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5yo Gelding · 11-4 · OR 88

Worcester · PJ Nicholls KGM Korea Genuinely Made Novices' Handicap Hurdle · 2m

#6

Rank

Odds

8/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#6

★★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Much improved when third on handicap bow at Market Rasen back in February but let down by his hurdling when fifth of 7 at Huntingdon (2m, soft) the following month. One to consider provided he's fully tuned up back from 7 months off.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▬
Strength38%

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 2 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 5.5 /10 (raw 6.0)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C4.3
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.7
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Worcester 15/10/2025 · Pos 7th of 8 · OR - · 2m Gd 15515/1054 @ Bangor-on-Dee 12/11/2025 · Pos 8th of 9 · OR - · 2m145y Sft 154 · HIGHER CLASS12/1144 @ Southwell 14/12/2025 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR - · 1m7f182y GS 158 · HIGHER CLASS14/1245 @ Market Rasen 01/02/2026 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 88 · 2m125y Sft 156 · beat its mark01/02/2026 · OR 88 par1/025OR 885 @ Huntingdon 01/03/2026 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR 89 · 1m7f171y GS 157 · below its mark01/03/2026 · OR 89 par1/035OR 89projClass-projected finish: 8th of 11
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-03-01Huntingdon55th5th0
2026-02-01Market Rasen53rd3rd0
2025-12-14Southwell47th6th+1
2025-11-29Bangor-on-Dee3+2
2025-11-12Bangor-on-Dee48th7th+1
2025-10-15Worcester57th7th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today15/1012/1114/121/021/03
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish7th of 1140% of fieldRange 3-11 · tight 44/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▼
Strength37%

Delivery trend -9.8% 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 7th of 11. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
15/10/20257th80/10%14%+0.14
12/11/20258th250/10%13%+0.13
14/12/20257th200/10%25%+0.25
01/02/20263rd12/137%71%+0.35
01/03/20265th4/179%33%-0.46