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Cool Azul

3yo Gelding · 9-13 · Draw 17 · OR 78

Curragh · Business Plus Handicap · 6f

#1

Rank

Odds

14/1

Win Prob

79%

Place Prob

44%

Rank

#1

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Upped his game when getting off the mark at the fifth attempt in 13-runner maiden at Navan in July, digging deep. Took another step forward in first-time cheekpieces when second of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (7.5f, good) 47 days ago and can remain competitive with headgear discarded.

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 2.8 /10 (raw 2.8)

Highest class: BHA78
Recent avg: C7.9
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Curragh 19/04/2026 · Pos 2nd of 24 · OR - · 6f Sft 13419/04C8C8 @ Cork 03/05/2026 · Pos 2nd of 15 · OR - · 6f Sft 1343/05C8C8 @ Dundalk 26/05/2026 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR - · 5f Std 13426/05C8BHA78 @ Curragh 03/06/2026 · Pos 7th of 12 · OR 78 · 5f Goo 121 · below its mark03/06/2026 · OR 78 par3/0678OR 78C8 @ Navan 11/07/2026 · Pos 1st of 13 · OR 74 · 5f180y Goo 134 · beat its mark11/07/2026 · OR 74 par11/07C8OR 74BHA78 @ Roscommon 18/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 14 · OR 78 · 7f111y Goo 132 · below its mark18/08/2026 · OR 78 par18/0878OR 78projClass-projected finish: 3rd of 24
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-18RoscommonBHA782nd2nd0
2026-07-11Navan?1st1st0
2026-06-03CurraghBHA787th7th0
2026-05-26Dundalk?3rd3rd0
2026-05-03Cork?2nd2nd0
2026-04-19Curragh?2nd2nd0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today19/043/0526/053/0611/0718/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 2487% of fieldRange 8-24 · tight 50/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▼
Strength16%

Delivery trend -8.9% 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 24. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
19/04/20262nd20/10%96%+0.96
03/05/20262nd5/287%93%+0.06
26/05/20263rd5/493%75%-0.18
03/06/20267th11/142%45%+0.03
11/07/20261st7/282%100%+0.18
18/08/20262nd11/271%92%+0.21