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Cape Ashizuri

3yo Gelding · 9-11 · Draw 9 · OR 90

Pontefract · Leslie Burton (Fisher) Handicap (Div 2) · 6f

#1

Rank

Odds

5/1

Win Prob

95%

Place Prob

73%

Rank

#1

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Lightly-raced 3-y-o who doubled his tally in a 3-y-o C&D handicap on reappearance. Shaped as if back in form when 5½ lengths fourth of 9 at Ascot (6f) in August. Eases in grade from sliding mark now but suspicion he needs to pull out a bit more.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ BEATS ITS MARK
Move▬
Strength42%

What the class read says

Has campaigned at a higher grade and now drops into weaker company. Dropping in class here looks deliberate, not a concession. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Held its own mid-division in 3 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 3 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 5.2 /10 (raw 5.3)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C2.9
Today: 3
Class gap: +0.1
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Ayr 06/07/2025 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR - · 6f Goo 1336/0751 @ Doncaster 13/09/2025 · Pos 5th of 5 · OR - · 7f6y Goo 128 · HIGHER CLASS13/0915 @ Redcar 04/11/2025 · Pos 2nd of 15 · OR 89 · 5f217y Goo 137 · beat its mark04/11/2025 · OR 89 par4/115OR 893 @ Pontefract 21/04/2026 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 88 · 6f Gd 133 · beat its mark21/04/2026 · OR 88 par21/043OR 882 @ York 13/06/2026 · Pos 19th of 22 · OR 92 · 6f Goo 124 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark13/06/2026 · OR 92 par13/062OR 922 @ Ascot 08/08/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 91 · 6f GF 136 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark08/08/2026 · OR 91 par8/082OR 91projClass-projected finish: 1st 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
2026-08-08Ascot24th3rd+1
2026-06-13York219th18th+1
2026-04-21Pontefract31st1st0
2025-11-04Redcar52nd4th−2
2025-09-13Doncaster15th2nd+3
2025-07-06Ayr51st3rd−2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today6/0713/094/1121/0413/068/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 10100% of fieldRange 1-4 · tight 72/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength100%

Delivery trend +3.2% 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 1st of 10. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
06/07/20251st10/147%100%+0.53
13/09/20255th33/10%0%0.00
04/11/20252nd1/195%93%-0.02
21/04/20261st10/382%100%+0.18
13/06/202619th22/10%14%+0.14
08/08/20264th20/10%63%+0.63