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Crystal Mariner

6yo Gelding · 11-12 · OR 108

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#2

Rank

Odds

4/1

Win Prob

2%

Place Prob

11%

Rank

#2

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Has yet to match the pick of his Flat form over hurdles but made a fair start when runner-up in maidens at Ballinrobe in August and Newton Abbot (beaten ¾ length by Explode) in September. Not seen to best effect with hood fitted at Navan last time and no surprise were he to fare better here.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▬ RUNS TO MARK
Move▼3
Strength100%

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 4 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 6 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 2.1 /10 (raw 4.8)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C5.3
Today:
Class gap: +2.7
Higher-class runs: 4
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Kempton 13/10/2025 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 81 · 1m2f219y Sta 136 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark13/10/2025 · OR 81 par13/104OR 812 @ Kempton 03/11/2025 · Pos 11th of 12 · OR 85 · 1m2f219y Sta 122 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark03/11/2025 · OR 85 par4 @ Chepstow 21/05/2026 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR 85 · 1m2f GS 135 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark21/05/2026 · OR 85 par21/054OR 854 @ Leicester 08/06/2026 · Pos 8th of 10 · OR 84 · 1m2f Goo 135 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark08/06/2026 · OR 84 par4 @ Kempton 29/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 12 · OR 82 · 1m2f219y Sta 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark29/06/2026 · OR 82 par29/064OR 824 @ Southwell 05/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 82 · 1m3f23y Std 137 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark05/07/2026 · OR 82 parC8 @ Ballinrobe 10/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 15 · OR - · 2m109y Goo 16610/08C84 @ Newton Abbot 07/09/2026 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR - · 2m167y Gd 158 · HIGHER CLASSC8 @ Navan 19/09/2026 · Pos 7th of 16 · OR - · 1m7f165y Goo 16619/09C8projClass-projected finish: 2nd of 6
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-19Navan?7th7th0
2026-09-07Newton Abbot42nd-3th+4
2026-08-10Ballinrobe?2nd2nd0
2026-07-05Southwell44th-1th+4
2026-06-29Kempton45th0th+4
2026-06-08Leicester48th3rd+4

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today13/108/0610/0819/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 1291% of fieldRange 1-4 · tight 78/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength100%

Delivery trend +4.4% 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 2nd of 12. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
13/10/20251st10/382%100%+0.18
03/11/202511th14/126%9%-0.17
21/05/20264th6/168%40%-0.28
08/06/20268th66/10%22%+0.22
29/06/20265th33/10%64%+0.64
05/07/20264th5/174%57%-0.17
10/08/20262nd9/276%93%+0.17
07/09/20262nd10/382%80%-0.02
19/09/20267th20/10%60%+0.60