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Showtime Mahomes

7yo Gelding · 9-5 · Draw 7 · OR 61

Pontefract · Constant Security Services Handicap · 5f 3y

#10

Rank

Odds

9/2

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#10

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Resumed winning ways at Southwell (6f) around the turn of the year and having fallen 4 lb below the mark he defied then, he doubled his tally for 2026 returned to 6f at Ripon 9 days ago, just holding on. Raised 2 lb and stiff track here can play to his strengths having rare start at 5f.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ BEATS ITS MARK
Move▬
Strength53%

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

Class-adjusted form 5.0 /10 (raw 4.9)

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

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack6 @ Southwell 18/12/2025 · Pos 4th of 12 · OR 64 · 6f16y Std 134 · beat its mark18/12/2025 · OR 64 par18/126OR 645 @ Southwell 06/01/2026 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR 63 · 6f16y Std 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark06/01/2026 · OR 63 par6 @ Southwell 13/01/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR 63 · 6f16y Std 135 · beat its mark13/01/2026 · OR 63 par13/016OR 635 @ Newcastle 10/02/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 66 · 6f Std 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark10/02/2026 · OR 66 par5 @ Newcastle 24/02/2026 · Pos 11th of 12 · OR 65 · 6f Std 125 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark24/02/2026 · OR 65 par24/025OR 655 @ Southwell 06/08/2026 · Pos 5th of 10 · OR 63 · 6f17y Std 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark06/08/2026 · OR 63 par5 @ Redcar 22/08/2026 · Pos 11th of 11 · OR 61 · 5f217y Goo 126 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark22/08/2026 · OR 61 par22/085OR 616 @ Catterick 08/09/2026 · Pos 3rd of 11 · OR 59 · 7f6y Goo 134 · beat its mark08/09/2026 · OR 59 par6 @ Ripon 26/09/2026 · Pos 1st of 11 · OR 59 · 6f Gd 134 · beat its mark26/09/2026 · OR 59 par26/096OR 59projClass-projected finish: 4th 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
2026-09-26Ripon61st1st0
2026-09-08Catterick63rd3rd0
2026-08-22Redcar511th10th+1
2026-08-06Southwell55th4th+1
2026-02-24Newcastle511th10th+1
2026-02-10Newcastle54th3rd+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today18/1210/0222/0826/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 1469% of fieldRange 1-7 · tight 68/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▬
Strength97%

Delivery trend +1.2% 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 5th of 14.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
18/12/20254th13/266%73%+0.07
06/01/20261st10/147%100%+0.53
13/01/20266th4/179%38%-0.41
10/02/20264th14/126%63%+0.36
24/02/202611th28/10%9%+0.09
06/08/20265th14/126%56%+0.29
22/08/202611th12/137%0%-0.37
08/09/20263rd14/126%80%+0.54
26/09/20261st9/276%100%+0.24