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Midnight Moonshine

7yo Gelding · 11-9 · OR 95

Ayr · BSB Structural Handicap Chase · 3m 20y

#8

Rank

Odds

20/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#8

★★ Timeform

Commentary

On a long losing run and yet to fire for his new yard, seventh of 9 in handicap chase at Perth (3m, good to soft) 37 days ago.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readSTEP-UP TEST
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▲3
Strength10%

What the class read says

Stepping up in grade without clear higher-class evidence yet. Not automatically a negative, especially for a lightly-raced or progressive type. Its recent finishes fall short of what its mark implies — the rating may flatter it.

Ran mid-division in 1 of 1 higher-class runs.

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

Class-adjusted form 11.1 /10 (raw 5.2)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C8.3
Today: 5
Class gap: -3.3
Higher-class runs: 1

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackBHA105 @ Down Royal 01/11/2025 · Pos 4th of 13 · OR 105 · 3m Goo 151 · below its mark01/11/2025 · OR 105 par1/11105OR 105BHA105 @ Thurles 27/11/2025 · Pos 3rd of 15 · OR 105 · 2m6f Goo 161 · below its mark27/11/2025 · OR 105 parBHA105 @ Wexford 07/05/2026 · Pos 10th of 12 · OR 105 · 2m Goo 161 · below its mark07/05/2026 · OR 105 par7/05105OR 105BHA103 @ Tramore 30/05/2026 · Pos 9th of 11 · OR 103 · 2m6f Goo 159 · below its mark30/05/2026 · OR 103 parBHA105 @ Bellewstown 04/07/2026 · Pos 11th of 15 · OR 105 · 3m116y Gd 151 · below its mark04/07/2026 · OR 105 par4/07105OR 105BHA100 @ Wexford 22/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 15 · OR 100 · 3m155y Gd 168 · below its mark22/07/2026 · OR 100 parBHA98 @ Roscommon 04/08/2026 · Pos 6th of 16 · OR 98 · 3m1f14y Sft 168 · below its mark04/08/2026 · OR 98 par4/0898OR 985 @ Perth 07/09/2026 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 105 · 2m7f207y Gd 168 · below its mark07/09/2026 · OR 105 par4 @ Perth 24/09/2026 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR 100 · 2m7f180y Goo 158 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark24/09/2026 · OR 100 par24/094OR 100projClass-projected finish: 12th of 12
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseJockeyClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-24PerthBen Smith47th6th+1
2026-09-07PerthBen Smith55th5th0
2026-08-04RoscommonBen HarveyBHA986th12th−5
2026-07-22WexfordBen HarveyBHA1005th11th−5
2026-07-04BellewstownBen HarveyBHA10511th18th−6
2026-05-30TramoreBen HarveyBHA1039th15th−5

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today1/1130/054/0824/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish9th of 1227% of fieldRange 4-12 · tight 52/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength23%

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 9th of 12. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
01/11/20254th6/168%75%+0.07
27/11/20253rd11/142%86%+0.44
07/05/202610th17/255%18%-0.37
30/05/20269th13/266%20%-0.46
04/07/202611th22/10%29%+0.29
22/07/20265th16/116%71%+0.56
04/08/20266th12/137%67%+0.30
07/09/20265th20/10%43%+0.43
24/09/20267th11/142%25%-0.17