6

Samuel Sharpe

4yo Gelding · 8-9 · Draw 5 · OR 57

Turffontein · Betway Mr 80 Handicap · 1m 4f 204y

#6

Rank

Odds

8/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#6

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Winner at Vaal in May. Bit below form 7¼ lengths sixth of 10 to Apache Son in handicap at Vaal (1½m, good to soft, 33/10) 23 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▬ NO MARK
Move▬
Strength33%

What the class read says

The stable looks to have run this horse in stronger races to keep its official rating low — today's class drop may be intentional. Worth watching at a price.

Held its own mid-division in 2 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 1 class level from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 3.7 /10 (raw 3.7)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C6.7
Today:
Class gap: -0.4
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Vaal 15/01/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR - · 7f210y Gd 13015/01C8C8 @ Turffontein 26/02/2026 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR - · 1m99y Gd 132C8 @ Turffontein 19/03/2026 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR - · 1m209y Gd 13219/03C8C8 @ Turffontein 07/05/2026 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR - · 1m1f208y GS 132C8 @ Vaal 26/05/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR - · 1m209y 13226/05C8C7 @ Vaal 18/06/2026 · Pos 2nd of 13 · OR - · 1m3f205y Gd 123C6 @ Turffontein 09/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 5 · OR - · 1m4f204y Gd 115 · HIGHER CLASS9/07C6C6 @ Turffontein 29/08/2026 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR - · 1m1f208y Gd 121 · HIGHER CLASSC6 @ Vaal 10/09/2026 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR - · 1m3f205y GS 117 · HIGHER CLASS10/09C6projClass-projected finish: 4th of 7
Actual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-10Vaal?6th6th+0
2026-08-29Turffontein?3rd3rd+0
2026-07-09Turffontein?5th4th+1
2026-06-18Vaal?2nd2nd−0
2026-05-26Vaal?1st3rd−2
2026-05-07Turffontein?2nd4th−2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today15/017/059/0710/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 717% of fieldRange 3-7 · tight 59/100
▼ UNDER-DELIVERING
Trend▼
Strength30%

Delivery trend -2.0% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 6th of 7. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
15/01/20264th2/189%63%-0.27
26/02/20264th5/174%50%-0.24
19/03/20263rd5/174%75%+0.01
07/05/20262nd3/184%80%-0.04
26/05/20261st1/297%100%+0.03
18/06/20262nd5/287%92%+0.05
09/07/20265th7/282%0%-0.82
29/08/20263rd7/163%71%+0.08
10/09/20266th5/287%44%-0.42