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Bluegrass

7yo Gelding · 11-8 · OR 115

Southwell · Old Stag 70th Birthday Handicap Hurdle · 1m 7f 182y

#7

Rank

Odds

14/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#7

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Hit-and-miss performer who returned from a similar absence to land a small-field C&D handicap in October. Subsequent patchy run of form has seen him fall back down the weights, now 2 lb below his winning mark here last season.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move▼1
Strength53%

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. A caution, though: it has NOT been beating its handicap mark — the favourable class picture isn't yet backed by mark-adjusted finishes.

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

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

Class-adjusted form 4.7 /10 (raw 4.5)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C3.2
Today: 4
Class gap: +0.8
Higher-class runs: 5
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack3 @ Southwell 02/10/2025 · Pos 1st of 4 · OR 122 · 1m7f182y Gd 165 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark02/10/2025 · OR 122 par2/103OR 1223 @ Newton Abbot 18/10/2025 · Pos 7th of 8 · OR 124 · 2m167y GS 164 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark18/10/2025 · OR 124 par3 @ Lingfield 18/11/2025 · Pos 3rd of 5 · OR 123 · 2m3f110y GS 166 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark18/11/2025 · OR 123 par18/113OR 1233 @ Huntingdon 07/12/2025 · Pos 8th of 10 · OR 122 · 1m7f171y Sft 167 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark07/12/2025 · OR 122 par3 @ Taunton 08/01/2026 · Pos 3rd of 10 · OR 121 · 2m3f1y Gd 164 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark08/01/2026 · OR 121 par8/013OR 1213 @ Doncaster 05/02/2026 · Pos 4th of 5 · OR 122 · 2m3f88y Sft 159 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark05/02/2026 · OR 122 par3 @ Fakenham 13/03/2026 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR 121 · 2m3y Goo 168 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark13/03/2026 · OR 121 par13/033OR 1214 @ Chepstow 02/04/2026 · Pos 8th of 12 · OR 119 · 2m3f100y Goo 168 · below its mark02/04/2026 · OR 119 par3 @ Uttoxeter 02/05/2026 · Pos 7th of 8 · OR 117 · 2m3f207y Gd 160 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark02/05/2026 · OR 117 par2/053OR 117projClass-projected finish: 6th of 9
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-05-02Uttoxeter37th6th+1
2026-04-02Chepstow48th8th0
2026-03-13Fakenham34th3rd+1
2026-02-05Doncaster34th3rd+1
2026-01-08Taunton33rd2nd+1
2025-12-07Huntingdon38th7th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today2/107/1213/032/05
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish9th of 90% of fieldRange 5-9 · 68%
▼ UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend▼
Strength0%

Delivery trend -5.0% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 9th of 9. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
02/10/20251st5/287%100%+0.13
18/10/20257th9/153%14%-0.38
18/11/20253rd12/137%50%+0.13
07/12/20258th14/126%22%-0.04
08/01/20263rd28/10%78%+0.78
05/02/20264th6/168%25%-0.43
13/03/20264th11/486%40%-0.46
02/04/20268th12/137%36%-0.00
02/05/20267th13/266%14%-0.52