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Poet's Muse

5yo Mare · 10-10 · OR 87

Newton Abbot · Par Inn Bulpin Cup Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle · 3m 2f 105y

#6

Rank

Odds

12/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#6

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Point winner. Allowed the run of things when pushing a fair sort from the Paul Nicholls yard close on handicap debut at Taunton in April. Didn't repeat that effort the following month, however, worth a second look returning in a weak handicap with leading amateur booked.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move▬
Strength36%

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 3 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 5.1 /10 (raw 5.8)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.4
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.6
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Wincanton 29/01/2026 · Pos 6th of 11 · OR - · 2m5f82y Hvy 157 · HIGHER CLASS29/0144 @ Chepstow 15/03/2026 · Pos 4th of 10 · OR - · 2m3f100y Sft 159 · HIGHER CLASS15/0344 @ Newton Abbot 04/04/2026 · Pos 10th of 11 · OR - · 2m2f110y Goo 153 · HIGHER CLASS4/0445 @ Taunton 22/04/2026 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR 85 · 2m7f198y Gd 153 · beat its mark22/04/2026 · OR 85 par22/045OR 855 @ Ffos Las 20/05/2026 · Pos 7th of 8 · OR 87 · 2m7f191y GS 166 · below its mark20/05/2026 · OR 87 par20/055OR 87projClass-projected finish: 6th of 7
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-05-20Ffos Las57th7th0
2026-04-22Taunton52nd2nd0
2026-04-04Newton Abbot410th9th+1
2026-03-15Chepstow44th3rd+1
2026-01-29Wincanton46th5th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today29/0115/034/0422/0420/05
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 717% of fieldRange 2-7 · 68%
▬ OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price — informational only
Trend▼
Strength7%

Delivery trend -18.9% 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 7. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
29/01/20266th40/10%50%+0.50
15/03/20264th16/116%67%+0.51
04/04/202610th66/10%10%+0.10
22/04/20262nd40/10%86%+0.86
20/05/20267th9/276%14%-0.62