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Dark Thirty

6yo Gelding · 10-0 · OR 99

Ripon · Ripon Cathedral City Of The Dales Handicap · 6f

#12

Rank

Odds

7/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#12

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Better than ever this year, winning at Chester in June and twice running really well at the Curragh since, including when third of 24 13 days ago. Very interesting contender for a stable that also runs another strong candidate.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readPROGRESSIVE
▲ AHEAD OF MARKedges past its mark
Move▲3
Strength25%

What the class read says

Stepping up in class, but the evidence backs it — has run against higher-rated rivals and held its own. Its finishes have been edging past what its mark implies.

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

Class-adjusted form 9.2 /10 (raw 6.6)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C4.8
Today: 2
Class gap: -2.8
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack2 @ Newmarket 15/04/2026 · Pos 7th of 13 · OR 89 · 6f Gd 124 · beat its mark15/04/2026 · OR 89 par15/042OR 892 @ York 13/05/2026 · Pos 1st of 22 · OR 87 · 6f Gd 122 · beat its mark13/05/2026 · OR 87 par2 @ Thirsk 31/05/2026 · Pos 11th of 14 · OR 93 · 6f Goo 129 · beat its mark31/05/2026 · OR 93 par31/052OR 932 @ Ripon 18/06/2026 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 93 · 6f Goo 133 · beat its mark18/06/2026 · OR 93 par3 @ Chester 27/06/2026 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR 93 · 6f17y Goo 140 · beat its mark27/06/2026 · OR 93 par27/063OR 93BHA97 @ Curragh 18/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 20 · OR 97 · 6f63y Goo 135 · below its mark18/07/2026 · OR 97 par2 @ Goodwood 01/08/2026 · Pos 13th of 27 · OR 96 · 6f GF 126 · beat its mark01/08/2026 · OR 96 par1/082OR 962 @ York 19/08/2026 · Pos 14th of 21 · OR 100 · 5f89y Goo 134 · beat its mark19/08/2026 · OR 100 parBHA100 @ Curragh 13/09/2026 · Pos 3rd of 24 · OR 100 · 6f Yie 135 · below its mark13/09/2026 · OR 100 par13/09100OR 100projClass-projected finish: 8th 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
2026-09-13CurraghBHA1003rd13th−8
2026-08-19York214th14th0
2026-08-01Goodwood213th13th0
2026-07-18CurraghBHA972nd11th−8
2026-06-27Chester31st2nd−1
2026-06-18Ripon22nd2nd0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today15/0418/061/0813/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish11th of 129% of fieldRange 1-7 · 68%
▬ OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price — informational only
Trend▬
Strength93%

Delivery trend +0.9% 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 11th of 12.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
15/04/20267th22/10%50%+0.50
13/05/20261st11/142%100%+0.58
31/05/202611th6/168%23%-0.45
18/06/20262nd5/174%83%+0.10
27/06/20261st9/276%100%+0.24
18/07/20262nd11/271%95%+0.24
01/08/202613th12/137%54%+0.17
19/08/202614th14/126%35%+0.09
13/09/20263rd14/126%91%+0.65