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Gentleman Bill

8yo Gelding · 12-0 · OR 115

Uttoxeter · Abode Estate Agents Handicap Hurdle · 2m 3f 207y

#12

Rank

Odds

18/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#12

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Bumper/dual 2m hurdles winner but he ended last season well below par in this sphere after a try over fences. Usual cheekpieces go back on for his reappearance and needs to take a big step forward.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▬
Strength33%

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. A caution, though: it has NOT been beating its handicap mark — the favourable class picture isn't yet backed by mark-adjusted finishes.

Held its own mid-division in 3 of 4 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 2 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 4.0 /10 (raw 4.1)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C3.3
Today: 4
Class gap: +0.7
Higher-class runs: 4
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Catterick 22/01/2025 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 123 · 2m3f66y Goo 168 · below its mark22/01/2025 · OR 123 par22/014OR 1232 @ Kelso 01/03/2025 · Pos 11th of 18 · OR 127 · 2m51y GS 155 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark01/03/2025 · OR 127 par2 @ Bangor-on-Dee 22/03/2025 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR 125 · 2m3f123y Goo 150 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark22/03/2025 · OR 125 par22/032OR 1253 @ Aintree 26/10/2025 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 123 · 1m7f176y Goo 156 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark26/10/2025 · OR 123 par3 @ Haydock 22/11/2025 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR 123 · 2m67y Goo 162 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark22/11/2025 · OR 123 par22/113OR 1233 @ Wetherby 26/12/2025 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR 123 · 2m3f85y Sft 165 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark26/12/2025 · OR 123 par3 @ Haydock 14/02/2026 · Pos 8th of 11 · OR 122 · 2m3f203y Sft 155 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark14/02/2026 · OR 122 par14/023OR 1223 @ Bangor-on-Dee 21/03/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 119 · 2m7f32y Goo 165 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark21/03/2026 · OR 119 par4 @ Perth 23/04/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 117 · 2m4f35y Goo 170 · below its mark23/04/2026 · OR 117 par23/044OR 117projClass-projected finish: 12th of 15
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseJockeyClsPosAdjGap
2026-04-23PerthToby McCain-Mitchell44th4th0
2026-03-21Bangor-on-DeeToby Wynne35th4th+1
2026-02-14HaydockCraig Nichol38th7th+1
2026-02-05DoncasterCraig Nichol40
2025-12-26WetherbyCraig Nichol33rd2nd+1
2025-11-22HaydockCraig Nichol35th4th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today22/0126/1014/0223/04
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish14th of 157% of fieldRange 9-15 · tight 70/100
▬ RUNS TO FORM
Trend▬
Strength0%

Delivery trend -0.2% per run

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 14th of 15.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
22/01/20252nd11/486%83%-0.02
01/03/202511th28/10%41%+0.41
22/03/20256th10/382%17%-0.66
26/10/20253rd9/153%60%+0.07
22/11/20255th11/486%33%-0.52
26/12/20253rd6/168%75%+0.07
14/02/20268th18/15%30%+0.25
21/03/20265th13/266%20%-0.46
23/04/20264th10/147%63%+0.15