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8yo Gelding · 9-1 · Draw 2 · OR 61

Brighton · Download The Matchbook Exchange App Handicap · 5f 60y

#4

Rank

Odds

16/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

2%

Rank

#4

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Off the mark for the year at Chepstow in June and quickly resumed winning ways here in August, his fifth C&D success. However, undone by revised mark since.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCOMPETITIVE
▲ BEATS ITS MARK
Move▬
Strength49%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Ran mid-division in 1 of 1 higher-class runs.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.2 /10 (raw 5.2)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C5.0
Today: 5
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 1

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack6 @ Brighton 29/05/2026 · Pos 3rd of 13 · OR 55 · 5f215y Goo 135 · beat its mark29/05/2026 · OR 55 par29/056OR 555 @ Brighton 09/06/2026 · Pos 8th of 8 · OR 55 · 5f60y Gd 120 · beat its mark09/06/2026 · OR 55 par6 @ Windsor 22/06/2026 · Pos 7th of 12 · OR 55 · 5f21y GF 130 · beat its mark22/06/2026 · OR 55 par22/066OR 556 @ Chepstow 27/06/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 55 · 5f16y GF 135 · beat its mark27/06/2026 · OR 55 par6 @ Bath 15/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 58 · 5f10y Fm 138 · beat its mark15/07/2026 · OR 58 par15/076OR 586 @ Brighton 05/08/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 58 · 5f60y Goo 135 · beat its mark05/08/2026 · OR 58 par2 @ Brighton 23/08/2026 · Pos 5th of 16 · OR 64 · 5f215y Goo 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark23/08/2026 · OR 64 par23/082OR 645 @ Brighton 24/08/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 64 · 5f60y Goo 125 · beat its mark24/08/2026 · OR 64 par5 @ Sandown 16/09/2026 · Pos 8th of 10 · OR 63 · 5f10y Goo 131 · beat its mark16/09/2026 · OR 63 par16/095OR 63projClass-projected finish: 7th of 9
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-16Sandown58th8th0
2026-08-24Brighton55th5th0
2026-08-23Brighton25th1st+3
2026-08-05Brighton61st2nd−1
2026-07-15Bath65th6th−1
2026-06-27Chepstow61st2nd−1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today29/0527/0623/0816/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 950% of fieldRange 4-9 · tight 60/100
▬ RUNS TO FORM
Trend▼
Strength5%

Delivery trend -2.4% per run

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 5th of 9. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
29/05/20263rd14/126%83%+0.57
09/06/20268th9/276%0%-0.76
22/06/20267th22/10%45%+0.45
27/06/20261st4/179%100%+0.21
15/07/20265th8/158%20%-0.38
05/08/20261st11/486%100%+0.14
23/08/20265th11/142%73%+0.31
24/08/20265th13/266%20%-0.46
16/09/20268th16/116%22%+0.06