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Time Is Precious

3yo Gelding · 9-1 · Draw 7 · OR 85

Turffontein · Betway Mr 96 Handicap · 5f 212y

#1

Rank

Odds

3/1

Win Prob

88%

Place Prob

62%

Rank

#1

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Course winner. 3 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win here in April. 7/2, bit below form second of 6 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 35 days ago.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▬ NO MARK
Move▬
Strength47%

What the class read says

Has campaigned at a higher grade and now drops into weaker company. Dropping in class here looks deliberate, not a concession.

Held its own mid-division in 1 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 5 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 2.6 /10 (raw 2.3)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C4.9
Today:
Class gap: +0.4
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Turffontein 07/12/2025 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR - · 3f215y Gd 1327/12C8C8 @ Vaal 29/01/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR - · 4f214y Gd 13229/01C8C7 @ Vaal 02/04/2026 · Pos 1st of 11 · OR - · 4f214y Gd 1312/04C7C1 @ Turffontein 28/04/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR - · 5f103y GS 132 · HIGHER CLASS28/04C1C0 @ Scottsville 23/05/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR - · 5f212y Gd 132 · HIGHER CLASS23/05C?C5 @ Turffontein 29/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR - · 4f214y Gd 12329/08C5projClass-projected finish: 1st of 9
Actual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-29Turffontein?2nd2nd−0
2026-05-23Scottsville?6th0th+5
2026-04-28Turffontein?1st-5th+5
2026-04-02Vaal?1st3rd−2
2026-01-29Vaal?1st4th−3
2025-12-07Turffontein?3rd6th−3

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today7/1229/012/0428/0423/0529/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 9100% of fieldRange 1-5 · tight 65/100
▲ EDGING AHEAD
Trend▬
Strength89%

Delivery trend +0.2% per run

What the projection says

Edging ahead of its price, confirming the short-priced top pick. Projected 1st of 9.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
07/12/20253rd5/287%60%-0.27
29/01/20261st11/271%100%+0.29
02/04/20261st9/488%100%+0.12
28/04/20261st5/174%100%+0.26
23/05/20266th9/153%38%-0.15
29/08/20262nd7/282%80%-0.02