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4yo Gelding · 9-0 · OR 85

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

#6

Rank

Odds

10/3

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

3%

Rank

#6

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Won lesser race over C&D earlier this month but only eleventh of 16 in handicap at Newbury 7 days ago, off a career-high mark and raised in class. More required in this company.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readPROGRESSIVE
▲ BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move▲1
Strength24%

What the class read says

Stepping up in class, but the evidence backs it — has run against higher-rated rivals and held its own. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

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

Class-adjusted form 6.1 /10 (raw 5.8)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C3.2
Today: 2
Class gap: -1.2
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack2 @ Thirsk 31/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 14 · OR 82 · 6f Goo 118 · beat its mark31/05/2026 · OR 82 par31/052OR 824 @ York 13/06/2026 · Pos 19th of 21 · OR 81 · 6f Goo 136 · below its mark13/06/2026 · OR 81 par4 @ Newmarket 04/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR 80 · 6f GF 135 · beat its mark04/07/2026 · OR 80 par4/074OR 804 @ Newmarket 18/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR 81 · 6f GF 141 · beat its mark18/07/2026 · OR 81 par2 @ York 25/07/2026 · Pos 7th of 21 · OR 82 · 6f Goo 120 · beat its mark25/07/2026 · OR 82 par25/072OR 823 @ Pontefract 16/08/2026 · Pos 5th of 9 · OR 82 · 6f Goo 133 · beat its mark16/08/2026 · OR 82 par3 @ Thirsk 28/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 18 · OR 82 · 6f Gd 132 · beat its mark28/08/2026 · OR 82 par28/083OR 824 @ Ripon 01/09/2026 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR 81 · 6f Sft 141 · beat its mark01/09/2026 · OR 81 par3 @ Newbury 19/09/2026 · Pos 11th of 16 · OR 85 · 7f GF 130 · beat its mark19/09/2026 · OR 85 par19/093OR 85projClass-projected finish: 6th 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
2026-09-19Newbury311th12th−1
2026-09-01Ripon41st3rd−2
2026-08-28Thirsk32nd3rd−1
2026-08-16Pontefract35th6th−1
2026-07-25York27th7th0
2026-07-18Newmarket42nd4th−2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today31/0518/0728/0819/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 1291% of fieldRange 1-6 · 68%
▬ EDGING AHEADslightly over its price — informational only
Trend▲
Strength99%

Delivery trend +4.4% per run

What the projection says

Edging ahead of its price lately — not a standalone signal; it only counts alongside a short-priced top pick. Projected 2nd of 12. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
31/05/20265th9/276%69%-0.07
13/06/202619th11/271%10%-0.61
04/07/20262nd9/276%89%+0.13
18/07/20262nd2/189%86%-0.04
25/07/20267th22/10%70%+0.70
16/08/20265th6/168%50%-0.18
28/08/20262nd6/168%94%+0.26
01/09/20261st8/1196%100%+0.04
19/09/202611th14/126%33%+0.07