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Fiscal Policy

7yo Gelding · 9-9 · Draw 1 · OR 72

Pontefract · Autism In Racing Handicap · 6f

#1

Rank

Odds

11/2

Win Prob

94%

Place Prob

75%

Rank

#1

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Enhanced his already very good record here when registering a third C&D success in August and ran respectably having escaped a rise when fourth up in grade back over C&D 11 days ago. Can remain competitive following a 2 lb nudge.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ BEATS ITS MARK
Move▼1
Strength63%

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

Class-adjusted form 3.8 /10 (raw 4.5)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C4.0
Today: 5
Class gap: +1.0
Higher-class runs: 5
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Newmarket 19/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 16 · OR 69 · 6f Goo 138 · beat its mark19/06/2026 · OR 69 par19/065OR 694 @ Newmarket 25/06/2026 · Pos 2nd of 5 · OR 75 · 6f Goo 137 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark25/06/2026 · OR 75 par4 @ York 11/07/2026 · Pos 17th of 19 · OR 75 · 6f Goo 130 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark11/07/2026 · OR 75 par11/074OR 754 @ York 24/07/2026 · Pos 11th of 21 · OR 75 · 6f Goo 131 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark24/07/2026 · OR 75 par4 @ Newmarket 07/08/2026 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR 74 · 6f GF 134 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark07/08/2026 · OR 74 par7/084OR 743 @ Pontefract 16/08/2026 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR 72 · 6f Goo 123 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark16/08/2026 · OR 72 par4 @ Thirsk 05/09/2026 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 71 · 7f Goo 126 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark05/09/2026 · OR 71 par5/094OR 715 @ Pontefract 17/09/2026 · Pos 1st of 12 · OR 70 · 6f Gd 142 · beat its mark17/09/2026 · OR 70 par4 @ Pontefract 24/09/2026 · Pos 4th of 14 · OR 70 · 6f Gd 125 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark24/09/2026 · OR 70 par24/094OR 70projClass-projected finish: 1st of 12
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-24Pontefract44th3rd+1
2026-09-17Pontefract51st1st0
2026-09-05Thirsk45th4th+1
2026-08-16Pontefract33rd1st+2
2026-08-07Newmarket46th5th+1
2026-07-24York411th10th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today19/0624/075/0924/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 12100% of fieldRange 1-9 · tight 52/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▬
Strength77%

Delivery trend -0.4% 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 1st of 12.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
19/06/20263rd10/382%87%+0.04
25/06/20262nd7/491%75%-0.16
11/07/202617th22/10%11%+0.11
24/07/202611th25/10%50%+0.50
07/08/20266th6/168%44%-0.24
16/08/20263rd28/10%75%+0.75
05/09/20265th5/174%43%-0.31
17/09/20261st9/488%100%+0.12
24/09/20264th11/486%77%-0.09