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6yo Gelding · 11-9 · OR 133

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

#1

Rank

Odds

10/1

Win Prob

95%

Place Prob

77%

Rank

#1

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Useful hurdler. Landed listed event at Punchestown in February but pulled up in Hardy Eustace Hurdle at Fairyhouse (2m, soft) in April. This is no easy ask on his return.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
▲ AHEAD OF MARK
Move▲1
Strength0%

What the class read says

Stepping up in grade today, into tougher company than it has been meeting. Its finishes have been edging past what its mark implies.

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

Class-adjusted form 3.9 /10 (raw 2.2)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C2.0
Today: 1
Class gap: -1.2
Higher-class runs: 1

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC0 @ Listowel 28/09/2024 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR - · 2m Sft 15928/09C?C0 @ Galway 26/10/2024 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR - · 2m90y Yie 164C0 @ Punchestown 23/11/2024 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR - · 2m148y Sft 16123/11C?1 @ Navan 15/12/2024 · Pos 2nd of 5 · OR - · 2m Yie 1641 @ Cheltenham 12/03/2025 · Pos 2nd of 17 · OR 123 · 2m87y GS 161 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark12/03/2025 · OR 123 par12/031OR 123C8 @ Listowel 25/09/2025 · Pos 1st of 11 · OR - · 2m Goo 1661 @ Cheltenham 14/11/2025 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR - · 2m5f Sft 15614/1111 @ Cheltenham 24/01/2026 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR - · 2m4f56y Sft 1591 @ Punchestown 15/02/2026 · Pos 1st of 4 · OR 133 · 1m7f165y Hvy 163 · beat its mark15/02/2026 · OR 133 par15/021OR 133projClass-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
DateCourseJockeyClsPosAdjGap
2026-04-05FairyhouseS D Bowen1−0
2026-02-15PunchestownDanny Mullins11st1st−0
2026-01-24CheltenhamDanny Mullins15th5th−0
2025-11-14CheltenhamMark McDonagh12nd2nd−0
2025-09-25ListowelMark McDonagh?1st10th−7
2025-03-12CheltenhamS Bowen12nd1st+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today28/0915/1214/1115/02
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 467% of fieldRange 1-4 · tight 45/100
▼ UNDER-DELIVERING
Trend▼
Strength30%

Delivery trend -3.3% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 2nd of 4. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
28/09/20244th5/287%50%-0.37
26/10/20242nd14/126%88%+0.61
23/11/20241st4/179%100%+0.21
15/12/20242nd3/184%75%-0.09
12/03/20252nd33/10%94%+0.94
25/09/20251st8/1397%100%+0.03
14/11/20252nd7/491%88%-0.03
24/01/20265th6/492%33%-0.59
15/02/20261st5/287%100%+0.13