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Merrimack

5yo Gelding · 9-4 · Draw 4 · OR 73

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#5

Rank

Odds

20/1

Win Prob

1%

Place Prob

6%

Rank

#5

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Gained reward for his consistency when making all at Newmarket under this 7-lb claimer in August. Still in good heart when length fourth of 6 under a much more patient ride than normal at Brighton later that month but not no good at Sandown since, going off a tad too hard. Visor discarded.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readPROGRESSIVE
▲ BEATS ITS MARK
Move▲1
Strength20%

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 4.5 /10 (raw 4.5)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C5.0
Today: 4
Class gap: -1.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Newbury 01/06/2026 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 69 · 5f34y GF 134 · beat its mark01/06/2026 · OR 69 par1/065OR 695 @ Brighton 09/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 69 · 5f60y Gd 134 · beat its mark09/06/2026 · OR 69 par5 @ Newbury 02/07/2026 · Pos 8th of 8 · OR 70 · 5f34y GF 142 · below its mark02/07/2026 · OR 70 par2/075OR 705 @ Bath 15/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR 69 · 5f160y Fm 136 · beat its mark15/07/2026 · OR 69 par5 @ Windsor 27/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 11 · OR 69 · 5f21y GF 136 · beat its mark27/07/2026 · OR 69 par27/075OR 695 @ Newmarket 01/08/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 69 · 5f GF 139 · beat its mark01/08/2026 · OR 69 par5 @ Newmarket 08/08/2026 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR 74 · 5f GF 138 · beat its mark08/08/2026 · OR 74 par8/085OR 745 @ Brighton 24/08/2026 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR 74 · 5f60y Goo 135 · beat its mark24/08/2026 · OR 74 par5 @ Sandown 11/09/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR 74 · 5f10y Sft 138 · beat its mark11/09/2026 · OR 74 par11/095OR 74projClass-projected finish: 9th 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
2026-09-11Sandown56th7th−1
2026-08-24Brighton54th5th−1
2026-08-08Newmarket54th5th−1
2026-08-01Newmarket51st2nd−1
2026-07-27Windsor53rd4th−1
2026-07-15Bath52nd3rd−1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today1/0615/078/0811/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 1044% of fieldRange 8-10 · tight 81/100
▼ UNDER-DELIVERING
Trend▬
Strength0%

Delivery trend -1.4% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 6th of 10.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
01/06/20262nd8/158%83%+0.25
09/06/20263rd3/184%71%-0.13
02/07/20268th8/158%0%-0.58
15/07/20262nd5/174%80%+0.06
27/07/20263rd4/179%80%+0.01
01/08/20261st11/486%100%+0.14
08/08/20264th7/282%40%-0.42
24/08/20264th15/261%40%-0.21
11/09/20266th12/137%38%+0.01