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County Champs

7yo Gelding · 11-11 · OR 92

Fontwell · KEP Communications Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle · 2m 3f 29y

#4

Rank

Odds

3/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#4

★★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Placed 4 times from 5 starts (all around 3m) in Ireland last year for Brian M. McMahon. Pulled up on seasonal/stable debut, but was in the process of leaving that effort behind when falling 2 out at this course (2¾m) last month, in front and looking the likely winner. Can make amends.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readSTEP-UP TEST
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▲2
Strength0%

What the class read says

Stepping up in grade without clear higher-class evidence yet. Not automatically a negative, especially for a lightly-raced or progressive type. Its recent finishes fall short of what its mark implies — the rating may flatter it.

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

Class-adjusted form 7.4 /10 (raw 6.3)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C7.0
Today: 5
Class gap: -2.0
Higher-class runs: 1

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackBHA84 @ Galway 26/10/2024 · Pos 8th of 20 · OR 84 · 3m Yie 157 · below its mark26/10/2024 · OR 84 par26/1084OR 84BHA82 @ Fairyhouse 05/11/2024 · Pos 4th of 16 · OR 82 · 2m7f165y Goo 155 · below its mark05/11/2024 · OR 82 parBHA81 @ Thurles 29/11/2024 · Pos 4th of 15 · OR 81 · 2m4f48y Goo 147 · below its mark29/11/2024 · OR 81 par29/1181OR 81BHA80 @ Punchestown 10/12/2024 · Pos 4th of 17 · OR 80 · 2m7f182y Goo 146 · below its mark10/12/2024 · OR 80 parBHA79 @ Tipperary 14/05/2025 · Pos 3rd of 16 · OR 79 · 3m1f Goo 147 · below its mark14/05/2025 · OR 79 par14/0579OR 79BHA80 @ Punchestown 07/06/2025 · Pos 2nd of 19 · OR 80 · 2m7f180y Goo 148 · below its mark07/06/2025 · OR 80 parBHA84 @ Kilbeggan 11/07/2025 · Pos 8th of 14 · OR 84 · 3m180y Gd 152 · below its mark11/07/2025 · OR 84 par11/0784OR 84BHA83 @ Tipperary 06/10/2025 · Pos 2nd of 15 · OR 83 · 2m7f60y Goo 152 · below its mark06/10/2025 · OR 83 parBHA84 @ Punchestown 11/12/2025 · Pos 2nd of 11 · OR 84 · 2m7f207y Sft 153 · below its mark11/12/2025 · OR 84 par11/1284OR 84projClass-projected finish: 5th of 9
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-06Fontwell50
2026-08-23Worcester4+1
2025-12-11PunchestownBHA842nd6th−3
2025-10-06TipperaryBHA832nd6th−3
2025-07-11KilbegganBHA848th12th−3
2025-06-07PunchestownBHA802nd6th−3

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today26/1010/1211/0711/12
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 975% of fieldRange 1-5 · tight 67/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▼
Strength82%

Delivery trend -5.8% 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 9. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
26/10/20248th25/10%63%+0.63
05/11/20244th10/147%80%+0.33
29/11/20244th16/116%79%+0.63
10/12/20244th13/266%81%+0.15
14/05/20253rd9/153%87%+0.34
07/06/20252nd3/184%94%+0.10
11/07/20258th5/174%46%-0.28
06/10/20252nd9/153%93%+0.40
11/12/20252nd5/174%90%+0.16