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Winston's Oath

4yo Gelding · 10-11 · OR 80

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

#2

Rank

Odds

3/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

5%

Rank

#2

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Hadn't shown much on the Flat for this yard, but switched to a visor for return to hurdling he bounced back to form when ½-length second of 9 to No Mean Feat in handicap here (2¼m) 11 days ago. Could be in the mix.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▬
Strength43%

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. A caution, though: it has NOT been beating its handicap mark — the favourable class picture isn't yet backed by mark-adjusted finishes.

Held its own mid-division in 3 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 2 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 4.4 /10 (raw 5.3)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C4.5
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.5
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Ludlow 22/04/2026 · Pos 6th of 6 · OR - · 1m7f169y Gd 148 · HIGHER CLASS22/0445 @ Fakenham 31/05/2026 · Pos 3rd of 4 · OR 90 · 2m4f1y Goo 151 · below its mark31/05/2026 · OR 90 par5 @ Uttoxeter 13/06/2026 · Pos 9th of 12 · OR 86 · 2m3f207y Gd 152 · below its mark13/06/2026 · OR 86 par13/065OR 865 @ Stratford 30/06/2026 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR 81 · 2m2f148y Goo 145 · below its mark30/06/2026 · OR 81 par4 @ Leicester 29/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 4 · OR - · 7f Goo 137 · HIGHER CLASS29/0744 @ Newmarket 06/08/2026 · Pos 4th of 4 · OR - · 7f GF 136 · HIGHER CLASS3 @ Windsor 13/08/2026 · Pos 6th of 6 · OR - · 1m2f GF 141 · HIGHER CLASS13/0836 @ Brighton 01/09/2026 · Pos 7th of 8 · OR 45 · 1m3f198y Goo 126 · beat its mark01/09/2026 · OR 45 par5 @ Fontwell 22/09/2026 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR 78 · 2m1f162y Gd 151 · beat its mark22/09/2026 · OR 78 par22/095OR 78projClass-projected finish: 6th 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
2026-09-22Fontwell52nd2nd0
2026-09-01Brighton67th8th−1
2026-08-13Windsor36th4th+2
2026-08-06Newmarket44th3rd+1
2026-07-29Leicester44th3rd+1
2026-06-30Stratford57th7th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today22/0430/0613/0822/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 988% of fieldRange 1-4 · tight 74/100
▲ EDGING AHEAD
Trend▬
Strength97%

Delivery trend +1.8% per run

What the projection says

Edging ahead of its price, confirming the short-priced top pick. Projected 2nd of 9.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
22/04/20266th40/10%0%0.00
31/05/20263rd4/179%33%-0.46
13/06/20269th33/10%27%+0.27
30/06/20267th25/10%33%+0.33
29/07/20264th40/10%0%0.00
06/08/20264th80/10%0%0.00
13/08/20266th100/10%0%0.00
01/09/20267th20/10%14%+0.14
22/09/20262nd3/184%88%+0.03