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5yo Gelding · 9-6 · Draw 14 · OR 99

Ascot · BetMGM Challenge Cup (Heritage Handicap) · 7f

#9

Rank

Odds

16/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#9

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

On a losing run but placed in Victoria Cup and Buckingham Palace over C&D this summer. Beat only one in 8-runner handicap at Newbury (7f, good to firm) last time though so needs to bounce back in a change of headgear.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
▲ BEATS ITS MARK
Move▬
Strength25%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Class-adjusted form 5.3 /10 (raw 5.8)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C2.0
Today: 2
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack2 @ Ascot 04/10/2025 · Pos 4th of 15 · OR 100 · 7f Sft 128 · beat its mark04/10/2025 · OR 100 par4/102OR 1002 @ Ascot 18/10/2025 · Pos 14th of 20 · OR 100 · 1m Gd 128 · beat its mark18/10/2025 · OR 100 par2 @ Doncaster 28/03/2026 · Pos 16th of 21 · OR 100 · 1m Goo 134 · below its mark28/03/2026 · OR 100 par28/032OR 1002 @ Haydock 25/04/2026 · Pos 3rd of 12 · OR 98 · 7f37y Goo 131 · beat its mark25/04/2026 · OR 98 par2 @ Ascot 09/05/2026 · Pos 2nd of 28 · OR 98 · 7f Goo 133 · beat its mark09/05/2026 · OR 98 par9/052OR 982 @ Royal Ascot 18/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 28 · OR 100 · 7f GF 133 · beat its mark18/06/2026 · OR 100 par2 @ Newmarket 11/07/2026 · Pos 8th of 13 · OR 100 · 7f GF 135 · beat its mark11/07/2026 · OR 100 par11/072OR 1002 @ Ascot 25/07/2026 · Pos 9th of 16 · OR 102 · 7f GF 138 · beat its mark25/07/2026 · OR 102 par2 @ Newbury 15/08/2026 · Pos 7th of 8 · OR 101 · 7f GF 142 · below its mark15/08/2026 · OR 101 par15/082OR 101projClass-projected finish: 16th of 18
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-15Newbury27th7th0
2026-07-25Ascot29th9th0
2026-07-11Newmarket28th8th0
2026-06-18Royal Ascot23rd3rd0
2026-05-09Ascot22nd2nd0
2026-04-25Haydock23rd3rd0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today4/1025/0411/0715/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish15th of 1818% of fieldRange 12-18 · tight 74/100
▬ RUNS TO FORM
Trend▼
Strength0%

Delivery trend -9.5% per run

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 15th of 18. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
04/10/20254th16/116%79%+0.63
18/10/202514th25/10%32%+0.32
28/03/202616th50/10%25%+0.25
25/04/20263rd6/168%82%+0.13
09/05/20262nd12/137%96%+0.59
18/06/20263rd12/137%93%+0.56
11/07/20268th15/261%42%-0.19
25/07/20269th16/116%47%+0.31
15/08/20267th7/282%14%-0.67