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3yo Gelding · 9-11 · OR 65

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#7

Rank

Odds

11/2

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#7

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Maiden who bounced back to form from his slipping mark when beaten only by a gambled-on winner at Thirsk 2 weeks ago, clear of the rest and seeing out this longer trip well. Not taken lightly.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move▼1
Strength64%

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. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

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

Dropping 3 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 4.6 /10 (raw 5.2)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C5.0
Today: 6
Class gap: +1.0
Higher-class runs: 6
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Hamilton 22/09/2025 · Pos 3rd of 5 · OR 73 · 6f6y Sft 131 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark22/09/2025 · OR 73 par22/094OR 734 @ Pontefract 07/04/2026 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR 74 · 6f GS 133 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark07/04/2026 · OR 74 par5 @ Beverley 04/05/2026 · Pos 10th of 14 · OR 74 · 5f Goo 134 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark04/05/2026 · OR 74 par4/055OR 745 @ Haydock 21/05/2026 · Pos 4th of 11 · OR 73 · 6f Sft 133 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark21/05/2026 · OR 73 par5 @ Thirsk 05/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 13 · OR 72 · 6f Gd 135 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark05/06/2026 · OR 72 par5/065OR 725 @ Thirsk 01/07/2026 · Pos 8th of 11 · OR 70 · 6f Goo 135 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark01/07/2026 · OR 70 par5 @ Carlisle 11/08/2026 · Pos 8th of 8 · OR 67 · 5f182y Goo 130 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark11/08/2026 · OR 67 par11/085OR 675 @ Newcastle 05/09/2026 · Pos 8th of 14 · OR 64 · 6f Std 129 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark05/09/2026 · OR 64 par5 @ Thirsk 14/09/2026 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR 62 · 7f Gd 127 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark14/09/2026 · OR 62 par14/095OR 62projClass-projected finish: 6th of 11
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-14Thirsk52nd1st+1
2026-09-05Newcastle58th7th+1
2026-08-11Carlisle58th7th+1
2026-07-01Thirsk58th7th+1
2026-06-05Thirsk55th4th+1
2026-05-21Haydock54th3rd+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today22/0921/0511/0814/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 1170% of fieldRange 1-3 · 68%
▬ OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price — informational only
Trend▲
Strength100%

Delivery trend +9.5% 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 11. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
22/09/20253rd5/287%50%-0.37
07/04/20262nd2/189%88%-0.02
04/05/202610th4/179%31%-0.48
21/05/20264th6/168%70%+0.02
05/06/20265th5/174%67%-0.07
01/07/20268th15/261%30%-0.31
11/08/20268th25/10%0%0.00
05/09/20268th10/147%46%-0.01
14/09/20262nd22/10%89%+0.89