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6yo Gelding · 9-4 · OR 57

Southwell · Gent's Night Sat 24th October Handicap · 4f 214y

#3

Rank

Odds

22/1

Win Prob

2%

Place Prob

10%

Rank

#3

★★ Timeform

Commentary

4-time C&D winner, the latest from a 6 lb higher mark in January. More miss than hit since though and was down the field here when last seen back in May.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ AHEAD OF MARKedges past its mark
Move▼1
Strength56%

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. Its finishes have been edging past what its mark implies.

Held its own mid-division in 5 of 5 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 5.5 /10 (raw 4.8)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C5.0
Today: 6
Class gap: +1.0
Higher-class runs: 5
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Southwell 18/12/2025 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR 64 · 4f214y Std 125 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark18/12/2025 · OR 64 par18/125OR 645 @ Southwell 06/01/2026 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR 63 · 4f214y Std 124 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark06/01/2026 · OR 63 par5 @ Southwell 13/01/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 63 · 4f214y Std 133 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark13/01/2026 · OR 63 par13/015OR 634 @ Southwell 17/01/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 67 · 4f214y Std 122 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark17/01/2026 · OR 67 par5 @ Southwell 07/02/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR 66 · 4f214y Std 126 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark07/02/2026 · OR 66 par7/025OR 665 @ Wolverhampton 27/02/2026 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR 65 · 5f21y Std 130 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark27/02/2026 · OR 65 par5 @ Southwell 10/03/2026 · Pos 6th of 12 · OR 63 · 4f214y Std 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark10/03/2026 · OR 63 par10/035OR 636 @ Southwell 28/03/2026 · Pos 8th of 11 · OR 61 · 4f214y Std 131 · beat its mark28/03/2026 · OR 61 par5 @ Southwell 21/05/2026 · Pos 9th of 10 · OR 59 · 4f214y Std 124 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark21/05/2026 · OR 59 par21/055OR 59projClass-projected finish: 7th of 9
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-05-21Southwell59th8th+1
2026-03-28Southwell68th8th0
2026-03-10Southwell56th5th+1
2026-02-27Wolverhampton56th5th+1
2026-02-07Southwell56th5th+1
2026-01-17Southwell45th3rd+2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today18/1217/0110/0321/05
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 938% of fieldRange 5-9 · 68%
▼ UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend▬
Strength0%

Delivery trend +0.4% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 6th of 9.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
18/12/20252nd9/276%88%+0.11
06/01/20261st5/287%100%+0.13
13/01/20265th9/488%20%-0.68
17/01/20265th9/276%20%-0.56
07/02/20266th6/168%38%-0.31
27/02/20266th25/10%17%+0.17
10/03/20266th7/163%55%-0.09
28/03/20268th5/174%30%-0.44
21/05/20269th22/10%11%+0.11