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Captain Fox

3yo Gelding · 9-8 · OR 72

Bath · JDL Consultants Ltd Apprentice Handicap · 1m 2f 37y

#7

Rank

Odds

8/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#7

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Confirmed the promise he had shown at 2 yrs when making a winning return in Lingfield novice in February. However, he hasn't managed to find any improvement in handicaps subsequently and headgear now applied.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ AHEAD OF MARKedges past its mark
Move▼1
Strength56%

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. Its finishes have been edging past what its mark implies.

Held its own mid-division in 4 of 5 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 1 class level from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 3.9 /10 (raw 4.3)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.2
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.8
Higher-class runs: 5
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Kempton 25/06/2025 · Pos 5th of 10 · OR - · 6f Sta 133 · HIGHER CLASS25/0645 @ Lingfield 04/09/2025 · Pos 2nd of 11 · OR - · 7f1y Std 1334 @ Newmarket 26/09/2025 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR - · 7f GF 128 · HIGHER CLASS26/0944 @ Lingfield 28/02/2026 · Pos 1st of 5 · OR 81 · 1m1y Std 133 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark28/02/2026 · OR 81 par4 @ Southwell 07/04/2026 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR 81 · 1m13y Std 136 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark07/04/2026 · OR 81 par7/044OR 814 @ Newbury 09/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 12 · OR 80 · 1m GF 133 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark09/07/2026 · OR 80 par4 @ Kempton 05/08/2026 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 79 · 7f Sta 134 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark05/08/2026 · OR 79 par5/084OR 794 @ Kempton 19/08/2026 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR 77 · 1m Sta 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark19/08/2026 · OR 77 par5 @ Lingfield 12/09/2026 · Pos 5th of 9 · OR 73 · 1m4f1y Std 133 · beat its mark12/09/2026 · OR 73 par12/095OR 73projClass-projected finish: 8th of 12
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-12Lingfield55th5th0
2026-08-19Kempton47th6th+1
2026-08-05Kempton45th4th+1
2026-07-09Newbury45th4th+1
2026-04-07Southwell46th5th+1
2026-02-28Lingfield41st0th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today25/0628/025/0812/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 1273% of fieldRange 1-9 · 68%
▬ OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price — informational only
Trend▬
Strength68%

Delivery trend +1.9% 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 12.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
25/06/20255th7/163%56%-0.08
04/09/20252nd9/488%90%+0.02
26/09/20253rd7/163%71%+0.08
28/02/20261st1/297%100%+0.03
07/04/20266th7/282%17%-0.65
09/07/20265th16/116%64%+0.48
05/08/20265th12/137%43%+0.06
19/08/20267th14/126%25%-0.01
12/09/20265th12/137%50%+0.13