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Bold Light

9yo Gelding · 11-9 · OR 112

Kelso · Percy's Racing Dream Handicap Hurdle · 2m 4f 189y

#6

Rank

Odds

8/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#6

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Isn't the force he was when landing an emphatic C&D success in Class 2 handicap in March 2025 (his latest win). Has given a chance by the handicapper, though, dropped another 2 lb for his 9¼-length fifth in a slightly better race for the grade at Perth latest.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▬
Strength40%

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. A caution, though: it has NOT been beating its handicap mark — the favourable class picture isn't yet backed by mark-adjusted finishes.

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

Dropping 3 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 3.2 /10 (raw 3.6)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C3.3
Today: 4
Class gap: +0.7
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack3 @ Doncaster 29/11/2025 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR 126 · 2m3f88y Sft 169 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark29/11/2025 · OR 126 par29/113OR 1263 @ Musselburgh 01/01/2026 · Pos 8th of 9 · OR 124 · 2m3f171y Goo 165 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark01/01/2026 · OR 124 par3 @ Musselburgh 01/02/2026 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR 122 · 2m4f68y GS 149 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark01/02/2026 · OR 122 par1/023OR 1222 @ Kelso 28/02/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 120 · 2m4f189y GS 155 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark28/02/2026 · OR 120 par3 @ Newcastle 31/03/2026 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 118 · 2m4f62y Goo 156 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark31/03/2026 · OR 118 par31/033OR 1183 @ Perth 24/04/2026 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR 116 · 2m4f35y Goo 154 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark24/04/2026 · OR 116 par4 @ Perth 14/05/2026 · Pos 3rd of 5 · OR 116 · 2m4f35y Goo 169 · below its mark14/05/2026 · OR 116 par14/054OR 1164 @ Perth 12/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 9 · OR 115 · 2m4f35y Gd 163 · below its mark12/07/2026 · OR 115 par4 @ Perth 23/09/2026 · Pos 5th of 12 · OR 114 · 2m4f35y Goo 162 · below its mark23/09/2026 · OR 114 par23/094OR 114projClass-projected finish: 5th of 10
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-23Perth45th5th0
2026-07-12Perth45th5th0
2026-05-14Perth43rd3rd0
2026-04-24Perth34th3rd+1
2026-03-31Newcastle33rd2nd+1
2026-02-28Kelso24th2nd+2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today29/1128/0214/0523/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 1056% of fieldRange 1-7 · tight 57/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▬
Strength72%

Delivery trend +1.9% 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 5th of 10.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
29/11/20254th7/163%50%-0.13
01/01/20268th20/10%13%+0.13
01/02/20264th14/126%40%+0.14
28/02/20264th12/137%57%+0.20
31/03/20263rd5/174%60%-0.14
24/04/20264th11/142%50%+0.08
14/05/20263rd7/282%50%-0.32
12/07/20265th15/261%50%-0.11
23/09/20265th18/15%64%+0.58