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Joga Bonito

2yo Gelding · 9-5 · OR 93

Dundalk · Irish Stallion Farms EBF Star Appeal Stakes (Listed) · 7f

#7

Rank

Odds

5/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#7

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Thriving since being gelded and fitted with cheekpieces, off the mark at Galway in July and progressed again when second of 9 in a conditions race at Roscommon 32 days ago. Steps into listed company and makes all-weather debut with place claims if continuing his rise.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readSTEP-UP TEST
▬ RUNS TO MARKfinishes near its mark
Move▲7
Strength0%

What the class read says

Stepping up in grade without clear higher-class evidence yet. Not automatically a negative, especially for a lightly-raced or progressive type.

Class-adjusted form 9.6 /10 (raw 2.4)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C8.3
Today: 1
Class gap: -7.4
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Roscommon 11/05/2026 · Pos 4th of 10 · OR - · 7f111y Gd 12811/05C8C0 @ Fairyhouse 28/05/2026 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR - · 6f25y Gd 12628/05C?C8 @ Down Royal 19/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 13 · OR - · 7f Sft 13019/06C8C8 @ Galway 31/07/2026 · Pos 1st of 15 · OR 79 · 7f Yie 130 · beat its mark31/07/2026 · OR 79 par31/07C8OR 79BHA90 @ Roscommon 31/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR 90 · 7f94y Yie 130 · below its mark31/08/2026 · OR 90 par31/0890OR 90projClass-projected finish: 9th 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
2026-08-31RoscommonBHA902nd12th−8
2026-07-31Galway?1st10th−7
2026-06-19Down Royal?3rd12th−7
2026-05-28Fairyhouse?2nd2nd0
2026-05-11Roscommon?4th13th−7

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today11/0528/0519/0631/0731/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 1160% of fieldRange 1-4 · 68%
▬ RUNS TO FORMmatches its price
Trend▲
Strength86%

Delivery trend +6.0% per run

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 5th of 11. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
11/05/20264th2/189%67%-0.23
28/05/20262nd11/893%86%-0.07
19/06/20263rd1/195%83%-0.11
31/07/20261st11/486%100%+0.14
31/08/20262nd7/491%88%-0.03