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3yo Filly · 9-5 · OR 50

Wolverhampton · bet365 Apprentice Handicap · 1m 4f 51y

#6

Rank

Odds

16/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#6

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Low-mileage 3-y-o. Beat rivals for the first time in handicap company when dropped into this grade at Newcastle (1¼m) last time, finishing 7 lengths sixth of 11. No guarantee she builds on that back up in trip.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▬ RUNS TO MARKfinishes near its mark
Move▼1
Strength71%

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.

Held its own mid-division in 2 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 3 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 4.2 /10 (raw 5.4)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C5.0
Today: 6
Class gap: +1.0
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Haydock 04/09/2025 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR - · 6f212y Goo 126 · HIGHER CLASS4/0954 @ Redcar 24/09/2025 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR - · 7f Goo 128 · HIGHER CLASS24/0943 @ Newcastle 28/09/2025 · Pos 3rd of 4 · OR - · 7f14y Std 128 · HIGHER CLASS28/0936 @ Newcastle 01/05/2026 · Pos 8th of 8 · OR 65 · 1m2f42y Std 135 · below its mark01/05/2026 · OR 65 par1/056OR 656 @ Wetherby 04/06/2026 · Pos 7th of 7 · OR 62 · 1m2f Goo 132 · below its mark04/06/2026 · OR 62 par4/066OR 625 @ Ripon 15/08/2026 · Pos 4th of 4 · OR 59 · 1m4f10y Goo 124 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark15/08/2026 · OR 59 par15/085OR 596 @ Newcastle 19/09/2026 · Pos 6th of 11 · OR 54 · 1m2f42y Std 129 · beat its mark19/09/2026 · OR 54 par19/096OR 54projClass-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
2026-09-19Newcastle66th6th0
2026-08-15Ripon54th3rd+1
2026-06-04Wetherby67th7th0
2026-05-01Newcastle68th8th0
2025-09-28Newcastle33rd-1th+3
2025-09-24Redcar44th2nd+2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today4/091/0519/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish8th of 1022% of fieldRange 4-10 · 68%
▬ RUNS TO FORMmatches its price
Trend▼
Strength17%

Delivery trend -3.6% per run

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 8th of 10. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
04/09/20256th50/10%44%+0.44
24/09/20254th150/10%40%+0.40
28/09/20253rd66/10%33%+0.33
01/05/20268th9/153%0%-0.53
04/06/20267th18/15%0%-0.05
15/08/20264th33/10%0%0.00
19/09/20266th40/10%50%+0.50