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Chico Magnifica

4yo Gelding · 11-5 · OR 90

Uttoxeter · F Ball Yellow Bucket Handicap Hurdle · 1m 7f 168y

#5

Rank

Odds

7/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#5

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Fairly useful-middle distance winner for Karl Burke. Much improved when ½-length second on handicap hurdle bow at Southwell in May. Likely to go one better at some point given his Flat background/excellent connections, though will need to be a bit sharper than last time if today's the day.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ BEATS ITS MARK
Move▼1
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. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Held its own mid-division in 4 of 5 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.9 /10 (raw 4.9)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.2
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.8
Higher-class runs: 5
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Doncaster 04/07/2025 · Pos 4th of 10 · OR - · 1m3f197y GF 1304/0755 @ Hamilton 02/08/2025 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR - · 1m3f15y Goo 1305 @ Catterick 18/08/2025 · Pos 4th of 4 · OR - · 1m4f13y Goo 13718/0854 @ Hamilton 22/09/2025 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 79 · 1m4f15y Sft 135 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark22/09/2025 · OR 79 par4 @ Huntingdon 01/03/2026 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR - · 1m7f171y GS 156 · HIGHER CLASS1/0344 @ Warwick 08/03/2026 · Pos 8th of 11 · OR - · 2m Goo 149 · HIGHER CLASS4 @ Wetherby 27/03/2026 · Pos 9th of 15 · OR - · 2m Gd 150 · HIGHER CLASS27/0344 @ Bangor-on-Dee 18/04/2026 · Pos 9th of 13 · OR - · 2m145y Gd 149 · HIGHER CLASS5 @ Southwell 11/05/2026 · Pos 2nd of 13 · OR 88 · 1m7f182y Gd 152 · beat its mark11/05/2026 · OR 88 par11/055OR 88projClass-projected finish: 4th of 11
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-05-11Southwell52nd2nd0
2026-04-18Bangor-on-Dee49th8th+1
2026-03-27Wetherby49th8th+1
2026-03-08Warwick48th7th+1
2026-03-01Huntingdon46th5th+1
2025-09-22Hamilton41st0th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today4/0722/0927/0311/05
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 1160% of fieldRange 1-8 · tight 55/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength85%

Delivery trend +4.0% 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 11. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
04/07/20254th12/137%67%+0.30
02/08/20251st10/382%100%+0.18
18/08/20254th4/696%0%-0.96
22/09/20251st7/282%100%+0.18
01/03/20266th11/271%29%-0.42
08/03/20268th33/10%30%+0.30
27/03/20269th12/137%43%+0.06
18/04/20269th125/10%33%+0.33
11/05/20262nd6/168%92%+0.23