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Upfordebate

7yo Gelding · 11-8 · OR 111

Kelso · Scottish Racing Academy Handicap Chase (GBB Race) · 3m 2f 39y

#1

Rank

Odds

10/11

Win Prob

89%

Place Prob

70%

Rank

#1

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Has thrived since going chasing, winning 4 times at up to 3¼m last year. Resumed from 5 months off with another victory in 9-runner handicap at Perth (3m, good to soft) 10 days ago. Up 6 lb but he's not taken lightly.

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

Class-adjusted form 3.2 /10 (raw 4.2)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C3.5
Today: 4
Class gap: +0.5
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Hexham 27/08/2025 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 86 · 3m41y Goo 154 · beat its mark27/08/2025 · OR 86 par27/085OR 864 @ Perth 25/09/2025 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR 89 · 2m7f180y Goo 151 · beat its mark25/09/2025 · OR 89 par5 @ Sedgefield 13/11/2025 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 92 · 3m2f59y Sft 156 · beat its mark13/11/2025 · OR 92 par13/115OR 925 @ Sedgefield 05/12/2025 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR 100 · 3m2f59y Sft 168 · beat its mark05/12/2025 · OR 100 par3 @ Carlisle 16/02/2026 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR 109 · 3m110y Goo 147 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark16/02/2026 · OR 109 par16/023OR 1094 @ Sedgefield 10/03/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 108 · 3m2f59y Goo 163 · below its mark10/03/2026 · OR 108 par2 @ Carlisle 22/03/2026 · Pos 3rd of 12 · OR 107 · 3m110y Goo 148 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark22/03/2026 · OR 107 par22/032OR 1073 @ Perth 24/04/2026 · Pos 8th of 11 · OR 107 · 3m6f121y Goo 150 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark24/04/2026 · OR 107 par4 @ Perth 24/09/2026 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR 105 · 2m7f180y Goo 163 · beat its mark24/09/2026 · OR 105 par24/094OR 105projClass-projected finish: 3rd of 4
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-24Perth41st1st0
2026-04-24Perth38th7th+1
2026-03-22Carlisle23rd1st+2
2026-03-10Sedgefield45th5th0
2026-02-16Carlisle35th4th+1
2025-12-05Sedgefield51st2nd−1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today27/085/1222/0324/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 4100% of fieldRange 1-3 · tight 70/100
▲ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▬
Strength100%

Delivery trend +1.1% per run

What the projection says

Beating its price historically confirms the short-priced top pick — model and market read it the same way. Projected 1st of 4.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
27/08/20251st7/282%100%+0.18
25/09/20251st15/890%100%+0.10
13/11/20251st5/493%100%+0.07
05/12/20251st10/382%100%+0.18
16/02/20265th5/174%33%-0.40
10/03/20265th5/287%20%-0.67
22/03/20263rd18/15%82%+0.77
24/04/20268th10/147%30%-0.17
24/09/20261st8/158%100%+0.42