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Cotai Starlight

3yo Filly · 9-3 · OR 59

Newcastle · Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap · 5f

#9

Rank

Odds

8/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

2%

Rank

#9

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Much improved when getting off the mark at Ayr (6f) in July and has placed over 5f at Carlisle on last 2 starts, sticking to her task when third of 12 on latest outing. Uphill course here should suit so she enters calculations.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCOMPETITIVE
▲ BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move▬
Strength29%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Dropping 2 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 3.8 /10 (raw 4.1)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C6.0
Today: 6
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Newcastle 19/09/2025 · Pos 6th of 12 · OR - · 6f Std 128 · HIGHER CLASS19/0954 @ Southwell 09/04/2026 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR - · 6f16y Std 130 · HIGHER CLASS5 @ Catterick 22/04/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR - · 7f6y Goo 126 · HIGHER CLASS22/0456 @ Musselburgh 30/06/2026 · Pos 8th of 9 · OR 59 · 7f15y Gd 132 · below its mark30/06/2026 · OR 59 par6 @ Ayr 20/07/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 55 · 6f GF 127 · beat its mark20/07/2026 · OR 55 par20/076OR 556 @ Ayr 27/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 55 · 6f Goo 132 · beat its mark27/07/2026 · OR 55 par6 @ Hamilton 11/08/2026 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR 60 · 5f7y Goo 132 · beat its mark11/08/2026 · OR 60 par11/086OR 606 @ Carlisle 27/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 11 · OR 58 · 5f Goo 131 · beat its mark27/08/2026 · OR 58 par6 @ Carlisle 09/09/2026 · Pos 3rd of 12 · OR 60 · 5f Goo 135 · beat its mark09/09/2026 · OR 60 par9/096OR 60projClass-projected finish: 3rd of 10
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-09Carlisle63rd3rd0
2026-08-27Carlisle62nd2nd0
2026-08-11Hamilton65th5th0
2026-07-27Ayr64th4th0
2026-07-20Ayr61st1st0
2026-06-30Musselburgh68th8th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today19/0930/0611/089/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish7th of 1033% of fieldRange 1-9 · 68%
▬ RUNS TO FORMmatches its price
Trend▼
Strength65%

Delivery trend -2.5% per run

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 7th of 10. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
19/09/20256th17/255%55%-0.01
09/04/20263rd25/10%60%+0.60
22/04/20265th16/116%20%+0.04
30/06/20268th28/10%13%+0.13
20/07/20261st28/10%100%+1.00
27/07/20264th5/174%63%-0.11
11/08/20265th9/153%33%-0.19
27/08/20262nd6/168%90%+0.22
09/09/20263rd5/174%82%+0.08