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Soldier In Mayo

6yo Gelding · 11-7 · OR 93

Uttoxeter · Ted Anderson Dixon Handicap Chase · 2m 4f

#1

Rank

Odds

5/1

Win Prob

100%

Place Prob

97%

Rank

#1

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Point winner/novice hurdle winner. Shaped well to split a pair of next-time-out winners at Bangor (2½m) on return/chasing debut. Backed out of things after a bump at the last when beaten favourite at Hexham (2½m) subsequently. Probably worth another chance on balance.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▼1
Strength48%

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 2 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 2.3 /10 (raw 3.4)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C4.2
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.8
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Newcastle 16/01/2025 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR - · 2m190y Goo 15816/0152 @ Musselburgh 02/02/2025 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR - · 1m7f124y GS 156 · HIGHER CLASS2/0224 @ Hexham 13/03/2025 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR - · 2m48y Goo 159 · HIGHER CLASS13/0344 @ Sedgefield 03/04/2025 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR - · 2m3f188y Gd 160 · HIGHER CLASS3/0445 @ Bangor-on-Dee 17/05/2025 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR 90 · 2m3f123y Gd 165 · beat its mark17/05/2025 · OR 90 par17/055OR 905 @ Bangor-on-Dee 04/09/2026 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 94 · 2m4f72y Goo 168 · below its mark04/09/2026 · OR 94 par4/095OR 945 @ Hexham 02/10/2026 · Pos 4th of 5 · OR 94 · 2m4f15y Goo 164 · below its mark02/10/2026 · OR 94 par2/105OR 94projClass-projected finish: 3rd of 11
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseJockeyClsPosAdjGap
2026-10-02HexhamTheo Gillard54th4th0
2026-09-04Bangor-on-DeeTheo Gillard52nd2nd0
2025-05-17Bangor-on-DeeB S Hughes51st1st0
2025-04-03SedgefieldTheo Gillard43rd2nd+1
2025-03-13HexhamTheo Gillard44th3rd+1
2025-02-02MusselburghB S Hughes26th2nd+3

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today16/013/042/10
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 11100% of fieldRange 2-11 · tight 38/100
▼ UNDER-DELIVERING
Trend▼
Strength45%

Delivery trend -5.7% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 1st of 11. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
16/01/20254th11/271%57%-0.14
02/02/20256th66/10%17%+0.17
13/03/20254th7/163%50%-0.13
03/04/20253rd9/153%71%+0.19
17/05/20251st3/184%100%+0.16
04/09/20262nd4/179%83%+0.04
02/10/20264th6/594%25%-0.69