who hasn't fired on either start since a cracking second in the Golden Mile at Glorious Goodwood. Does have a good record at this course, though, and looks well worth another chance with sights lowered.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCOMPETITIVE
▬ RUNS TO MARKfinishes near its mark
Move▬
Strength36%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade.

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

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

Class-adjusted form 6.4 /10 (raw 5.2)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C1.8
Today: 2
Class gap: +0.2
Higher-class runs: 1

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack1 @ Nottingham 29/10/2025 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 103 · 1m75y Sft 130 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark29/10/2025 · OR 103 par29/101OR 1032 @ Haydock 25/04/2026 · Pos 4th of 12 · OR 103 · 7f37y Goo 136 · beat its mark25/04/2026 · OR 103 par2 @ York 14/05/2026 · Pos 2nd of 18 · OR 103 · 7f192y Gd 132 · beat its mark14/05/2026 · OR 103 par14/052OR 1032 @ Royal Ascot 17/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 28 · OR 105 · 1m GF 133 · beat its mark17/06/2026 · OR 105 par2 @ York 11/07/2026 · Pos 8th of 13 · OR 105 · 7f192y Goo 142 · below its mark11/07/2026 · OR 105 par11/072OR 1051 @ Pontefract 26/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR 105 · 1m6y Goo 133 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark26/07/2026 · OR 105 par2 @ Goodwood 31/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 18 · OR 105 · 1m Goo 138 · beat its mark31/07/2026 · OR 105 par31/072OR 1052 @ Ascot 08/08/2026 · Pos 9th of 10 · OR 106 · 7f213y GF 141 · below its mark08/08/2026 · OR 106 par2 @ York 20/08/2026 · Pos 12th of 14 · OR 105 · 7f192y GS 135 · below its mark20/08/2026 · OR 105 par20/082OR 105projClass-projected finish: 9th 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
2026-08-20York212th12th0
2026-08-08Ascot29th9th0
2026-07-31Goodwood22nd2nd0
2026-07-26Pontefract14th3rd+1
2026-07-11York28th8th0
2026-06-17Royal Ascot25th5th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today29/1017/0631/0720/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 938% of fieldRange 1-9 · 68%
▼ UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend▼
Strength48%

Delivery trend -8.1% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 6th of 9. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
29/10/20253rd10/147%71%+0.24
25/04/20264th12/137%73%+0.36
14/05/20262nd6/168%94%+0.26
17/06/20265th25/10%85%+0.85
11/07/20268th3/184%42%-0.43
26/07/20264th15/261%40%-0.21
31/07/20262nd12/137%94%+0.57
08/08/20269th7/163%11%-0.52
20/08/202612th12/137%15%-0.21