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Black Heather

7yo Gelding · 10-6 · OR 116

Clonmel · Slievenamon Claiming Hurdle · 2m 3f 145y

#5

Rank

Odds

8/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#5

★★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Scored on his hurdling bow at Naas (2m) last April but ridden too aggressively when pulled up at Bellewstown (17f) final run over hurdles that season. Since back to form on the Flat this summer and very much favoured at these weights back hurdling.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
▼ OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move▲1
Strength0%

What the class read says

Stepping up in grade today, into tougher company than it has been meeting. Its recent finishes fall short of what its mark implies — the rating may flatter it.

Class-adjusted form 7.5 /10 (raw 4.9)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C8.4
Today:
Class gap: -0.9
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Naas 03/04/2025 · Pos 1st of 17 · OR - · 2m Goo 1663/04C8C8 @ Bellewstown 05/04/2025 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR - · 1m4f37y Gd 135C8 @ Cork 10/05/2025 · Pos 6th of 6 · OR - · 2m1f65y Goo 16810/05C8BHA120 @ Wexford 28/05/2025 · Pos 3rd of 10 · OR 120 · 2m1f Goo 158 · below its mark28/05/2025 · OR 120 parC8 @ Punchestown 07/06/2025 · Pos 5th of 5 · OR 122 · 2m100y Goo 166 · below its mark07/06/2025 · OR 122 par7/06C8OR 122C8 @ Roscommon 30/06/2026 · Pos 4th of 14 · OR - · 1m4f17y Goo 135C8 @ Ballinrobe 20/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR - · 1m4f179y Goo 13520/07C8BHA76 @ Galway 29/07/2026 · Pos 12th of 19 · OR 76 · 2m110y Yie 136 · below its mark29/07/2026 · OR 76 parBHA75 @ Navan 02/09/2026 · Pos 11th of 16 · OR 75 · 2m Goo 165 · below its mark02/09/2026 · OR 75 par2/0975OR 75projClass-projected finish: 6th of 14
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-02NavanBHA7511th11th0
2026-07-29GalwayBHA7612th12th−0
2026-07-20Ballinrobe?4th5th−1
2026-06-30Roscommon?4th5th−1
2025-07-05BellewstownBHA120−5
2025-06-07Punchestown?5th5th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today3/0428/0520/072/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 1586% of fieldRange 1-12 · 68%
▬ OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price — informational only
Trend▲
Strength79%

Delivery trend +6.1% 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 3rd of 15. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
03/04/20251st4/179%100%+0.21
05/04/20253rd10/382%71%-0.11
10/05/20256th11/893%0%-0.93
28/05/20253rd7/163%78%+0.15
07/06/20255th3/184%0%-0.84
30/06/20264th3/184%77%-0.07
20/07/20264th9/153%63%+0.10
29/07/202612th18/15%39%+0.34
02/09/202611th25/10%33%+0.33