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5yo Mare · 8-10 · OR 89

Curragh · Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch (0-110) (Premier Handicap) · 2m 170y

#21

Rank

Odds

12/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#21

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Low-mileage 5-y-o who returned with a cosy win at Gowran. Back on the up when runner-up in a useful handicap at Killarney (14.5f). Could well be more to come with cheekpieces added back up in trip, and looks one of the stable's better fancied runners on jockey bookings.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
▼ OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move▬
Strength8%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Its recent finishes fall short of what its mark implies — the rating may flatter it.

Class-adjusted form 3.8 /10 (raw 3.6)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C8.5
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Ballinrobe 09/05/2025 · Pos 7th of 11 · OR - · 1m1f138y Goo 1309/05C8C8 @ Tipperary 27/05/2025 · Pos 7th of 12 · OR - · 1m4f110y Yie 142C8 @ Down Royal 21/06/2025 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR - · 1m4f207y Gd 13021/06C8BHA78 @ Galway 30/07/2025 · Pos 3rd of 18 · OR 78 · 2m110y Sft 138 · below its mark30/07/2025 · OR 78 parBHA82 @ Bellewstown 26/08/2025 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 82 · 2m1f110y Goo 169 · below its mark26/08/2025 · OR 82 par26/0882OR 82BHA81 @ Gowran Park 08/04/2026 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR 81 · 1m5f180y Sft 141 · beat its mark08/04/2026 · OR 81 parBHA89 @ Fairyhouse 08/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 89 · 1m5f200y Goo 141 · below its mark08/07/2026 · OR 89 par8/0789OR 89BHA89 @ Galway 27/07/2026 · Pos 9th of 20 · OR 89 · 2m179y Yie 161 · below its mark27/07/2026 · OR 89 parBHA89 @ Killarney 21/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR 89 · 1m6f80y Gd 133 · below its mark21/08/2026 · OR 89 par21/0889OR 89projClass-projected finish: 11th of 33
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-21KillarneyBHA892nd2nd0
2026-07-27GalwayBHA899th9th0
2026-07-08FairyhouseBHA894th4th0
2026-04-08Gowran ParkBHA811st1st0
2025-08-26BellewstownBHA824th4th0
2025-07-30GalwayBHA783rd3rd0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today9/0530/078/0721/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish15th of 3356% of fieldRange 11-28 · 68%
▬ RUNS TO FORMmatches its price
Trend▲
Strength42%

Delivery trend +2.3% per run

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 15th of 33. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
09/05/20257th7/282%40%-0.42
27/05/20257th10/147%45%-0.02
21/06/20251st13/891%100%+0.09
30/07/20253rd4/179%88%+0.09
26/08/20254th13/891%57%-0.34
08/04/20261st7/282%100%+0.18
08/07/20264th10/382%57%-0.25
27/07/20269th17/255%58%+0.03
21/08/20262nd3/184%89%+0.05