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South Dakota

2yo Colt · 9-5 · OR 98

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

#5

Rank

Odds

5/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#5

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Fourth in the Chesham Stakes at Ascot in June and then produced best effort since when winning a conditions race at Roscommon in August, showing an excellent attitude to fend off the favourite. One to take seriously switched to all-weather and back up in grade.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readPROGRESSIVE
▬ RUNS TO MARKfinishes near its mark
Move▲5
Strength7%

What the class read says

Stepping up in class, but the evidence backs it — has run against higher-rated rivals and held its own.

Class-adjusted form 7.7 /10 (raw 3.0)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C5.7
Today: 1
Class gap: -4.9
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Curragh 23/05/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR - · 6f Gd 13123/05C81 @ Royal Ascot 18/06/2026 · Pos 4th of 14 · OR - · 7f GF 13118/061C0 @ Killarney 15/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 5 · OR - · 1m40y Gd 13415/07C?C5 @ Naas 03/08/2026 · Pos 3rd of 11 · OR 96 · 5f205y Goo 134 · below its mark03/08/2026 · OR 96 par3/08C5OR 96BHA95 @ Roscommon 31/08/2026 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR 95 · 7f94y Yie 134 · beat its mark31/08/2026 · OR 95 par31/0895OR 95projClass-projected finish: 8th 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
2026-08-31RoscommonBHA951st11th−9
2026-08-03Naas?3rd7th−4
2026-07-15Killarney?3rd3rd0
2026-06-18Royal Ascot14th4th0
2026-05-23Curragh?4th13th−7

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today23/0518/0615/073/0831/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 1180% of fieldRange 1-7 · 68%
▼ UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend▲
Strength77%

Delivery trend +3.7% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 3rd of 11. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
23/05/20264th8/158%57%-0.01
18/06/20264th10/382%77%-0.06
15/07/20263rd8/1196%50%-0.46
03/08/20263rd7/282%80%-0.02
31/08/20261st3/184%100%+0.16