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Knicks

5yo Gelding · 9-4 · Draw 3 · OR 60

Pontefract · Constant Security Services Handicap · 5f 3y

#9

Rank

Odds

25/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#9

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

On a long losing run but has twice run well over C&D this season and back to form when third behind a subsequent winner at Leicester (5f) in September. Never figured in refitted visor (discarded) in big field at Ayr 18 days ago but can bounce back from a career-low mark if starting better.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ BEATS ITS MARK
Move▬
Strength68%

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 3 of 4 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 4 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 5.0 /10 (raw 5.9)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C5.3
Today: 6
Class gap: +0.7
Higher-class runs: 4
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Musselburgh 29/04/2026 · Pos 7th of 8 · OR 66 · 5f1y Goo 121 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark29/04/2026 · OR 66 par29/044OR 665 @ Pontefract 22/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 10 · OR 64 · 5f3y Goo 124 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark22/05/2026 · OR 64 par6 @ Pontefract 08/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR 62 · 5f3y Goo 139 · beat its mark08/06/2026 · OR 62 par8/066OR 626 @ Thirsk 16/06/2026 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR 62 · 5f Goo 133 · beat its mark16/06/2026 · OR 62 par5 @ Pontefract 29/06/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 62 · 5f3y Goo 134 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark29/06/2026 · OR 62 par29/065OR 625 @ Chester 11/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 11 · OR 62 · 5f15y Goo 127 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark11/07/2026 · OR 62 par5 @ Chester 25/07/2026 · Pos 7th of 11 · OR 62 · 5f15y Goo 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark25/07/2026 · OR 62 par25/075OR 626 @ Leicester 08/09/2026 · Pos 3rd of 11 · OR 62 · 5f GS 135 · beat its mark08/09/2026 · OR 62 par5 @ Ayr 17/09/2026 · Pos 13th of 20 · OR 62 · 5f Goo 130 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark17/09/2026 · OR 62 par17/095OR 62projClass-projected finish: 10th 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
2026-09-17Ayr513th12th+1
2026-09-08Leicester63rd3rd0
2026-07-25Chester57th6th+1
2026-07-11Chester52nd1st+1
2026-06-29Pontefract54th3rd+1
2026-06-16Thirsk66th6th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today29/0416/0625/0717/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish11th of 1423% of fieldRange 9-14 · tight 73/100
▼ SLIPPING
Trend▲
Strength6%

Delivery trend +5.0% per run

What the projection says

Slipping just behind its market price recently. Projected 11th of 14. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
29/04/20267th4/179%14%-0.65
22/05/20265th15/261%56%-0.05
08/06/20263rd9/488%67%-0.21
16/06/20266th11/486%44%-0.41
29/06/20264th4/179%57%-0.22
11/07/20262nd6/168%90%+0.22
25/07/20267th4/179%40%-0.39
08/09/20263rd5/174%80%+0.06
17/09/202613th11/142%37%-0.05