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Prince Des Fichaux

9yo Gelding · 11-13 · OR 99

Ayr · BSB Structural Handicap Chase · 3m 20y

#4

Rank

Odds

10/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#4

★★ Timeform

Commentary

It's now 15 runs since his last win in 2023. Pulled up in handicap chase at Perth (31f, soft) when last seen 18 months ago. Others are preferred.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▼2
Strength70%

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 6 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 1.6 /10 (raw 3.7)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C3.0
Today: 5
Class gap: +2.0
Higher-class runs: 6
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Carlisle 17/12/2023 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR 109 · 3m2f34y Goo 167 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark17/12/2023 · OR 109 par17/124OR 1093 @ Newcastle 30/01/2024 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR 106 · 2m7f91y Hvy 146 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark30/01/2024 · OR 106 par2 @ Newcastle 24/02/2024 · Pos 2nd of 12 · OR 110 · 4m1f56y Hvy 142 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark24/02/2024 · OR 110 par24/022OR 1103 @ Kelso 15/04/2024 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR 119 · 2m7f96y Sft 156 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark15/04/2024 · OR 119 par3 @ Perth 26/04/2024 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR 119 · 3m6f121y Sft 165 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark26/04/2024 · OR 119 par26/043OR 1193 @ Carlisle 17/10/2024 · Pos 5th of 5 · OR 118 · 3m110y Goo 154 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark17/10/2024 · OR 118 par4 @ Ayr 06/01/2025 · Pos 3rd of 4 · OR 111 · 3m20y Sft 165 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark06/01/2025 · OR 111 par6/014OR 1112 @ Newcastle 22/02/2025 · Pos 4th of 17 · OR 108 · 4m1f56y Goo 142 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark22/02/2025 · OR 108 par3 @ Kelso 07/04/2025 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR 108 · 2m7f96y Gd 145 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark07/04/2025 · OR 108 par7/043OR 108projClass-projected finish: 4th 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
2025-04-25PerthSean Quinlan3+2
2025-04-07KelsoSean Quinlan35th3rd+2
2025-02-22NewcastleSean Quinlan24th0th+3
2025-01-28NewcastleSam Twiston-Davies3+2
2025-01-06AyrDanny McMenamin43rd2nd+1
2024-12-08KelsoDanny McMenamin3+2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today17/1215/046/017/04
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 1255% of fieldRange 2-12 · tight 37/100
▼ UNDER-DELIVERING
Trend▼
Strength29%

Delivery trend -4.2% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 6th of 12. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
17/12/20236th18/15%38%+0.32
30/01/20242nd8/158%80%+0.22
24/02/20242nd11/142%91%+0.49
15/04/20244th5/174%40%-0.34
26/04/20247th12/137%25%-0.12
17/10/20245th10/147%0%-0.47
06/01/20253rd4/179%33%-0.46
22/02/20254th28/10%81%+0.81
07/04/20255th8/158%33%-0.25