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Regional

8yo Gelding · 9-3 · Draw 4 · OR 107

Ascot · BetMGM Rous Stakes (Listed) · 5f

#5

Rank

Odds

15/2

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

3%

Rank

#5

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Enthusiastic sort who is not the fore of old (2023 Sprint Cup winner) but again showed his effectiveness fresh when third of 13 in Group 2 Minster Stakes at York in May. Hasn't quite reproduced that in 3 subsequent outings but has frame claims once again.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ AHEAD OF MARK
Move▬
Strength45%

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 2 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 5.7 /10 (raw 3.9)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C0.5
Today: 1
Class gap: +0.3
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC0 @ Meydan 05/04/2025 · Pos 3rd of 11 · OR 114 · 6f Gd 131 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark05/04/2025 · OR 114 par5/04C?OR 1141 @ Royal Ascot 17/06/2025 · Pos 3rd of 20 · OR 114 · 5f Goo 133 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark17/06/2025 · OR 114 par1 @ Newbury 19/07/2025 · Pos 3rd of 11 · OR 114 · 6f GF 135 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark19/07/2025 · OR 114 par19/071OR 114C0 @ Deauville 10/08/2025 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 114 · 6f101y GS 130 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark10/08/2025 · OR 114 par1 @ Beverley 30/08/2025 · Pos 9th of 9 · OR 114 · 5f Goo 130 · below its mark30/08/2025 · OR 114 par30/081OR 1141 @ York 13/05/2026 · Pos 3rd of 13 · OR 112 · 6f Gd 136 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark13/05/2026 · OR 112 par1 @ Royal Ascot 20/06/2026 · Pos 10th of 18 · OR 112 · 6f GF 131 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark20/06/2026 · OR 112 par20/061OR 112C1 @ Deauville 09/08/2026 · Pos 6th of 13 · OR 110 · 4f213y GS 127 · beat its mark09/08/2026 · OR 110 par1 @ York 06/09/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 108 · 6f GS 130 · beat its mark06/09/2026 · OR 108 par6/091OR 108projClass-projected finish: 6th 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
2026-09-06York14th4th0
2026-08-09Deauville?6th6th0
2026-06-20Royal Ascot110th9th+1
2026-05-13York13rd3rd+0
2025-08-30Beverley19th9th0
2025-08-10Deauville?4th3rd+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today5/0410/0820/066/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 1180% of fieldRange 1-10 · tight 39/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▬
Strength79%

Delivery trend +0.3% 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 3rd of 11.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
05/04/20253rd6/168%80%+0.12
17/06/20253rd9/153%89%+0.37
19/07/20253rd3/184%80%-0.04
10/08/20254th28/10%63%+0.63
30/08/20259th15/890%0%-0.90
13/05/20263rd28/10%83%+0.83
20/06/202610th80/10%47%+0.47
09/08/20266th15/890%58%-0.32
06/09/20264th14/126%63%+0.36