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Astral Crown

2yo Colt · 9-7 · Draw 1 · OR 73

Newcastle · AWC Finals Day At Newcastle 26th March Nursery · 1m 5y

#3

Rank

Odds

8/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

3%

Rank

#3

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Best effort when third of 8 over this trip at Southwell on all-weather in August but wasn't in the same form when fourth of 9 in a novice at Pontefract 36 days ago. Hopes pinned on the return to all-weather for nursery debut.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▬ NO MARK
Move▼1
Strength67%

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.

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 2.4 /10 (raw 4.0)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C3.7
Today: 5
Class gap: +1.3
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack3 @ Ayr 13/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 5 · OR - · 7f50y Goo 133 · HIGHER CLASS13/0734 @ Southwell 06/08/2026 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR - · 1m14y Std 133 · HIGHER CLASS6/0844 @ Pontefract 24/09/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR - · 1m6y Gd 130 · HIGHER CLASS24/094projClass-projected finish: 3rd of 5
Actual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseJockeyClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-24PontefractD Tudhope44th3rd+1
2026-08-06SouthwellD Tudhope43rd2nd+1
2026-07-13AyrD Tudhope35th3rd+2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today13/076/0824/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 575% of fieldRange 1-3 · tight 60/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength100%

Delivery trend +53.6% 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 2nd of 5. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
13/07/20265th11/271%0%-0.71
06/08/20263rd25/10%71%+0.71
24/09/20264th14/126%63%+0.36