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Be Frank

6yo Gelding · 9-10 · OR 70

Southwell · Festive Fixtures At Southwell Racecourse Handicap · 7f 15y

#4

Rank

Odds

12/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#4

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Scored on 2025 return at Newmarket and turned in several creditable efforts after. Stepped forward from his reappearance following another 13 weeks off when fourth of 19 at York (1m) earlier in the month but wasn't in the same form at Chester just 6 days later.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move▼1
Strength75%

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 6 of 6 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 3 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 3.6 /10 (raw 5.2)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C4.0
Today: 5
Class gap: +1.0
Higher-class runs: 6
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Ascot 11/07/2025 · Pos 9th of 10 · OR 76 · 1m GF 131 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark11/07/2025 · OR 76 par11/074OR 764 @ Chester 26/07/2025 · Pos 3rd of 13 · OR 75 · 7f127y Goo 140 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark26/07/2025 · OR 75 par4 @ Chepstow 07/08/2025 · Pos 6th of 13 · OR 76 · 7f16y GS 134 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark07/08/2025 · OR 76 par7/084OR 764 @ Haydock 10/08/2025 · Pos 5th of 11 · OR 76 · 1m37y Goo 136 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark10/08/2025 · OR 76 par4 @ Haydock 06/09/2025 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 75 · 1m37y Gd 130 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark06/09/2025 · OR 75 par6/094OR 754 @ Chester 13/09/2025 · Pos 5th of 11 · OR 74 · 7f127y GS 129 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark13/09/2025 · OR 74 par4 @ Chester 12/06/2026 · Pos 6th of 11 · OR 73 · 7f1y GS 149 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark12/06/2026 · OR 73 par12/064OR 734 @ York 06/09/2026 · Pos 4th of 19 · OR 72 · 7f192y GS 129 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark06/09/2026 · OR 72 par4 @ Chester 12/09/2026 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 72 · 7f127y Sft 127 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark12/09/2026 · OR 72 par12/094OR 72projClass-projected finish: 3rd 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
2026-09-12Chester45th4th+1
2026-09-06York44th3rd+1
2026-06-12Chester46th5th+1
2025-09-13Chester45th4th+1
2025-09-06Haydock44th3rd+1
2025-08-10Haydock45th4th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today11/0710/0812/0612/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 1264% of fieldRange 1-10 · 68%
▬ OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price — informational only
Trend▲
Strength69%

Delivery trend +6.8% 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 5th of 12. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
11/07/20259th11/271%11%-0.60
26/07/20253rd7/282%83%+0.02
07/08/20256th9/153%58%+0.06
10/08/20255th9/276%60%-0.16
06/09/20254th9/276%57%-0.19
13/09/20255th13/266%60%-0.06
12/06/20266th16/116%50%+0.34
06/09/20264th40/10%83%+0.83
12/09/20265th4/179%43%-0.36