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3yo Colt · 9-6 · Draw 8 · OR 76

Kempton · Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap (Div 1) · 6f

#5

Rank

Odds

12/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

3%

Rank

#5

★★ Timeform

Commentary

C&D winner last November, then won by a neck at Windsor in June. Wasn't seen to best effect when eighth of 11 in a handicap at C&D (40/1) 40 days ago, the 11-week absence probably a negative. Others preferred.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readPROGRESSIVE
▲ BEATS ITS MARK
Move▲1
Strength14%

What the class read says

Stepping up in class, but the evidence backs it — has run against higher-rated rivals and held its own. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Class-adjusted form 4.7 /10 (raw 3.8)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.8
Today: 4
Class gap: -0.8
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Chelmsford City 14/08/2025 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR - · 6f Sta 13314/0855 @ Bath 03/09/2025 · Pos 3rd of 11 · OR - · 5f160y Sft 1335 @ Wolverhampton 16/09/2025 · Pos 3rd of 10 · OR - · 6f20y Std 12816/0955 @ Lingfield 14/10/2025 · Pos 8th of 14 · OR 68 · 7f1y Std 133 · beat its mark14/10/2025 · OR 68 par5 @ Chelmsford City 30/10/2025 · Pos 1st of 11 · OR 66 · 6f Std 133 · beat its mark30/10/2025 · OR 66 par30/105OR 665 @ Kempton 19/11/2025 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 71 · 6f Sta 133 · beat its mark19/11/2025 · OR 71 par5 @ Haydock 21/05/2026 · Pos 3rd of 11 · OR 73 · 6f Sft 133 · beat its mark21/05/2026 · OR 73 par21/055OR 735 @ Windsor 08/06/2026 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR 73 · 6f12y Goo 132 · beat its mark08/06/2026 · OR 73 par4 @ Kempton 26/08/2026 · Pos 8th of 11 · OR 76 · 6f Sta 126 · beat its mark26/08/2026 · OR 76 par26/084OR 76projClass-projected finish: 5th of 10
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-26Kempton48th8th0
2026-06-08Windsor51st2nd−1
2026-05-21Haydock53rd4th−1
2025-11-19Kempton51st2nd−1
2025-10-30Chelmsford City51st2nd−1
2025-10-14Lingfield58th9th−1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today14/0814/1021/0526/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 1078% of fieldRange 1-6 · tight 64/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▬
Strength71%

Delivery trend -1.2% 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 3rd of 10.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
14/08/20256th125/10%29%+0.29
03/09/20253rd50/10%80%+0.80
16/09/20253rd6/168%78%+0.09
14/10/20258th28/10%46%+0.46
30/10/20251st10/147%100%+0.53
19/11/20251st4/179%100%+0.21
21/05/20263rd16/116%80%+0.64
08/06/20261st5/174%100%+0.26
26/08/20268th40/10%30%+0.30