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Josh's Joy

3yo Filly · 9-0 · Draw 9 · OR 94

Ascot · BetMGM British EBF October Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Listed) · 7f

#6

Rank

Odds

25/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#6

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Maiden winner at Naas (6f) at the fourth attempt last year. Not seen to best effect on handicap/seasonal debut and has run well at Group 3 level the last twice, returning from 4 months off when fifth of 12 at Cork in August. Drops in grade but more still required.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ AHEAD OF MARK
Move▲5
Strength37%

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. Its finishes have been edging past what its mark implies.

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

Dropping 0 class level from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 9.6 /10 (raw 3.7)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C5.6
Today: 1
Class gap: -4.8
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Leopardstown 17/07/2025 · Pos 3rd of 10 · OR - · 1m Gd 12817/07C8C8 @ Leopardstown 21/08/2025 · Pos 2nd of 11 · OR - · 7f30y Gd 12821/08C8C8 @ Cork 10/09/2025 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR - · 7f Sft 12810/09C8C8 @ Naas 12/10/2025 · Pos 1st of 15 · OR 82 · 5f205y Yie 128 · beat its mark12/10/2025 · OR 82 par12/10C8OR 82BHA86 @ Curragh 03/04/2026 · Pos 7th of 16 · OR 86 · 6f Sft 126 · below its mark03/04/2026 · OR 86 par3/0486OR 861 @ Naas 17/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 86 · 5f205y Goo 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark17/05/2026 · OR 86 par17/051OR 861 @ Cork 30/08/2026 · Pos 5th of 12 · OR 88 · 7f Yie 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark30/08/2026 · OR 88 par30/081OR 88projClass-projected finish: 8th of 12
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-30Cork15th5th+0
2026-05-17Naas15th5th+0
2026-04-03CurraghBHA867th16th−8
2025-10-12Naas?1st10th−7
2025-09-10Cork?3rd12th−7
2025-08-21Leopardstown?2nd11th−7

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today17/0712/1030/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish9th of 1227% of fieldRange 3-11 · tight 51/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength47%

Delivery trend +9.1% per run

What the projection says

Finishes ahead of its price historically, but the delivery record alone does not predict today's finish — it only counts alongside a short-priced top pick. Projected 9th of 12. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
17/07/20253rd11/486%78%-0.08
21/08/20252nd9/276%90%+0.14
10/09/20253rd2/189%75%-0.14
12/10/20251st5/493%100%+0.07
03/04/20267th10/382%60%-0.22
17/05/20265th18/15%43%+0.38
30/08/20265th40/10%64%+0.64