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6yo Gelding · 10-6 · OR 108

Gowran Park · Jack Duggan Memorial Handicap Hurdle · 3m 40y

#12

Rank

Odds

25/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#12

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Fair winner at 2¾m over hurdles. Didn't quite match that level of form in a couple of starts over fences in the late-spring/early-summer. Shaped as if sharper for the run returned to this sphere on back of a 3-month break last time. Capable of being involved if staying the 3m trip.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▬
Strength10%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Its recent finishes fall short of what its mark implies — the rating may flatter it.

Class-adjusted form 4.8 /10 (raw 5.8)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C10.9
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Thurles 27/11/2025 · Pos 15th of 16 · OR - · 2m4f51y Goo 16627/11C8C8 @ Fairyhouse 01/01/2026 · Pos 5th of 18 · OR - · 2m4f Yie 166C8 @ Thurles 05/02/2026 · Pos 5th of 14 · OR - · 2m4f99y Sft 1585/02C8C8 @ Leopardstown 02/03/2026 · Pos 7th of 18 · OR 105 · 2m2f72y Sft 162 · below its mark02/03/2026 · OR 105 parBHA105 @ Downpatrick 29/03/2026 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR 105 · 2m5f185y Yie 161 · beat its mark29/03/2026 · OR 105 par29/03105OR 105BHA111 @ Clonmel 14/04/2026 · Pos 4th of 15 · OR 111 · 2m7f Yie 164 · below its mark14/04/2026 · OR 111 parC0 @ Kilbeggan 15/05/2026 · Pos 4th of 14 · OR - · 2m4f90y Gd 16615/05C?BHA110 @ Tramore 30/05/2026 · Pos 7th of 11 · OR 110 · 2m6f Goo 166 · below its mark30/05/2026 · OR 110 parBHA109 @ Ballinrobe 11/09/2026 · Pos 8th of 14 · OR 109 · 2m5f208y Goo 155 · below its mark11/09/2026 · OR 109 par11/09109OR 109projClass-projected finish: 10th of 13
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-11BallinrobeBHA1098th8th0
2026-05-30TramoreBHA1107th7th0
2026-05-15Kilbeggan?4th4th0
2026-04-29PunchestownBHA1110
2026-04-14ClonmelBHA1114th4th0
2026-03-29DownpatrickBHA1051st1st0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today27/112/0315/0511/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish13th of 130% of fieldRange 6-13 · tight 61/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▼
Strength21%

Delivery trend -2.6% 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 13th of 13. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
27/11/202515th28/10%7%+0.07
01/01/20265th50/10%76%+0.76
05/02/20265th28/10%69%+0.69
02/03/20267th8/158%65%+0.07
29/03/20261st11/142%100%+0.58
14/04/20264th8/158%79%+0.21
15/05/20264th10/147%77%+0.30
30/05/20267th10/147%40%-0.07
11/09/20268th25/10%46%+0.46