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Showtime Mahomes

7yo Gelding · 9-8 · OR 59

Ripon · Michael Raby Memorial Handicap (Div 1) · 6f

#9

Rank

Odds

9/2

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#9

★★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Dropped to a mark in the 50s for the first time when third of 11 in a handicap at Catterick over 7f 18 days ago, faring best of those ridden with the pace. Back down in trip to 6f and one to note at this level.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move▬
Strength59%

What the class read says

The stable looks to have run this horse in stronger races to keep its official rating low — today's class drop may be intentional. Worth watching at a price. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Held its own mid-division in 3 of 4 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 4 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 5.9 /10 (raw 5.1)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C5.3
Today: 6
Class gap: +0.7
Higher-class runs: 4
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Newcastle 05/12/2025 · Pos 9th of 9 · OR 66 · 5f Std 126 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark05/12/2025 · OR 66 par5/125OR 666 @ Southwell 18/12/2025 · Pos 4th of 12 · OR 64 · 6f16y Std 134 · beat its mark18/12/2025 · OR 64 par5 @ Southwell 06/01/2026 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR 63 · 6f16y Std 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark06/01/2026 · OR 63 par6/015OR 636 @ Southwell 13/01/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR 63 · 6f16y Std 135 · beat its mark13/01/2026 · OR 63 par5 @ Newcastle 10/02/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 66 · 6f Std 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark10/02/2026 · OR 66 par10/025OR 665 @ Newcastle 24/02/2026 · Pos 11th of 12 · OR 65 · 6f Std 125 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark24/02/2026 · OR 65 par5 @ Southwell 06/08/2026 · Pos 5th of 10 · OR 63 · 6f17y Std 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark06/08/2026 · OR 63 par6/085OR 635 @ Redcar 22/08/2026 · Pos 11th of 11 · OR 61 · 5f217y Goo 126 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark22/08/2026 · OR 61 par6 @ Catterick 08/09/2026 · Pos 3rd of 11 · OR 59 · 7f6y Goo 134 · beat its mark08/09/2026 · OR 59 par8/096OR 59projClass-projected finish: 10th of 11
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-08Catterick63rd3rd0
2026-08-22Redcar511th10th+1
2026-08-06Southwell55th4th+1
2026-02-24Newcastle511th10th+1
2026-02-10Newcastle54th3rd+1
2026-01-13Southwell66th6th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today5/1213/016/088/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish7th of 1140% of fieldRange 1-6 · 68%
▬ OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price — informational only
Trend▲
Strength100%

Delivery trend +6.4% 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 7th of 11. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
05/12/20259th5/174%0%-0.74
18/12/20254th13/266%73%+0.07
06/01/20261st10/147%100%+0.53
13/01/20266th4/179%38%-0.41
10/02/20264th14/126%63%+0.36
24/02/202611th28/10%9%+0.09
06/08/20265th14/126%56%+0.29
22/08/202611th12/137%0%-0.37
08/09/20263rd14/126%80%+0.54