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Gibbs Island

5yo Gelding · 11-5 · OR 131

Ascot · Lavazza Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) · 1m 7f 157y

#14

Rank

Odds

20/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#14

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Ended last season with a highly encouraging seventh in the County, prior to doing all he could from another poor position in the Swinton. Easy to back when well-held seventh on comeback in the Welsh Champion Hurdle, a tad disappointing given he'd won on return at the same fixture 12 months prior.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▬
Strength29%

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 3 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 7.3 /10 (raw 4.9)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C1.7
Today: 2
Class gap: +0.3
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack2 @ Haydock 15/02/2025 · Pos 1st of 5 · OR - · 1m7f144y Goo 15915/0221 @ Aintree 03/04/2025 · Pos 8th of 13 · OR 132 · 2m209y Goo 156 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark03/04/2025 · OR 132 par2 @ Chepstow 11/10/2025 · Pos 1st of 13 · OR 132 · 2m11y Gd 166 · beat its mark11/10/2025 · OR 132 par11/102OR 1321 @ Cheltenham 16/11/2025 · Pos 11th of 18 · OR 140 · 2m87y Sft 164 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark16/11/2025 · OR 140 par3 @ Kelso 07/12/2025 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 138 · 2m51y Sft 168 · below its mark07/12/2025 · OR 138 par7/123OR 1382 @ Musselburgh 31/01/2026 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR 136 · 1m7f124y Goo 159 · below its mark31/01/2026 · OR 136 par1 @ Cheltenham 13/03/2026 · Pos 7th of 23 · OR 134 · 2m179y Goo 146 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark13/03/2026 · OR 134 par13/031OR 1341 @ Haydock 09/05/2026 · Pos 9th of 16 · OR 133 · 1m7f144y Goo 160 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark09/05/2026 · OR 133 par2 @ Chepstow 09/10/2026 · Pos 7th of 17 · OR 132 · 2m16y Goo 154 · below its mark09/10/2026 · OR 132 par9/102OR 132projClass-projected finish: 7th of 16
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseJockeyClsPosAdjGap
2026-10-09ChepstowStan Sheppard27th7th0
2026-05-09HaydockStan Sheppard19th8th+1
2026-03-13CheltenhamStan Sheppard17th6th+1
2026-01-31MusselburghStan Sheppard27th7th0
2025-12-07KelsoStan Sheppard35th6th−1
2025-11-16CheltenhamStan Sheppard111th10th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today15/0216/1113/039/10
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish13th of 1620% of fieldRange 7-16 · tight 60/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▬
Strength15%

Delivery trend -0.7% 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 13th of 16.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
15/02/20251st4/179%100%+0.21
03/04/20258th16/116%42%+0.26
11/10/20251st9/276%100%+0.24
16/11/202511th18/15%41%+0.36
07/12/20255th6/168%20%-0.48
31/01/20267th18/15%33%+0.28
13/03/20267th50/10%73%+0.73
09/05/20269th7/163%47%-0.16
09/10/20267th11/142%63%+0.20