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8yo Gelding · 9-12 · OR 60

Musselburgh · Join Racing TV Now Handicap · 1m 5f 216y

#3

Rank

Odds

14/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#3

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Course winner who posted a good second over 2m here in June for Dianne Sayer. Held back by his temperament for current connections, though, only fifth of 7 in handicap here (2¼m, good to firm) 18 days ago. Risky proposition.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ AHEAD OF MARKedges past its mark
Move▼1
Strength77%

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 5 of 6 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 3.8 /10 (raw 5.1)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C4.8
Today: 6
Class gap: +1.2
Higher-class runs: 6
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Musselburgh 12/04/2026 · Pos 9th of 14 · OR 74 · 1m4f104y Gd 129 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark12/04/2026 · OR 74 par12/044OR 744 @ Musselburgh 26/04/2026 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR 73 · 1m7f217y Goo 126 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark26/04/2026 · OR 73 par4 @ Kelso 24/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 107 · 2m51y Gd 165 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark24/05/2026 · OR 107 par24/054OR 1075 @ Musselburgh 05/06/2026 · Pos 2nd of 5 · OR 71 · 1m7f217y Gd 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark05/06/2026 · OR 71 par5 @ Ayr 13/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 70 · 1m5f26y Goo 130 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark13/07/2026 · OR 70 par13/075OR 705 @ Musselburgh 31/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR 68 · 1m7f217y Gd 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark31/07/2026 · OR 68 par5 @ Musselburgh 07/08/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 68 · 1m5f Gd 139 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark07/08/2026 · OR 68 par7/085OR 685 @ Musselburgh 24/08/2026 · Pos 10th of 11 · OR 65 · 1m208y Gd 135 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark24/08/2026 · OR 65 par4 @ Musselburgh 12/09/2026 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR 62 · 2m2f28y Goo 123 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark12/09/2026 · OR 62 par12/094OR 62projClass-projected finish: 6th of 7
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-12Musselburgh45th3rd+2
2026-08-24Musselburgh510th9th+1
2026-08-07Musselburgh55th4th+1
2026-07-31Musselburgh54th3rd+1
2026-07-13Ayr55th4th+1
2026-06-05Musselburgh52nd1st+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today12/045/067/0812/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 733% of fieldRange 3-8 · 68%
▬ OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price — informational only
Trend▬
Strength30%

Delivery trend +0.3% 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 5th of 7.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
12/04/20269th50/10%38%+0.38
26/04/20266th22/10%29%+0.29
24/05/20265th9/276%43%-0.33
05/06/20262nd7/282%75%-0.07
13/07/20265th11/271%20%-0.51
31/07/20264th8/158%40%-0.18
07/08/20265th22/10%20%+0.20
24/08/202610th50/10%10%+0.10
12/09/20265th80/10%33%+0.33