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Belsito

6yo Gelding · 10-2 · OR 77

Ayr · Book Racing On Saturday 31 October Handicap · 6f

#2

Rank

Odds

5/2

Win Prob

3%

Place Prob

13%

Rank

#2

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Posted career best when resuming winning ways in 8-runner handicap at Hamilton (6f, soft, 7/1) 8 days ago, driven out. Carries 5-lb penalty for that success but must enter calculations.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readPROGRESSIVE
▲ BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move▬
Strength26%

What the class read says

Stepping up in class, but the evidence backs it — has run against higher-rated rivals and held its own. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Class-adjusted form 4.5 /10 (raw 5.1)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.7
Today: 4
Class gap: -0.7
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack6 @ Hamilton 03/09/2025 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR 61 · 6f6y GS 131 · beat its mark03/09/2025 · OR 61 par3/096OR 615 @ Hamilton 21/09/2025 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 68 · 6f6y Sft 128 · beat its mark21/09/2025 · OR 68 par5 @ Pontefract 06/10/2025 · Pos 8th of 13 · OR 71 · 6f Sft 134 · beat its mark06/10/2025 · OR 71 par6/105OR 715 @ Thirsk 10/04/2026 · Pos 11th of 15 · OR 71 · 6f Gd 136 · beat its mark10/04/2026 · OR 71 par5 @ Southwell 29/04/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 70 · 6f16y Std 132 · beat its mark29/04/2026 · OR 70 par29/045OR 705 @ Hamilton 04/06/2026 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR 70 · 6f6y Goo 135 · beat its mark04/06/2026 · OR 70 par5 @ Southwell 27/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 12 · OR 75 · 6f16y Std 135 · beat its mark27/07/2026 · OR 75 par27/075OR 754 @ Hamilton 21/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 11 · OR 75 · 6f6y GS 135 · beat its mark21/08/2026 · OR 75 par4 @ Hamilton 21/09/2026 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR 77 · 6f6y Sft 137 · beat its mark21/09/2026 · OR 77 par21/094OR 77projClass-projected finish: 1st of 8
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-21Hamilton41st1st0
2026-08-21Hamilton42nd2nd0
2026-07-27Southwell53rd4th−1
2026-06-04Hamilton51st2nd−1
2026-04-29Southwell54th5th−1
2026-04-10Thirsk511th12th−1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today3/0910/0427/0721/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 886% of fieldRange 1-1 · 68%
▲ OVER-DELIVERINGconfirms a short-priced top pick
Trend▲
Strength100%

Delivery trend +3.1% per run

What the projection says

Beating its price historically confirms the short-priced top pick — model and market read it the same way. Projected 2nd of 8. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
03/09/20251st11/271%100%+0.29
21/09/20251st9/488%100%+0.12
06/10/20258th18/15%42%+0.36
10/04/202611th17/255%29%-0.27
29/04/20264th12/137%57%+0.20
04/06/20261st4/179%100%+0.21
27/07/20263rd12/137%82%+0.45
21/08/20262nd10/147%90%+0.43
21/09/20261st7/163%100%+0.37