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Balko D'ange

6yo Gelding · 11-2 · OR 129

Gowran Park · Gowran Park Hurdle (Listed) · 2m 60y

#5

Rank

Odds

16/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#5

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Useful hurdler who was running well before the turn of the year, including when winning at Navan. This year's efforts not as inspiring, though, and didn't appear to be making up much ground when throwing in a trademark mistake in the heat of the race at Punchestown on latest outing in April.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readSTEP-UP TEST
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▲6
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.

Class-adjusted form 13.2 /10 (raw 4.2)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C6.9
Today: 1
Class gap: -6.1
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Punchestown 03/02/2025 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 122 · 2m3f92y Hvy 166 · below its mark03/02/2025 · OR 122 par3/02C8OR 122BHA124 @ Naas 23/02/2025 · Pos 4th of 11 · OR 124 · 1m7f110y Sft 165 · below its mark23/02/2025 · OR 124 parBHA123 @ Wexford 17/03/2025 · Pos 3rd of 11 · OR 123 · 2m Goo 159 · below its mark17/03/2025 · OR 123 par17/03123OR 123BHA124 @ Tipperary 05/10/2025 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 124 · 2m20y Goo 166 · below its mark05/10/2025 · OR 124 parBHA124 @ Down Royal 01/11/2025 · Pos 5th of 12 · OR 124 · 2m190y Yie 157 · below its mark01/11/2025 · OR 124 par1/11124OR 124BHA123 @ Navan 17/11/2025 · Pos 1st of 11 · OR 123 · 2m50y Sft 163 · beat its mark17/11/2025 · OR 123 parBHA130 @ Leopardstown 27/12/2025 · Pos 3rd of 17 · OR 130 · 2m Yie 159 · below its mark27/12/2025 · OR 130 par27/12130OR 1301 @ Leopardstown 01/02/2026 · Pos 6th of 19 · OR 131 · 2m Hvy 149 · below its mark01/02/2026 · OR 131 par1 @ Punchestown 28/04/2026 · Pos 14th of 21 · OR 131 · 2m132y Yie 148 · below its mark28/04/2026 · OR 131 par28/041OR 131projClass-projected finish: 4th of 6
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-04-28Punchestown114th14th−0
2026-03-13Cheltenham1−0
2026-02-01Leopardstown16th6th−0
2026-01-17NavanBHA131−12
2025-12-27LeopardstownBHA1303rd18th−12
2025-11-17NavanBHA1231st15th−12

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today3/025/1027/1228/04
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 620% of fieldRange 2-4 · tight 74/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength60%

Delivery trend +6.8% 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 5th of 6. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
03/02/20252nd9/488%83%-0.05
23/02/20254th10/382%70%-0.12
17/03/20253rd5/174%80%+0.06
05/10/20254th9/276%57%-0.19
01/11/20255th6/168%64%-0.05
17/11/20251st4/179%100%+0.21
27/12/20253rd7/163%88%+0.24
01/02/20266th14/126%72%+0.46
28/04/202614th40/10%35%+0.35