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Indian River

4yo Gelding · 11-10 · OR 135

Market Rasen · Block Free Services Lincoln Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) · 2m 125y

#5

Rank

Odds

7/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#5

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Useful sort who rattled off a hurdles hat-trick at northern tracks last winter. Finished mid-field in the Triumph before looking full value for his subsequent much-improved third in the Grade 1 Anniversary at Aintree. Very interesting returning in a handicap for yard whose hurdlers do well here.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▬ RUNS TO MARKfinishes near its mark
Move▲1
Strength25%

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.

Held its own mid-division in 1 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 5.2 /10 (raw 3.6)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C3.4
Today: 2
Class gap: -1.4
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Galway 30/07/2025 · Pos 4th of 18 · OR - · 1m4f43y Yie 15530/07C8C8 @ Roscommon 01/09/2025 · Pos 5th of 15 · OR - · 1m4f17y Sft 1341/09C84 @ Catterick 21/11/2025 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR - · 1m7f156y Goo 15421/1144 @ Wetherby 27/12/2025 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR - · 2m Sft 16127/1244 @ Sedgefield 25/01/2026 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 117 · 2m178y Goo 156 · beat its mark25/01/2026 · OR 117 par25/014OR 1171 @ Cheltenham 13/03/2026 · Pos 10th of 20 · OR 122 · 2m179y Goo 156 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark13/03/2026 · OR 122 par13/031OR 1221 @ Aintree 09/04/2026 · Pos 3rd of 10 · OR 127 · 2m209y GS 156 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark09/04/2026 · OR 127 par9/041OR 127projClass-projected finish: 1st of 12
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-04-09Aintree13rd1st+2
2026-03-13Cheltenham110th8th+2
2026-01-25Sedgefield41st3rd−2
2025-12-27Wetherby41st3rd−2
2025-11-21Catterick41st3rd−2
2025-09-01Roscommon?5th12th−6

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today30/0727/129/04
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 1273% of fieldRange 1-3 · 68%
▬ OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price — informational only
Trend▲
Strength100%

Delivery trend +8.2% per run

What the projection says

Finishes ahead of its price historically, but the delivery record alone does not predict today's finish — it only counts alongside a short-priced top pick. Projected 4th of 12. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
30/07/20254th12/137%82%+0.46
01/09/20255th9/488%71%-0.17
21/11/20251st15/890%100%+0.10
27/12/20251st5/696%100%+0.04
25/01/20261st4/696%100%+0.04
13/03/202610th50/10%53%+0.53
09/04/20263rd25/10%78%+0.78