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Sommelier

5yo Gelding · 9-13 · Draw 22 · OR 77

Curragh · Business Plus Handicap · 6f

#5

Rank

Odds

12/1

Win Prob

3%

Place Prob

8%

Rank

#5

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

C&D winner in June who bounced back to form when fourth of 20 in handicap at this course (5f, good to soft, 40/1) 8 days ago, albeit better drawn and benefiting from a clearer passage than most. Visor on first time.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▬
Strength16%

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 12.0 /10 (raw 8.1)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C7.8
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackBHA81 @ Naas 09/05/2026 · Pos 8th of 13 · OR 81 · 5f205y Gd 141 · below its mark09/05/2026 · OR 81 par9/0581OR 81BHA78 @ Navan 16/05/2026 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR 78 · 5f Yie 133 · below its mark16/05/2026 · OR 78 parBHA72 @ Curragh 03/06/2026 · Pos 1st of 20 · OR 72 · 6f63y Yie 142 · beat its mark03/06/2026 · OR 72 par3/0672OR 72BHA72 @ Navan 07/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 21 · OR 72 · 5f Goo 149 · below its mark07/06/2026 · OR 72 parBHA83 @ Curragh 27/06/2026 · Pos 14th of 14 · OR 83 · 6f GF 134 · below its mark27/06/2026 · OR 83 par27/0683OR 83BHA82 @ Galway 28/07/2026 · Pos 15th of 15 · OR 82 · 7f Yie 142 · below its mark28/07/2026 · OR 82 parBHA78 @ Cork 09/09/2026 · Pos 15th of 22 · OR 78 · 6f Goo 140 · below its mark09/09/2026 · OR 78 par9/0978OR 78BHA78 @ Curragh 13/09/2026 · Pos 19th of 24 · OR 78 · 6f Yie 119 · below its mark13/09/2026 · OR 78 parBHA75 @ Curragh 26/09/2026 · Pos 4th of 20 · OR 75 · 5f Yie 119 · below its mark26/09/2026 · OR 75 par26/0975OR 75projClass-projected finish: 20th 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
2026-09-26CurraghBHA754th4th0
2026-09-13CurraghBHA7819th19th0
2026-09-09CorkBHA7815th15th0
2026-07-28GalwayBHA8215th15th0
2026-06-27CurraghBHA8314th14th0
2026-06-07NavanBHA725th5th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today9/057/069/0926/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 2491% of fieldRange 1-20 · tight 41/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength76%

Delivery trend +2.7% 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 3rd of 24. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
09/05/20268th20/10%42%+0.42
16/05/20267th9/153%33%-0.19
03/06/20261st20/10%100%+1.00
07/06/20265th7/282%80%-0.02
27/06/202614th14/126%0%-0.26
28/07/202615th40/10%0%0.00
09/09/202615th25/10%33%+0.33
13/09/202619th100/10%22%+0.22
26/09/20264th40/10%84%+0.84