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Jungle Ruler

3yo Gelding · 9-10 · OR 84

Epsom Downs · Betfred 'The Classic Bookmaker' Handicap · 1m 113y

#7

Rank

Odds

10/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#7

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Dual all-weather winner who ran up to his best well-backed second at Sandown on penultimate start. Testing conditions possibly a factor in his subsequent below-par effort at Haydock. No excuses on that front here and cheekpieces will need to spark improvement if he's to open his turf account.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move▼1
Strength58%

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 2 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 3.2 /10 (raw 3.5)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C3.2
Today: 4
Class gap: +0.8
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Southwell 03/01/2026 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR - · 6f16y Std 1373/0142 @ Lingfield 17/01/2026 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR 89 · 7f1y Std 134 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark17/01/2026 · OR 89 par2 @ Southwell 13/03/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 89 · 6f16y Std 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark13/03/2026 · OR 89 par13/032OR 892 @ Newcastle 03/04/2026 · Pos 4th of 14 · OR 88 · 6f Std 126 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark03/04/2026 · OR 88 par4 @ Beverley 04/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 9 · OR 87 · 7f96y Goo 137 · beat its mark04/05/2026 · OR 87 par4/054OR 872 @ Chester 13/06/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 86 · 7f127y Goo 123 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark13/06/2026 · OR 86 par3 @ Sandown 04/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 85 · 7f Goo 130 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark04/07/2026 · OR 85 par4/073OR 854 @ Sandown 29/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 5 · OR 84 · 1m Goo 133 · beat its mark29/07/2026 · OR 84 par4 @ Haydock 05/09/2026 · Pos 7th of 12 · OR 85 · 7f212y Sft 135 · beat its mark05/09/2026 · OR 85 par5/094OR 85projClass-projected finish: 3rd 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
2026-09-05Haydock47th7th0
2026-07-29Sandown42nd2nd0
2026-07-04Sandown33rd2nd+1
2026-06-13Chester24th2nd+2
2026-05-04Beverley45th5th0
2026-04-03Newcastle24th2nd+2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today3/013/044/075/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 938% of fieldRange 1-8 · 68%
▬ OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price — informational only
Trend▬
Strength60%

Delivery trend +1.5% 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 6th of 9.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
03/01/20261st4/596%100%+0.04
17/01/20264th3/184%50%-0.34
13/03/20264th4/179%57%-0.22
03/04/20264th14/126%77%+0.51
04/05/20265th10/147%50%+0.03
13/06/20264th22/10%63%+0.63
04/07/20263rd6/168%60%-0.08
29/07/20262nd15/890%75%-0.15
05/09/20267th11/142%45%+0.03