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Northern Brave

3yo Gelding · 9-5 · Draw 4 · OR 75

Redcar · Market Cross Jewellers Handicap (GBBPlus Race) · 1m 5f 218y

#6

Rank

Odds

6/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#6

★★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Heavy-ground Ayr novice winner who is less exposed than most in here. Suited by step up in trip/first-time cheekpieces when nearly doubling his tally at Hamilton (1½m, soft) 12 days ago. Steps up further in distance now and he may well make amends.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readPROGRESSIVE
▲ BEATS ITS MARK
Move▬
Strength4%

What the class read says

Stepping up in class, but the evidence backs it — has run against higher-rated rivals and held its own. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Class-adjusted form 5.3 /10 (raw 4.0)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.5
Today: 4
Class gap: -0.5
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Ayr 18/09/2025 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR - · 1m Goo 13318/0955 @ Ayr 09/10/2025 · Pos 1st of 4 · OR - · 1m Hvy 1334 @ York 14/05/2026 · Pos 10th of 14 · OR 80 · 1m3f188y Gd 135 · beat its mark14/05/2026 · OR 80 par14/054OR 804 @ York 23/05/2026 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR 79 · 1m2f56y Goo 131 · beat its mark23/05/2026 · OR 79 par4 @ Redcar 19/06/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 77 · 1m2f1y Gd 132 · beat its mark19/06/2026 · OR 77 par19/064OR 775 @ Thirsk 01/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 4 · OR 75 · 1m4f8y Goo 134 · beat its mark01/08/2026 · OR 75 par5 @ Beverley 29/08/2026 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 74 · 1m4f23y Sft 132 · beat its mark29/08/2026 · OR 74 par29/085OR 745 @ Hamilton 21/09/2026 · Pos 2nd of 12 · OR 73 · 1m4f15y Sft 132 · beat its mark21/09/2026 · OR 73 par21/095OR 73projClass-projected finish: 5th 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
2026-09-21Hamilton52nd3rd−1
2026-08-29Beverley53rd4th−1
2026-08-01Thirsk52nd3rd−1
2026-06-19Redcar44th4th0
2026-05-23York47th7th0
2026-05-14York410th10th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today18/0923/0529/0821/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish7th of 925% of fieldRange 1-7 · tight 52/100
▬ EDGING AHEAD
Trend▼
Strength64%

Delivery trend -5.2% per run

What the projection says

Edging ahead of its price lately — not a standalone signal; it only counts alongside a short-priced top pick. Projected 7th of 9. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
18/09/20253rd20/10%67%+0.67
09/10/20251st2/799%100%+0.02
14/05/202610th28/10%31%+0.31
23/05/20267th18/15%33%+0.28
19/06/20264th10/147%63%+0.15
01/08/20262nd10/382%67%-0.16
29/08/20263rd5/287%71%-0.15
21/09/20262nd9/153%91%+0.38