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Sir Hobnob

5yo Gelding · 12-0 · OR 115

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

#5

Rank

Odds

13/2

Win Prob

3%

Place Prob

7%

Rank

#5

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Fair bumper winner who has shown similar form in this sphere, landing 8-runner handicap hurdle at Ludlow (2m, soft) 8 months ago. Goes up in trip for his return and must enter calculations for in-form yard.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▬
Strength36%

What the class read says

Has campaigned at a higher grade and now drops into weaker company. Dropping in class here looks deliberate, not a concession. 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 1 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 2.6 /10 (raw 3.6)

Highest class: 3
Recent avg: C3.7
Today: 4
Class gap: +0.3
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Kempton 15/03/2025 · Pos 7th of 13 · OR - · 2m Gd 15415/0344 @ Bangor-on-Dee 12/04/2025 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR - · 2m145y Gd 15412/0444 @ Worcester 26/09/2025 · Pos 3rd of 11 · OR - · 2m4f Gd 15526/0943 @ Stratford 30/10/2025 · Pos 5th of 14 · OR - · 2m70y Goo 153 · HIGHER CLASS30/1033 @ Leicester 30/11/2025 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR - · 1m7f113y Sft 154 · HIGHER CLASS30/1134 @ Newbury 14/01/2026 · Pos 6th of 11 · OR 114 · 2m69y GS 162 · below its mark14/01/2026 · OR 114 par14/014OR 1144 @ Ludlow 18/02/2026 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR 112 · 1m7f169y Sft 161 · beat its mark18/02/2026 · OR 112 par18/024OR 112projClass-projected finish: 4th 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
2026-02-18LudlowSam Twiston-Davies41st1st0
2026-01-14NewburyToby McCain-Mitchell46th6th0
2025-11-30LeicesterSam Twiston-Davies32nd1st+1
2025-10-30StratfordSam Twiston-Davies35th4th+1
2025-09-26WorcesterSam Twiston-Davies43rd3rd0
2025-04-12Bangor-on-DeeJamie Brace41st1st0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today15/0330/1018/02
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 1593% of fieldRange 1-5 · tight 76/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength91%

Delivery trend +2.3% 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 15. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
15/03/20257th12/137%50%+0.13
12/04/20251st7/282%100%+0.18
26/09/20253rd4/179%80%+0.01
30/10/20255th7/282%69%-0.12
30/11/20252nd7/282%80%-0.02
14/01/20266th14/126%50%+0.24
18/02/20261st6/168%100%+0.32