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Court Canyon

6yo Gelding · 11-12 · OR 120

Down Royal · Metcollect Handicap Chase · 2m 100y

#3

Rank

Odds

15/2

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

3%

Rank

#3

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Different proposition when comfortably landing a 6-runner maiden at Down Royal on chasing/stable debut in May. Found things too hot in Grade 3 at Galway festival subsequently. Back in calmer waters with first-time cheekpieces added on return and opening mark looks potentially handy.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▬
Strength19%

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 4.5 /10 (raw 6.4)

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

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC0 @ Punchestown 02/05/2025 · Pos 18th of 22 · OR - · 2m2f181y Yie 1682/05C?C0 @ Cork 04/08/2025 · Pos 5th of 10 · OR - · 2m2f100y Goo 1684/08C?C8 @ Clonmel 02/10/2025 · Pos 1st of 12 · OR - · 2m4f35y Goo 1662/10C84 @ Catterick 16/12/2025 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR - · 2m3f66y Goo 16116/124C8 @ Fairyhouse 06/04/2026 · Pos 13th of 21 · OR 113 · 2m Yie 159 · below its mark06/04/2026 · OR 113 par6/04C8OR 113C0 @ Down Royal 04/05/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR - · 2m3f150y Gd 1664/05C?1 @ Galway 30/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR - · 2m2f54y Goo 15530/071projClass-projected finish: 6th 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
DateCourseJockeyClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-30GalwaySam Ewing15th5th0
2026-05-04Down RoyalP J O'Hanlon?1st1st0
2026-04-06FairyhouseS Bowen?13th13th0
2025-12-16CatterickKeith Donoghue42nd2nd0
2025-10-02ClonmelKeith Donoghue?1st1st0
2025-08-04CorkMr D G Lavery?5th5th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today2/0516/1230/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 975% of fieldRange 1-4 · tight 72/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▬
Strength90%

Delivery trend +1.5% 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 3rd of 9.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
02/05/202518th22/10%19%+0.19
04/08/20255th7/163%56%-0.08
02/10/20251st4/696%100%+0.04
16/12/20252nd15/890%88%-0.03
06/04/202613th16/116%40%+0.24
04/05/20261st10/147%100%+0.53
30/07/20265th10/147%33%-0.14