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First Wish

5yo Mare · 8-7 · Draw 6 · OR 82

Turffontein · Betway Middle Stakes · 1m 209y

#3

Rank

Odds

25/1

Win Prob

2%

Place Prob

8%

Rank

#3

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Latest win at Borrowdale in April. 14/1, first run since leaving A. L. Parham when very good third of 7 in handicap at Vaal (8.4f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readPROGRESSIVE
▬ NO MARK
Move▬
Strength28%

What the class read says

Stepping up in class, but the evidence backs it — has run against higher-rated rivals and held its own.

Dropping 4 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 4.0 /10 (raw 4.0)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C5.0
Today:
Class gap: -0.5
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC6 @ Fairview 03/10/2025 · Pos 8th of 9 · OR - · 1m1f208y GS 1333/10C6C5 @ Fairview 24/10/2025 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR - · 1m3f205y Gd 120C5 @ Fairview 07/11/2025 · Pos 7th of 8 · OR - · 1m2f Std 1257/11C5C6 @ Fairview 22/12/2025 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR - · 6f211y Std 123C5 @ Fairview 02/01/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR - · 1m1f98y Std 1282/01C5C5 @ Fairview 03/02/2026 · Pos 1st of 5 · OR - · 1m1f208y Std 125C5 @ Fairview 06/03/2026 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR - · 7f210y 1256/03C5C5 @ Fairview 27/03/2026 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR - · 1m1f208y Std 128C6 @ Vaal 10/09/2026 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR - · 1m99y GS 13210/09C6projClass-projected finish: 3rd of 10
Actual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-10Vaal?3rd4th−1
2026-03-27Fairview?2nd3rd−1
2026-03-06Fairview?4th4th0
2026-02-03Fairview?1st1st0
2026-01-02Fairview?4th5th−1
2025-12-22Fairview?6th7th−1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today3/1022/126/0310/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 1067% of fieldRange 3-8 · tight 64/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength52%

Delivery trend +5.2% 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 4th of 10. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
03/10/20258th33/10%13%+0.13
24/10/20254th9/276%50%-0.26
07/11/20257th20/10%14%+0.14
22/12/20256th50/10%29%+0.29
02/01/20264th25/10%57%+0.57
03/02/20261st10/147%100%+0.53
06/03/20264th22/10%40%+0.40
27/03/20262nd11/271%86%+0.15
10/09/20263rd14/126%67%+0.40