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4yo Gelding · 9-9 · OR 57

Newcastle · Henry Malone 1926 Handicap (Div 2) · 1m 2f 42y

#7

Rank

Odds

8/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

2%

Rank

#7

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Got off the mark at Chelmsford (1¼m) in March but hasn't been able to repeat that effort in 5 subsequent outings, very slowly away when a well-held fourth of 6 in handicap at Catterick (1½m, good to firm) in July. Cheekpieces are retried here.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ BEATS ITS MARKoutruns its handicap mark
Move▬
Strength50%

What the class read says

Has campaigned at a higher grade and now drops into weaker company. Dropping in class here looks deliberate, not a concession. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Held its own mid-division in 2 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 2 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 5.6 /10 (raw 5.6)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C5.7
Today: 6
Class gap: +0.3
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Catterick 18/10/2025 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR - · 5f212y Goo 132 · HIGHER CLASS18/1056 @ Newcastle 10/01/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR 60 · 1m2f42y Std 156 · beat its mark10/01/2026 · OR 60 par6 @ Wolverhampton 17/02/2026 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR 57 · 1m1f104y Std 133 · beat its mark17/02/2026 · OR 57 par17/026OR 576 @ Chelmsford City 12/03/2026 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR 57 · 1m2f Std 153 · beat its mark12/03/2026 · OR 57 par6 @ Wolverhampton 06/04/2026 · Pos 5th of 10 · OR 60 · 1m1f104y Std 135 · beat its mark06/04/2026 · OR 60 par6/046OR 606 @ Leicester 25/04/2026 · Pos 12th of 14 · OR 60 · 1m2f Goo 135 · below its mark25/04/2026 · OR 60 par5 @ Southwell 21/05/2026 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR 59 · 1m3f23y Std 145 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark21/05/2026 · OR 59 par21/055OR 596 @ Newcastle 26/06/2026 · Pos 8th of 13 · OR 58 · 1m2f42y Sta 154 · beat its mark26/06/2026 · OR 58 par5 @ Catterick 15/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR 57 · 1m4f13y GF 146 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark15/07/2026 · OR 57 par15/075OR 57projClass-projected finish: 5th 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
2026-07-15Catterick54th3rd+1
2026-06-26Newcastle68th8th0
2026-05-21Southwell56th5th+1
2026-04-25Leicester612th12th0
2026-04-06Wolverhampton65th5th0
2026-03-12Chelmsford City61st1st0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today18/1012/0321/0515/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish8th of 1022% of fieldRange 4-10 · 68%
▼ UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend▼
Strength22%

Delivery trend -6.3% 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
18/10/20257th20/10%25%+0.25
10/01/20266th15/261%38%-0.23
17/02/20263rd16/116%75%+0.59
12/03/20261st7/163%100%+0.37
06/04/20265th3/184%56%-0.29
25/04/202612th9/276%15%-0.61
21/05/20266th8/158%29%-0.29
26/06/20268th11/142%42%-0.00
15/07/20264th8/158%40%-0.18