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6yo Gelding · 11-2 · OR 135

Down Royal · bottlegreen Hurdle (Listed) · 2m 190y

#4

Rank

Odds

4/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

2%

Rank

#4

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Very useful hurdler. 4/1, creditable sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (2m, good to soft) 35 days ago. Needs considering.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▲5
Strength0%

What the class read says

Ran competitively despite going/trip that didn't suit it, at this same level — those runs look worse on paper than they were. Back in its own suited conditions today. A caution, though: it has NOT been beating its handicap mark — the favourable class picture isn't yet backed by mark-adjusted finishes.

Class-adjusted form 8.5 /10 (raw 2.9)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C5.3
Today: 1
Class gap: -4.5
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC0 @ Ballinrobe 22/07/2025 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR - · 1m7f119y Gd 16822/07C?C8 @ Punchestown 15/10/2025 · Pos 1st of 13 · OR - · 2m95y Goo 16615/10C81 @ Fairyhouse 30/11/2025 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR - · 2m Yie 15830/111C8 @ Punchestown 30/04/2026 · Pos 3rd of 11 · OR 133 · 2m90y Yie 166 · below its mark30/04/2026 · OR 133 par30/04C8OR 133BHA132 @ Kilbeggan 10/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 14 · OR 132 · 2m4f Goo 163 · below its mark10/07/2026 · OR 132 par10/07132OR 1321 @ Galway 30/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 20 · OR 133 · 2m11y Gd 146 · below its mark30/07/2026 · OR 133 par30/071OR 1331 @ Listowel 25/09/2026 · Pos 6th of 15 · OR 135 · 2m Goo 159 · below its mark25/09/2026 · OR 135 par25/091OR 135projClass-projected finish: 4th 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
DateCourseJockeyClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-25ListowelDarragh O'Keeffe16th6th−0
2026-07-30GalwayDarragh O'Keeffe13rd3rd−0
2026-07-10KilbegganDarragh O'KeeffeBHA1322nd17th−12
2026-04-30PunchestownDarragh O'Keeffe?3rd11th−7
2025-11-30FairyhouseDarragh O'Keeffe14th4th−0
2025-10-15PunchestownDarragh O'Keeffe?1st10th−7

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today22/0730/0425/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 40% of fieldRange 1-2 · tight 76/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength100%

Delivery trend +2.4% 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 4th of 4. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
22/07/20251st13/891%100%+0.09
15/10/20251st15/890%100%+0.10
30/11/20254th5/174%57%-0.17
30/04/20263rd5/174%80%+0.06
10/07/20262nd4/179%92%+0.13
30/07/20263rd14/126%89%+0.63
25/09/20266th4/179%64%-0.15