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Bowensonfire

6yo Gelding · 11-12

Sligo · Gracie's Bar Beginners Chase · 2m 1f 153y

#2

Rank

Odds

5/2

Win Prob

1%

Place Prob

10%

Rank

#2

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Not necessarily bred to be a chaser but made a sound start over the larger obstacles when second at Galway in July. Effort when third of 5 in beginners chase at Killarney (17f, good) next time suggests valuable handicaps are the ultimate aim, but obvious claims if bouncing back here.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
▼ OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move▬
Strength0%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Its recent finishes fall short of what its mark implies — the rating may flatter it.

Class-adjusted form 5.0 /10 (raw 3.4)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C0.8
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack3 @ Cheltenham 24/10/2025 · Pos 3rd of 20 · OR 131 · 2m3f200y GS 162 · below its mark24/10/2025 · OR 131 par24/103OR 1311 @ Fairyhouse 30/11/2025 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR 129 · 2m Yie 151 · beat its mark30/11/2025 · OR 129 parBHA132 @ Leopardstown 27/12/2025 · Pos 1st of 17 · OR 132 · 2m Yie 161 · beat its mark27/12/2025 · OR 132 par27/12132OR 1321 @ Leopardstown 01/02/2026 · Pos 1st of 19 · OR 140 · 2m Hvy 158 · beat its mark01/02/2026 · OR 140 par1 @ Cheltenham 13/03/2026 · Pos 13th of 23 · OR 153 · 2m179y Goo 165 · below its mark13/03/2026 · OR 153 par13/031OR 1531 @ Fairyhouse 06/04/2026 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR 148 · 2m3f180y Yie 157 · below its mark06/04/2026 · OR 148 par1 @ Limerick 02/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 5 · OR 148 · 2m110y Gd 155 · below its mark02/07/2026 · OR 148 par2/071OR 148C0 @ Galway 28/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR - · 2m2f54y Gd 166C0 @ Killarney 22/08/2026 · Pos 3rd of 5 · OR - · 2m1f Goo 16622/08C?projClass-projected finish: 4th of 5
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-22Killarney?3rd3rd0
2026-07-28Galway?2nd2nd0
2026-07-02Limerick14th4th0
2026-04-06Fairyhouse17th7th0
2026-03-13Cheltenham113th13th0
2026-02-01Leopardstown11st1st0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today24/101/022/0722/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 575% of fieldRange 1-4 · 68%
▼ UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend▼
Strength56%

Delivery trend -6.7% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 2nd of 5. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
24/10/20253rd9/276%89%+0.13
30/11/20252nd7/282%89%+0.07
27/12/20251st3/184%100%+0.16
01/02/20261st10/147%100%+0.53
13/03/202613th14/126%45%+0.19
06/04/20267th14/126%33%+0.07
02/07/20264th9/488%25%-0.63
28/07/20262nd9/276%89%+0.13
22/08/20263rd7/491%50%-0.41