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Always Blue

3yo Filly · 9-5 · Draw 11 · OR 69

Pontefract · Good Biscuit - Ponte Premiership Champion Handicap · 1m 6y

#10

Rank

Odds

9/2

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#10

★★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Knocking at the door and would have gone even closer to breaking her duck had she applied herself better under pressure when second of 9 in handicap at Thirsk (1m, good) 3 weeks ago, carrying head awkwardly/hanging right 2f out. Chance if her ability can be channelled more efficiently.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ BEATS ITS MARK
Move▼1
Strength67%

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 2 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 2.3 /10 (raw 3.3)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C4.2
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.8
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Ripon 25/04/2026 · Pos 2nd of 5 · OR - · 1m1f170y Goo 121 · HIGHER CLASS25/0442 @ York 15/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR - · 7f192y Gd 124 · HIGHER CLASS15/0524 @ Carlisle 08/06/2026 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR - · 7f173y Sft 128 · HIGHER CLASS8/0645 @ Wolverhampton 31/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR 72 · 1m142y Std 133 · beat its mark31/07/2026 · OR 72 par31/075OR 725 @ Redcar 22/08/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 70 · 1m2f1y Goo 135 · beat its mark22/08/2026 · OR 70 par22/085OR 705 @ Thirsk 14/09/2026 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR 69 · 7f218y Gd 133 · beat its mark14/09/2026 · OR 69 par14/095OR 69projClass-projected finish: 1st of 14
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-14Thirsk52nd2nd0
2026-08-22Redcar54th4th0
2026-07-31Wolverhampton53rd3rd0
2026-06-08Carlisle44th3rd+1
2026-05-15York25th1st+3
2026-04-25Ripon42nd1st+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today25/0415/058/0631/0722/0814/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish7th of 1454% of fieldRange 1-13 · tight 33/100
▬ EDGING AHEAD
Trend▼
Strength68%

Delivery trend -6.7% per run

What the projection says

Edging ahead of its price lately — not a standalone signal; it only counts alongside a short-priced top pick. Projected 7th of 14. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
25/04/20262nd12/137%75%+0.38
15/05/20265th50/10%33%+0.33
08/06/20264th11/271%40%-0.31
31/07/20263rd20/10%75%+0.75
22/08/20264th9/488%57%-0.31
14/09/20262nd4/179%88%+0.09