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Marco Polo

2yo Colt · 9-2

Newmarket · Tattersalls Middle Park Stakes (Group 1) · 6f

#7

Rank

Odds

9/2

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#7

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Chased home fellow newcomer Push The Boat Out in maiden at the Curragh. All the rage for the Gimcrack at York but still looked very raw when well held. Got back on track when easily landing the odds back in a maiden at Cork and he remains with plenty of potential.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readSTEP-UP TEST
▬ NO MARKno handicap runs to read
Move▲5
Strength0%

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.

Class-adjusted form 10.0 /10 (raw 3.7)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C5.5
Today: 1
Class gap: -5.3
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Curragh 09/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 19 · OR - · 6f Goo 1339/08C81 @ York 21/08/2026 · Pos 8th of 10 · OR - · 6f GS 12821/081C8 @ Cork 09/09/2026 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR - · 6f Goo 1319/09C8projClass-projected finish: 6th of 7
Actual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-09Cork?1st10th−8
2026-08-21York18th8th−0
2026-08-09Curragh?2nd11th−8

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today9/0821/089/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 717% of fieldRange 1-7 · 68%
▬ RUNS TO FORMmatches its price
Trend▼
Strength6%

Delivery trend -33.7% per run

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 6th of 7. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
09/08/20262nd14/126%94%+0.68
21/08/20268th13/891%22%-0.69
09/09/20261st1/899%100%+0.01