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Valtteri Its James

5yo Gelding · 11-7 · OR 85

Kelso · Join Racing TV Now Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle · 2m 4f 189y

#6

Rank

Odds

7/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#6

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Point winner. Took a step forward when fourth on handicap debut over hurdles at Newcastle (2½m) in April. Unable to recover from a serious error when pulled up on chasing debut at Hexham (2½m, good) following month but could still do better returned to this sphere after a break.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▬ RUNS TO MARK
Move▬
Strength35%

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.

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

Dropping 1 class level from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 6.1 /10 (raw 6.8)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.5
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.5
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Newcastle 15/01/2026 · Pos 11th of 15 · OR - · 2m190y Goo 15915/0154 @ Ayr 29/01/2026 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR - · 2m Sft 159 · HIGHER CLASS29/0144 @ Newcastle 21/02/2026 · Pos 6th of 12 · OR - · 2m190y GS 161 · HIGHER CLASS21/0244 @ Newcastle 14/03/2026 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR - · 2m190y Goo 159 · HIGHER CLASS14/0345 @ Newcastle 11/04/2026 · Pos 4th of 12 · OR 86 · 2m4f62y Gd 154 · beat its mark11/04/2026 · OR 86 par11/045OR 86projClass-projected finish: 2nd of 8
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-05-02Hexham50
2026-04-11Newcastle54th4th0
2026-03-14Newcastle47th6th+1
2026-02-21Newcastle46th5th+1
2026-01-29Ayr46th5th+1
2026-01-15Newcastle511th11th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today15/0129/0121/0214/0311/04
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 843% of fieldRange 1-8 · tight 30/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▼
Strength60%

Delivery trend -2.1% 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 8. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
15/01/202611th8/158%29%-0.29
29/01/20266th100/10%29%+0.29
21/02/20266th100/10%55%+0.55
14/03/20267th10/147%25%-0.22
11/04/20264th5/287%73%-0.14