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Wise Crack

3yo Gelding · 9-10 · OR 64

Ayr · Book Your Event At Ayr Racecourse Handicap · 7f 50y

#6

Rank

Odds

8/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#6

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Perked up with the application of headgear when off the mark at Catterick before backing that up when fourth here (1m). Ran well without the headgear at Yarmouth 12 days ago but not an obvious type to handle bad ground.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move▬
Strength72%

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 3 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.1 /10 (raw 5.6)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C5.5
Today: 6
Class gap: +0.5
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack2 @ Yarmouth 16/09/2025 · Pos 8th of 9 · OR 74 · 1m3y Goo 133 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark16/09/2025 · OR 74 par16/092OR 744 @ Ripon 16/04/2026 · Pos 10th of 13 · OR 72 · 6f GS 127 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark16/04/2026 · OR 72 par5 @ Doncaster 16/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 70 · 6f2y GS 134 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark16/05/2026 · OR 70 par16/055OR 705 @ Musselburgh 05/06/2026 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR 68 · 7f15y Gd 133 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark05/06/2026 · OR 68 par6 @ Newcastle 25/06/2026 · Pos 8th of 13 · OR 65 · 7f14y Sta 135 · beat its mark25/06/2026 · OR 65 par25/066OR 656 @ Catterick 22/07/2026 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR 63 · 7f6y GF 131 · beat its mark22/07/2026 · OR 63 par5 @ Ayr 10/08/2026 · Pos 4th of 10 · OR 66 · 1m Goo 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark10/08/2026 · OR 66 par10/085OR 665 @ Southwell 31/08/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 66 · 1m13y Std 131 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark31/08/2026 · OR 66 par6 @ Yarmouth 17/09/2026 · Pos 5th of 13 · OR 65 · 7f3y Gd 137 · beat its mark17/09/2026 · OR 65 par17/096OR 65projClass-projected finish: 4th 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
2026-09-17Yarmouth65th5th0
2026-08-31Southwell54th3rd+1
2026-08-10Ayr54th3rd+1
2026-07-22Catterick61st1st0
2026-06-25Newcastle68th8th0
2026-06-05Musselburgh56th5th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today16/095/0610/0817/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish7th of 1140% of fieldRange 1-6 · 68%
▬ OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price — informational only
Trend▬
Strength90%

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 7th of 11.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
16/09/20258th50/10%13%+0.13
16/04/202610th16/116%25%+0.09
16/05/20265th16/116%43%+0.27
05/06/20266th33/10%44%+0.44
25/06/20268th5/174%42%-0.32
22/07/20261st18/15%100%+0.95
10/08/20264th8/158%67%+0.09
31/08/20264th10/147%63%+0.15
17/09/20265th12/137%67%+0.30