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Belladaball

5yo Mare · 12-0

Killarney · Gleneagle Arena Killarney Rated Novice Hurdle · 2m 1f

#2

Rank

Odds

3/1

Win Prob

2%

Place Prob

11%

Rank

#2

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Listed bumper winner who confirmed previous promise over hurdles when winning 9-runner maiden at Sligo (2¼m, good) in mid-August, having plenty more left to give after settling much better than the favourite. Another jolt of improvement needed but that's possible.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▬ NO MARK
Move▼2
Strength72%

What the class read says

Has campaigned at a higher grade and now drops into weaker company. Dropping in class here looks deliberate, not a concession.

Held its own mid-division in 1 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 7 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 3.2 /10 (raw 4.5)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C5.1
Today:
Class gap: +2.4
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC0 @ Fairyhouse 13/12/2025 · Pos 3rd of 17 · OR - · 2m Sft 15913/12C?C0 @ Down Royal 17/03/2026 · Pos 4th of 13 · OR - · 2m1f105y Goo 16517/03C?1 @ Fairyhouse 04/04/2026 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR - · 2m Yie 161 · HIGHER CLASS4/0411 @ Punchestown 29/04/2026 · Pos 14th of 16 · OR - · 2m132y Yie 165 · HIGHER CLASS29/041C8 @ Kilbeggan 10/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 11 · OR - · 2m Goo 16110/07C8C8 @ Sligo 19/08/2026 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR - · 2m1f161y Gd 16119/08C8projClass-projected finish: 2nd of 7
Actual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-19Sligo?1st2nd−1
2026-08-03Cork?−1
2026-07-10Kilbeggan?4th5th−1
2026-04-29Punchestown114th6th+7
2026-04-04Fairyhouse11st-7th+7
2026-03-17Down Royal?4th4th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today13/1217/034/0429/0410/0719/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 7100% of fieldRange 1-3 · tight 75/100
▲ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▬
Strength96%

Delivery trend -0.7% 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 7.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
13/12/20253rd9/276%88%+0.11
17/03/20264th5/174%75%+0.01
04/04/20261st9/153%100%+0.47
29/04/202614th22/10%13%+0.13
10/07/20264th9/276%70%-0.06
19/08/20261st10/382%100%+0.18