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Shadow Paddy

6yo Gelding · 11-6 · OR 139

Gowran Park · Like A Butterfly Novice Chase (Grade 3) · 2m 4f

#1

Rank

Odds

5/1

Win Prob

66%

Place Prob

52%

Rank

#1

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Prolific over hurdles last season, winning 4 times, and has taken his form to another level over fences this season, going 3-3 in Grade 3 event at Galway (2¼m, good to soft) in July. This likeable type returns from a break with more to offer.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readSTEP-UP TEST
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▲3
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 5.0 /10 (raw 3.8)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C4.4
Today: 1
Class gap: -3.4
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackBHA95 @ Tipperary 14/05/2025 · Pos 1st of 15 · OR 95 · 2m190y Goo 163 · beat its mark14/05/2025 · OR 95 par14/0595OR 95BHA103 @ Limerick 29/05/2025 · Pos 1st of 12 · OR 103 · 2m3f50y Goo 159 · beat its mark29/05/2025 · OR 103 parBHA114 @ Killarney 17/07/2025 · Pos 10th of 15 · OR 114 · 2m4f85y Yie 164 · below its mark17/07/2025 · OR 114 par17/07114OR 114BHA113 @ Bellewstown 27/08/2025 · Pos 4th of 13 · OR 113 · 2m4f110y Gd 153 · below its mark27/08/2025 · OR 113 parBHA113 @ Listowel 25/09/2025 · Pos 1st of 17 · OR 113 · 2m4f Goo 159 · beat its mark25/09/2025 · OR 113 par25/09113OR 1131 @ Limerick 18/10/2025 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 121 · 2m5f Yie 154 · beat its mark18/10/2025 · OR 121 parC0 @ Limerick 21/05/2026 · Pos 1st of 5 · OR - · 2m3f176y Goo 16621/05C?C8 @ Killarney 17/07/2026 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR - · 2m1f Goo 1611 @ Galway 30/07/2026 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 136 · 2m2f54y Goo 159 · beat its mark30/07/2026 · OR 136 par30/071OR 136projClass-projected finish: 3rd 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
2026-07-30Galway11st1st0
2026-07-17Killarney?1st9th−7
2026-05-21Limerick?1st1st0
2026-04-10Aintree10
2025-10-18Limerick11st1st0
2025-09-25ListowelBHA1131st13th−10

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today14/0527/0821/0530/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 680% of fieldRange 1-4 · tight 64/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▬
Strength78%

Delivery trend -1.8% 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 2nd of 6.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
14/05/20251st11/142%100%+0.58
29/05/20251st15/890%100%+0.10
17/07/202510th9/276%36%-0.41
27/08/20254th11/142%75%+0.33
25/09/20251st9/276%100%+0.24
18/10/20251st5/493%100%+0.07
21/05/20261st9/488%100%+0.12
17/07/20261st5/493%100%+0.07
30/07/20261st5/287%100%+0.13