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Lifeplan

3yo Colt · 9-3 · Draw 11 · OR 112

Ascot · BetMGM Rous Stakes (Listed) · 5f

#7

Rank

Odds

12/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#7

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Looked an exciting prospect when making it 2-2 in the Gimcrack at York last summer. Suffered a couple of setbacks in the off-season prior to shaping encouragingly at Chester (6f) on reappearance. Flying too high over a trip too far at York latest and this is more suitable in first-time blinkers.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▬ RUNS TO MARK
Move▲1
Strength22%

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.

Held its own mid-division in 1 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 1 class level from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 5.0 /10 (raw 4.0)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C1.6
Today: 1
Class gap: -0.8
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Thirsk 25/07/2025 · Pos 1st of 12 · OR - · 6f Gd 13025/0751 @ York 22/08/2025 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR - · 6f Goo 128 · HIGHER CLASS22/0811 @ Chester 02/08/2026 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR 113 · 6f17y Gd 127 · beat its mark02/08/2026 · OR 113 par2/081OR 1131 @ York 22/08/2026 · Pos 11th of 14 · OR 113 · 7f Goo 129 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark22/08/2026 · OR 113 par22/081OR 113projClass-projected finish: 8th of 11
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-22York111th10th+1
2026-08-02Chester13rd3rd0
2025-08-22York11st1st+0
2025-07-25Thirsk51st6th−4

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today25/0722/082/0822/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish8th of 1130% of fieldRange 4-6 · tight 74/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▼
Strength58%

Delivery trend -2.2% 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 8th of 11. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
25/07/20251st5/174%100%+0.26
22/08/20251st13/266%100%+0.34
02/08/20263rd9/153%75%+0.22
22/08/202611th66/10%23%+0.23