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Pescatorius

7yo Gelding · 11-10 · OR 86

Stratford · Racing TV Handicap Chase · 2m 3f 98y

#1

Rank

Odds

13/8

Win Prob

82%

Place Prob

63%

Rank

#1

★★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Successful on final 2 starts for Olly Murphy last autumn and possesses a likeable way of going about things, giving his all back down in trip following a 12-week break in 21f handicap here last time, no match for a novice who has won again since. Down 2 lb and good chance in refitted cheekpieces.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▬
Strength39%

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. A caution, though: it has NOT been beating its handicap mark — the favourable class picture isn't yet backed by mark-adjusted finishes.

Held its own mid-division in 1 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 1 class level from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 3.4 /10 (raw 4.7)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.7
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.3
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Perth 24/09/2025 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 79 · 2m4f20y Goo 150 · beat its mark24/09/2025 · OR 79 par24/095OR 795 @ Sedgefield 08/10/2025 · Pos 1st of 4 · OR 81 · 3m2f59y Goo 150 · beat its mark08/10/2025 · OR 81 par5 @ Market Rasen 13/11/2025 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 88 · 2m5f89y Goo 156 · beat its mark13/11/2025 · OR 88 par13/115OR 885 @ Warwick 31/12/2025 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 97 · 2m4f Goo 160 · below its mark31/12/2025 · OR 97 par4 @ Warwick 23/01/2026 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 96 · 3m1f100y Goo 154 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark23/01/2026 · OR 96 par23/014OR 964 @ Stratford 09/03/2026 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 94 · 2m6f125y Sft 147 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark09/03/2026 · OR 94 par5 @ Stratford 19/04/2026 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR 93 · 3m3f119y Gd 163 · below its mark19/04/2026 · OR 93 par19/045OR 935 @ Warwick 03/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 90 · 3m Goo 158 · below its mark03/06/2026 · OR 90 par5 @ Stratford 25/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR 88 · 2m4f205y GF 157 · beat its mark25/08/2026 · OR 88 par25/085OR 88projClass-projected finish: 2nd of 4
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-25Stratford52nd2nd0
2026-06-03Warwick53rd3rd0
2026-04-19Stratford55th5th0
2026-03-09Stratford43rd2nd+1
2026-01-23Warwick45th4th+1
2025-12-31Warwick55th5th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today24/0931/1219/0425/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 4100% of fieldRange 1-1 · tight 90/100
▲ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength100%

Delivery trend +4.6% per run

What the projection says

Beating its price historically confirms the short-priced top pick — model and market read it the same way. Projected 1st of 4. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
24/09/20252nd1/195%83%-0.11
08/10/20251st11/1094%100%+0.06
13/11/20251st9/488%100%+0.12
31/12/20255th18/15%43%+0.38
23/01/20265th80/10%43%+0.43
09/03/20263rd22/10%60%+0.60
19/04/20265th8/158%33%-0.25
03/06/20263rd14/126%60%+0.34
25/08/20262nd12/137%86%+0.49