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No Ordinary Joe

10yo Gelding · 9-6 · OR 65

Ffos Las · Happy Birthday Alex, From The Bridge Handicap · 2m

#4

Rank

Odds

8/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#4

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

A fairly useful but inconsistent hurdler nowadays who hasn't gone without promise in a trio of novice events at up to 11f for new yard in recent weeks. Tongue strap quickly reapplied for handicap debut off what could well prove a lenient opening mark. One to monitor in the betting for clues.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move▼3
Strength100%

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. A caution, though: it has NOT been beating its handicap mark — the favourable class picture isn't yet backed by mark-adjusted finishes.

Held its own mid-division in 5 of 6 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 4 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 3.4 /10 (raw 6.4)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C2.3
Today: 5
Class gap: +2.7
Higher-class runs: 6
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack2 @ Sandown 07/03/2026 · Pos 13th of 18 · OR 123 · 1m7f216y Sft 152 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark07/03/2026 · OR 123 par7/032OR 1234 @ Wetherby 27/03/2026 · Pos 7th of 16 · OR 122 · 2m5f56y Gd 170 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark27/03/2026 · OR 122 par2 @ Aintree 10/04/2026 · Pos 7th of 21 · OR 120 · 2m103y Goo 153 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark10/04/2026 · OR 120 par10/042OR 1202 @ Sandown 25/04/2026 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR 120 · 2m3f178y Goo 145 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark25/04/2026 · OR 120 par1 @ Haydock 09/05/2026 · Pos 13th of 16 · OR 125 · 1m7f144y Goo 152 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark09/05/2026 · OR 125 par9/051OR 1252 @ Uttoxeter 24/05/2026 · Pos 6th of 11 · OR 125 · 2m3f207y Gd 163 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark24/05/2026 · OR 125 par3 @ Kempton 05/08/2026 · Pos 9th of 10 · OR - · 1m2f219y Sta 139 · HIGHER CLASS5/0833 @ Kempton 02/09/2026 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR - · 1m2f219y Sta 137 · HIGHER CLASS3 @ Bath 12/09/2026 · Pos 4th of 5 · OR - · 1m2f37y Goo 136 · HIGHER CLASS12/093projClass-projected finish: 3rd of 5
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-12Bath34th2nd+2
2026-09-02Kempton34th2nd+2
2026-08-05Kempton39th7th+2
2026-05-24Uttoxeter26th2nd+3
2026-05-09Haydock113th8th+4
2026-04-25Sandown21st-3th+3

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today7/0325/045/0812/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 525% of fieldRange 1-3 · 68%
▬ OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price — informational only
Trend▬
Strength82%

Delivery trend -0.4% 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 4th of 5.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
07/03/202613th14/126%29%+0.03
27/03/20267th9/153%60%+0.07
10/04/20267th28/10%70%+0.70
25/04/20261st14/126%100%+0.74
09/05/202613th25/10%20%+0.20
24/05/20266th6/168%50%-0.18
05/08/20269th200/10%11%+0.11
02/09/20264th150/10%40%+0.40
12/09/20264th22/10%25%+0.25