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Affettuoso

3yo Gelding · 9-9 · Draw 5 · OR 84

Southwell · bettingsites.co.uk Your Betting Guide Handicap (GBBPlus Race) · 1m 4f 14y

#1

Rank

Odds

7/4

Win Prob

53%

Place Prob

42%

Rank

#1

★★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Off 3 months (gelded) before easily landing the odds in 5-runner novice at Lingfield (1½m, all-weather) 24 days ago. This unexposed son of New Bay looks to have a fair bit more to offer on handicap debut. Interesting prospect.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ BEATS ITS MARK
Move▬
Strength45%

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. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

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

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

Class-adjusted form 2.7 /10 (raw 3.3)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C3.5
Today: 4
Class gap: +0.5
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack2 @ Doncaster 24/10/2025 · Pos 5th of 5 · OR - · 1m Sft 133 · HIGHER CLASS24/1025 @ Wolverhampton 06/12/2025 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR - · 1m1f104y Std 1336/1254 @ Carlisle 09/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 12 · OR - · 1m1f Goo 1309/0643 @ Lingfield 12/09/2026 · Pos 1st of 5 · OR 79 · 1m4f1y Std 130 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark12/09/2026 · OR 79 par12/093OR 79projClass-projected finish: 1st of 6
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-12Lingfield31st0th+1
2026-06-09Carlisle45th5th0
2025-12-06Wolverhampton52nd3rd−1
2025-10-24Doncaster25th3rd+2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today24/106/129/0612/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 6100% of fieldRange 1-2 · tight 75/100
▼ UNDER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength100%

Delivery trend +23.8% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 1st of 6. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
24/10/20255th7/282%0%-0.82
06/12/20252nd5/696%83%-0.12
09/06/20265th3/184%64%-0.21
12/09/20261st1/999%100%+0.01