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Quest For Fun

8yo Gelding · 9-11 · OR 77

Ayr · Autumn Breaks At Western House Hotel Handicap · 7f 50y

#5

Rank

Odds

8/1

Win Prob

1%

Place Prob

6%

Rank

#5

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Well over a year since his last win but he ran another fine race when second of 15 in handicap at York (7f) earlier this month and had excuses over C&D since (not clear run). Respected.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move▬
Strength57%

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 1 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.6 /10 (raw 5.3)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C3.7
Today: 4
Class gap: +0.3
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Doncaster 08/11/2025 · Pos 10th of 21 · OR 82 · 7f6y Hvy 139 · beat its mark08/11/2025 · OR 82 par8/114OR 824 @ Doncaster 29/03/2026 · Pos 9th of 16 · OR 81 · 7f6y GS 136 · beat its mark29/03/2026 · OR 81 par4 @ Thirsk 18/04/2026 · Pos 5th of 13 · OR 79 · 7f Goo 129 · beat its mark18/04/2026 · OR 79 par18/044OR 794 @ York 15/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 22 · OR 78 · 7f Gd 133 · beat its mark15/05/2026 · OR 78 par4 @ York 23/05/2026 · Pos 3rd of 22 · OR 77 · 7f Goo 132 · beat its mark23/05/2026 · OR 77 par23/054OR 773 @ York 10/07/2026 · Pos 12th of 17 · OR 77 · 7f Goo 117 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark10/07/2026 · OR 77 par4 @ York 24/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 18 · OR 76 · 7f Goo 131 · beat its mark24/07/2026 · OR 76 par24/074OR 763 @ York 06/09/2026 · Pos 2nd of 15 · OR 76 · 7f GS 123 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark06/09/2026 · OR 76 par4 @ Ayr 19/09/2026 · Pos 5th of 9 · OR 78 · 7f50y Hvy 134 · beat its mark19/09/2026 · OR 78 par19/094OR 78projClass-projected finish: 3rd of 10
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-19Ayr45th5th0
2026-09-06York32nd1st+1
2026-07-24York43rd3rd0
2026-07-10York312th11th+1
2026-05-23York43rd3rd0
2026-05-15York45th5th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today8/1115/0524/0719/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 1067% of fieldRange 1-6 · 68%
▬ OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price — informational only
Trend▬
Strength80%

Delivery trend -1.7% 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 10.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
08/11/202510th14/126%55%+0.29
29/03/20269th16/116%47%+0.31
18/04/20265th16/116%67%+0.51
15/05/20265th15/261%81%+0.20
23/05/20263rd13/266%90%+0.25
10/07/202612th28/10%31%+0.31
24/07/20263rd10/147%88%+0.41
06/09/20262nd16/116%93%+0.77
19/09/20265th4/179%50%-0.29