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Men Of Honour

4yo Gelding · 9-5 · OR 57

Newcastle · Pipes vs Wires Centenary Showdown Handicap · 6f

#10

Rank

Odds

12/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#10

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Maiden who is yet to recapture pick of his form in Ireland for new yard, again not beaten far but not posing much win threat when 2 lengths seventh of 10 in a C&D handicap 2 weeks ago. Assessor eases his grip a little more at least.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ AHEAD OF MARKedges past its mark
Move▬
Strength47%

What the class read says

The stable looks to have run this horse in stronger races to keep its official rating low — today's class drop may be intentional. Worth watching at a price. Its finishes have been edging past what its mark implies.

Held its own mid-division in 4 of 4 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 6.4 /10 (raw 6.7)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C5.3
Today: 6
Class gap: +0.7
Higher-class runs: 4
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Navan 08/10/2025 · Pos 6th of 12 · OR 72 · 5f180y Yie 134 · below its mark08/10/2025 · OR 72 par8/10C8OR 72BHA71 @ Gowran Park 20/10/2025 · Pos 4th of 16 · OR 71 · 7f Hvy 141 · below its mark20/10/2025 · OR 71 par4 @ Doncaster 16/05/2026 · Pos 9th of 12 · OR 72 · 6f2y GS 122 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark16/05/2026 · OR 72 par16/054OR 725 @ Ripon 03/06/2026 · Pos 9th of 10 · OR 70 · 6f Gd 130 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark03/06/2026 · OR 70 par5 @ Doncaster 20/06/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR 67 · 6f2y GF 135 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark20/06/2026 · OR 67 par20/065OR 675 @ Thirsk 01/07/2026 · Pos 9th of 10 · OR 65 · 7f Goo 130 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark01/07/2026 · OR 65 par5 @ Redcar 22/08/2026 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 62 · 5f217y Goo 127 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark22/08/2026 · OR 62 par22/085OR 626 @ Hamilton 02/09/2026 · Pos 7th of 13 · OR 60 · 6f6y Sft 130 · beat its mark02/09/2026 · OR 60 par6 @ Newcastle 19/09/2026 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR 58 · 6f Std 133 · beat its mark19/09/2026 · OR 58 par19/096OR 58projClass-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
2026-09-19Newcastle67th7th0
2026-09-02Hamilton67th7th0
2026-08-22Redcar55th4th+1
2026-07-01Thirsk59th8th+1
2026-06-20Doncaster56th5th+1
2026-06-03Ripon59th8th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today8/103/0622/0819/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish8th of 1022% of fieldRange 5-9 · 68%
▼ SLIPPINGslightly under its price
Trend▬
Strength33%

Delivery trend -1.5% per run

What the projection says

Slipping just behind its market price recently. Projected 8th of 10.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
08/10/20256th8/158%55%-0.03
20/10/20254th6/168%80%+0.12
16/05/20269th12/137%27%-0.10
03/06/20269th22/10%11%+0.11
20/06/20266th28/10%38%+0.38
01/07/20269th40/10%11%+0.11
22/08/20265th10/147%43%-0.05
02/09/20267th12/137%50%+0.13
19/09/20267th7/163%33%-0.30