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3yo Gelding · 9-2 · OR 72

Vaal · Play Soccer 6, 10 And 13 Mr 74 Handicap · 4f 214y

#3

Rank

Odds

16/1

Win Prob

2%

Place Prob

9%

Rank

#3

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

125/1, career best when winning 12-runner maiden at this C&D (good) 35 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
▬ NO MARKno handicap runs to read
Move▲1
Strength0%

What the class read says

Stepping up in grade today, into tougher company than it has been meeting.

Class-adjusted form 6.8 /10 (raw 5.6)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C8.0
Today:
Class gap: -1.4
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Turffontein 10/05/2026 · Pos 8th of 8 · OR - · 4f214y Gd 13210/05C8C8 @ Vaal 26/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 13 · OR - · 4f214y 13226/05C8C8 @ Turffontein 04/06/2026 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR - · 5f212y Gd 1264/06C8C8 @ Turffontein 14/06/2026 · Pos 4th of 10 · OR - · 4f214y Gd 13214/06C8C8 @ Vaal 02/07/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR - · 4f214y Gd 1322/07C8C8 @ Vaal 23/07/2026 · Pos 9th of 9 · OR - · 4f214y Gd 12623/07C8C8 @ Vaal 27/08/2026 · Pos 1st of 12 · OR - · 4f214y Gd 12827/08C8projClass-projected finish: 5th of 8
Actual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-27Vaal?1st3rd−1
2026-07-23Vaal?9th11th−1
2026-07-02Vaal?6th8th−1
2026-06-14Turffontein?4th6th−1
2026-06-04Turffontein?6th8th−1
2026-05-26Vaal?5th7th−1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today10/0514/0627/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 871% of fieldRange 1-8 · 68%
▬ OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price — informational only
Trend▬
Strength57%

Delivery trend +1.9% 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 8.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
10/05/20268th25/10%0%0.00
26/05/20265th200/10%67%+0.67
04/06/20266th18/15%44%+0.39
14/06/20264th28/10%67%+0.67
02/07/20266th12/137%38%+0.01
23/07/20269th12/137%0%-0.37
27/08/20261st100/10%100%+1.00