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Forest Caper

5yo Gelding · 9-12 · OR 72

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

#2

Rank

Odds

13/2

Win Prob

10%

Place Prob

22%

Rank

#2

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Free-going sort who finally opened his account in 12-runner handicap at Thirsk (7f, good, 12/1) 12 days ago, suited by a well-run race. Overall record suggests he's one to take on from a 4 lb higher mark, though.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
▲ BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move▬
Strength23%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.3 /10 (raw 4.1)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C5.0
Today: 5
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Newcastle 19/12/2025 · Pos 10th of 12 · OR 73 · 6f Std 134 · below its mark19/12/2025 · OR 73 par19/125OR 735 @ Southwell 28/12/2025 · Pos 5th of 10 · OR 71 · 1m13y Std 133 · beat its mark28/12/2025 · OR 71 par5 @ Southwell 17/01/2026 · Pos 3rd of 12 · OR 70 · 1m13y Std 135 · beat its mark17/01/2026 · OR 70 par17/015OR 705 @ Wolverhampton 23/01/2026 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR 70 · 1m142y Std 138 · beat its mark23/01/2026 · OR 70 par5 @ Southwell 05/02/2026 · Pos 4th of 11 · OR 70 · 1m13y Std 132 · beat its mark05/02/2026 · OR 70 par5/025OR 705 @ Newcastle 14/02/2026 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR 70 · 1m2f42y Sta 135 · beat its mark14/02/2026 · OR 70 par5 @ Southwell 24/02/2026 · Pos 10th of 11 · OR 70 · 1m13y Std 130 · below its mark24/02/2026 · OR 70 par24/025OR 705 @ Wolverhampton 01/09/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 69 · 1m142y Std 136 · below its mark01/09/2026 · OR 69 par5 @ Thirsk 14/09/2026 · Pos 1st of 12 · OR 68 · 7f Gd 133 · beat its mark14/09/2026 · OR 68 par14/095OR 68projClass-projected finish: 5th 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
2026-09-14Thirsk51st1st0
2026-09-01Wolverhampton55th5th0
2026-02-24Southwell510th10th0
2026-02-14Newcastle52nd2nd0
2026-02-05Southwell54th4th0
2026-01-23Wolverhampton54th4th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today19/1223/0124/0214/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 12100% of fieldRange 1-7 · 68%
▬ EDGING AHEADslightly over its price — informational only
Trend▲
Strength92%

Delivery trend +6.2% 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 1st of 12. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
19/12/202510th5/174%18%-0.56
28/12/20255th7/163%56%-0.08
17/01/20263rd17/255%82%+0.27
23/01/20264th7/282%50%-0.32
05/02/20264th17/255%70%+0.15
14/02/20262nd3/184%88%+0.03
24/02/202610th17/255%10%-0.45
01/09/20265th14/126%20%-0.06
14/09/20261st12/137%100%+0.63