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Macanudo

5yo Gelding · 9-9 · OR 60

Brighton · Download The Matchbook Exchange App Apprentice Handicap · 5f 215y

#4

Rank

Odds

2/1

Win Prob

5%

Place Prob

12%

Rank

#4

★★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Back in fine form since refitted with blinkers and bids for a hat-trick after 5f handicap successes at Wolverhampton and Bath recently, getting on top late on both occasions. Up 3 lb but can go very well again.

Class Advantage Projection

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

What the class read says

Has campaigned at a higher grade and now drops into weaker company. Dropping in class here looks deliberate, not a concession. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Held its own mid-division in 0 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.4 /10 (raw 4.7)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C5.7
Today: 6
Class gap: +0.3
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Wolverhampton 01/02/2025 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 67 · 6f20y Std 126 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark01/02/2025 · OR 67 par1/024OR 675 @ Wolverhampton 17/02/2025 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR 66 · 6f20y Std 129 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark17/02/2025 · OR 66 par6 @ Wolverhampton 17/03/2025 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 64 · 7f36y Std 134 · beat its mark17/03/2025 · OR 64 par17/036OR 646 @ Chelmsford City 18/04/2025 · Pos 7th of 15 · OR 63 · 7f Std 133 · beat its mark18/04/2025 · OR 63 par5 @ Southwell 18/06/2026 · Pos 10th of 10 · OR 58 · 7f14y Std 118 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark18/06/2026 · OR 58 par18/065OR 585 @ Nottingham 04/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR 55 · 6f18y Goo 123 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark04/07/2026 · OR 55 par6 @ Chepstow 09/08/2026 · Pos 7th of 7 · OR 55 · 6f16y GF 133 · below its mark09/08/2026 · OR 55 par9/086OR 556 @ Wolverhampton 01/09/2026 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR 53 · 5f21y Std 131 · beat its mark01/09/2026 · OR 53 par6 @ Bath 13/09/2026 · Pos 1st of 13 · OR 57 · 5f10y GS 137 · beat its mark13/09/2026 · OR 57 par13/096OR 57projClass-projected finish: 2nd of 8
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-13Bath61st1st0
2026-09-01Wolverhampton61st1st0
2026-08-09Chepstow67th7th0
2026-07-04Nottingham53rd2nd+1
2026-06-18Southwell510th9th+1
2025-04-18Chelmsford City67th7th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today1/0218/049/0813/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 871% of fieldRange 1-4 · 68%
▬ OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price — informational only
Trend▬
Strength98%

Delivery trend -0.2% 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 3rd of 8.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
01/02/20254th14/126%57%+0.31
17/02/20256th10/147%29%-0.19
17/03/20254th12/137%63%+0.26
18/04/20257th7/163%57%-0.06
18/06/202610th80/10%0%0.00
04/07/20263rd28/10%67%+0.67
09/08/20267th8/158%0%-0.58
01/09/20261st7/282%100%+0.18
13/09/20261st9/276%100%+0.24