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Its Bilbo

5yo Gelding · 11-12 · OR 129

Gowran Park · Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Handicap Chase · 2m 4f

#3

Rank

Odds

3/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

2%

Rank

#3

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Returned to hurdling after a stint chasing with a gutsy success in 2m listed handicap at Limerick last season. Produced best effort to date when 6¾ lengths third of 19 to Sainte Lucie in Cork handicap when last seen in April. Reverts to chasing off lower mark and remains open to improvement.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▬
Strength0%

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 6.0 /10 (raw 4.8)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C4.9
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Punchestown 23/11/2024 · Pos 1st of 21 · OR - · 2m148y Sft 15423/11C81 @ Leopardstown 26/12/2024 · Pos 5th of 10 · OR - · 2m Yie 153BHA133 @ Limerick 13/03/2025 · Pos 2nd of 12 · OR 133 · 2m50y Yie 161 · below its mark13/03/2025 · OR 133 par13/03133OR 1331 @ Fairyhouse 21/04/2025 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 129 · 2m Sft 154 · below its mark21/04/2025 · OR 129 parC0 @ Navan 17/11/2025 · Pos 4th of 11 · OR - · 2m1f Sft 15817/11C?C8 @ Punchestown 11/12/2025 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR - · 2m65y Hvy 1531 @ Limerick 29/12/2025 · Pos 1st of 12 · OR 129 · 2m Sft 166 · beat its mark29/12/2025 · OR 129 par29/121OR 1292 @ Cheltenham 13/03/2026 · Pos 23rd of 24 · OR 141 · 2m4f56y Goo 166 · below its mark13/03/2026 · OR 141 parBHA135 @ Cork 05/04/2026 · Pos 3rd of 19 · OR 135 · 2m3f Yie 166 · below its mark05/04/2026 · OR 135 par5/04135OR 135projClass-projected finish: 3rd 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
2026-04-05CorkBHA1353rd3rd0
2026-03-13Cheltenham223th23th0
2025-12-29Limerick11st1st0
2025-12-11Punchestown?3rd3rd0
2025-11-17Navan?4th4th0
2025-04-21Fairyhouse12nd2nd0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today23/1121/0429/125/04
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 988% of fieldRange 1-2 · tight 85/100
▲ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength100%

Delivery trend +3.2% per run

What the projection says

Beating its price historically confirms the short-priced top pick — model and market read it the same way. Projected 2nd of 9. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
23/11/20241st7/491%100%+0.09
26/12/20245th9/153%56%+0.03
13/03/20252nd5/696%91%-0.05
21/04/20252nd2/189%83%-0.06
17/11/20254th10/147%70%+0.23
11/12/20253rd5/493%67%-0.27
29/12/20251st9/276%100%+0.24
13/03/202623rd22/10%4%+0.04
05/04/20263rd11/142%89%+0.47