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Urban Road

7yo Gelding · 10-0 · Draw 14 · OR 64

Newcastle · Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap · 1m 2f 42y

#1

Rank

Odds

12/1

Win Prob

62%

Place Prob

52%

Rank

#1

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Three-time C&D winner but was out of sorts in the summer and was never involved when seventh of 9 in a handicap here over 1m returning from 3 months off 14 days ago. Blinkers now back on and down in grade so could reveal more.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ AHEAD OF MARK
Move▼2
Strength71%

What the class read says

The stable looks to have run this horse in stronger races to keep its official rating low — today's class drop may be intentional. Worth watching at a price. Its finishes have been edging past what its mark implies.

Held its own mid-division in 4 of 6 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 3 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 5.8 /10 (raw 4.4)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C3.8
Today: 6
Class gap: +2.2
Higher-class runs: 6
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Newcastle 27/03/2026 · Pos 5th of 12 · OR 74 · 1m5y Std 124 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark27/03/2026 · OR 74 par27/034OR 745 @ Pontefract 07/04/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR 74 · 1m6y GS 134 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark07/04/2026 · OR 74 par5 @ Redcar 20/04/2026 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR 72 · 1m2f1y Goo 132 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark20/04/2026 · OR 72 par20/045OR 723 @ Redcar 30/04/2026 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR 72 · 1m2f1y GF 117 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark30/04/2026 · OR 72 par3 @ Hamilton 15/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR 74 · 1m3f15y Gd 116 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark15/05/2026 · OR 74 par15/053OR 744 @ York 12/06/2026 · Pos 15th of 18 · OR 73 · 1m2f56y Gd 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark12/06/2026 · OR 73 par4 @ York 27/06/2026 · Pos 11th of 14 · OR 72 · 1m2f56y Goo 148 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark27/06/2026 · OR 72 par27/064OR 725 @ Ripon 06/07/2026 · Pos 9th of 9 · OR 70 · 1m Goo 135 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark06/07/2026 · OR 70 par4 @ Newcastle 16/10/2026 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR 68 · 1m5y Std 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark16/10/2026 · OR 68 par16/104OR 68projClass-projected finish: 10th of 14
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseJockeyClsPosAdjGap
2026-10-16NewcastleSean Kirrane47th5th+2
2026-07-06RiponRay Dawson59th8th+1
2026-06-27YorkMr D H Dunsdon411th9th+2
2026-06-12YorkS De Sousa415th13th+2
2026-05-15HamiltonRhys Elliott35th1st+3
2026-04-30RedcarRhys Elliott33rd-1th+3

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today27/0330/0427/0616/10
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 1477% of fieldRange 5-14 · tight 54/100
▬ EDGING AHEAD
Trend▼
Strength30%

Delivery trend -5.2% per run

What the projection says

Edging ahead of its price lately — not a standalone signal; it only counts alongside a short-priced top pick. Projected 4th of 14. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
27/03/20265th25/10%64%+0.64
07/04/20266th9/153%38%-0.15
20/04/20262nd9/153%88%+0.35
30/04/20263rd16/116%67%+0.51
15/05/20265th18/15%33%+0.28
12/06/202615th18/15%18%+0.12
27/06/202611th40/10%23%+0.23
06/07/20269th10/147%0%-0.47
16/10/20267th33/10%25%+0.25