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Final Straw

6yo Gelding · 11-4 · OR 100

Hexham · El Tel's 61 Racecourse's & Done Handicap Hurdle · 2m 4f 28y

#9

Rank

Odds

10/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#9

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Improved for headgear/switch to handicaps when landing back-to-back 3m handicaps at Kempton/Plumpton in good style. Run of good form came to a halt on hat-trick bid at Wincanton in December. Hardly a positive he was sold for only £10,000 out of Nicky Henderson's yard given his profile, though.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
▼ OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move▬
Strength0%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Its recent finishes fall short of what its mark implies — the rating may flatter it.

Class-adjusted form 4.3 /10 (raw 3.7)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.5
Today: 4
Class gap: -0.5
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Southwell 09/06/2025 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR - · 2m4f88y Gd 1589/0644 @ Uttoxeter 25/07/2025 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR - · 1m7f168y Gd 15625/0744 @ Fontwell 07/09/2025 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR - · 2m3f29y Goo 1587/0945 @ Kempton 10/11/2025 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR 95 · 3m121y Gd 168 · beat its mark10/11/2025 · OR 95 par10/115OR 955 @ Plumpton 17/11/2025 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 95 · 3m217y Goo 166 · beat its mark17/11/2025 · OR 95 par17/115OR 955 @ Wincanton 04/12/2025 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR 102 · 3m150y Goo 168 · below its mark04/12/2025 · OR 102 par4/125OR 102projClass-projected finish: 6th 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
2025-12-04Wincanton56th7th−1
2025-11-17Plumpton51st2nd−1
2025-11-10Kempton51st2nd−1
2025-09-07Fontwell44th4th0
2025-07-25Uttoxeter46th6th0
2025-06-09Southwell44th4th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today9/0625/077/0910/1117/114/12
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish8th of 1022% of fieldRange 4-10 · 68%
▼ UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend▼
Strength19%

Delivery trend -2.0% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 8th of 10. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
09/06/20254th11/486%57%-0.28
25/07/20256th3/184%44%-0.40
07/09/20254th15/261%57%-0.03
10/11/20251st11/486%100%+0.14
17/11/20251st10/1195%100%+0.05
04/12/20256th2/189%17%-0.73