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Gentle Warrior

4yo Gelding · 8-9 · OR 71

Haydock · William Hill Daily Winnings Boost Handicap (GBBPlus Race) · 1m 6f

#1

Rank

Odds

7/1

Win Prob

89%

Place Prob

71%

Rank

#1

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Travelled smoothly when notching the first leg of a quick-fire double over C&D this time last year. Now only 1 lb above that mark following a spell in the doldrums and potentially interesting if a change of headgear has the desired effect.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCOMPETITIVE
▲ AHEAD OF MARKedges past its mark
Move▬
Strength36%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Its finishes have been edging past what its mark implies.

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

Dropping 2 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 5.0 /10 (raw 4.1)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C4.0
Today: 4
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 1

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack3 @ Haydock 26/09/2025 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 78 · 1m6f GS 123 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark26/09/2025 · OR 78 par26/093OR 782 @ Nottingham 02/10/2025 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR 78 · 1m6f Goo 127 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark02/10/2025 · OR 78 par3 @ Musselburgh 04/04/2026 · Pos 10th of 13 · OR 79 · 1m5f216y Sft 119 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark04/04/2026 · OR 79 par4/043OR 794 @ Nottingham 09/05/2026 · Pos 2nd of 4 · OR 78 · 1m6f Goo 138 · beat its mark09/05/2026 · OR 78 par4 @ Hamilton 27/05/2026 · Pos 4th of 4 · OR 77 · 1m5f16y Goo 132 · below its mark27/05/2026 · OR 77 par27/054OR 775 @ Carlisle 15/06/2026 · Pos 6th of 11 · OR 75 · 1m6f32y Goo 135 · beat its mark15/06/2026 · OR 75 par4 @ Hamilton 01/08/2026 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR 73 · 1m5f16y Gd 135 · beat its mark01/08/2026 · OR 73 par1/084OR 735 @ Haydock 04/09/2026 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 72 · 1m6f Hvy 140 · beat its mark04/09/2026 · OR 72 par2 @ Chester 12/09/2026 · Pos 8th of 10 · OR 71 · 1m7f196y Sft 114 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark12/09/2026 · OR 71 par12/092OR 71projClass-projected finish: 7th 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
2026-09-12Chester28th6th+2
2026-09-04Haydock53rd4th−1
2026-08-01Hamilton47th7th0
2026-06-15Carlisle56th7th−1
2026-05-27Hamilton44th4th0
2026-05-09Nottingham42nd2nd0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today26/099/051/0812/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 9100% of fieldRange 1-5 · 68%
▬ RUNS TO FORMmatches its price
Trend▲
Strength83%

Delivery trend +7.0% per run

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 1st of 9. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
26/09/20253rd7/282%60%-0.22
02/10/20255th10/1195%33%-0.62
04/04/202610th11/142%25%-0.17
09/05/20262nd1/195%67%-0.28
27/05/20264th85/4089%0%-0.89
15/06/20266th9/276%50%-0.26
01/08/20267th14/126%33%+0.07
04/09/20263rd6/168%71%+0.03
12/09/20268th33/10%22%+0.22