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Colin's Friend

5yo Gelding · 11-10 · OR 93

Roscommon · Gary's Gardening Services Handicap Hurdle (0-100) · 1m 7f 135y

#7

Rank

Odds

7/2

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#7

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

After 7 months off ahead of first run since leaving Patrick Downey, showed improved form sent handicapping when fourth of 20 at Galway 3 weeks ago. In good hands to progress further. RESERVE.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
▼ OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move▬
Strength0%

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 7.2 /10 (raw 7.2)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C8.3
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC0 @ Navan 22/03/2025 · Pos 9th of 11 · OR - · 2m Sft 15822/03C?C8 @ Thurles 27/11/2025 · Pos 7th of 17 · OR - · 2m11y Goo 15327/11C8C8 @ Down Royal 26/12/2025 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR - · 2m1f53y Yie 16026/12C8C8 @ Fairyhouse 03/02/2026 · Pos 10th of 15 · OR - · 2m Sft 1663/02C8BHA91 @ Galway 07/09/2026 · Pos 4th of 20 · OR 91 · 2m160y Yie 151 · below its mark07/09/2026 · OR 91 par7/0991OR 91projClass-projected finish: 6th of 19
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-07GalwayBHA914th4th0
2026-02-03Fairyhouse?10th10th0
2025-12-26Down Royal?6th6th0
2025-11-27Thurles?7th7th0
2025-03-22Navan?9th9th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today22/0327/1126/123/027/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 1983% of fieldRange 1-9 · 68%
▬ OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price — informational only
Trend▼
Strength93%

Delivery trend -6.9% 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 4th of 19. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
22/03/20259th80/10%20%+0.20
27/11/20257th200/10%63%+0.63
26/12/20256th100/10%44%+0.44
03/02/202610th100/10%36%+0.36
07/09/20264th11/486%84%-0.01