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The Grey Venture

6yo Gelding · 12-0 · OR 100

Ayr · BSB Structural Handicap Chase · 3m 20y

#6

Rank

Odds

14/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#6

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Irish point winner. Improved with each of his 3 runs over hurdles, fitted with first-time cheekpieces when third of 9 in novice at Kelso (2¼m, good) 6 months ago. Much respected on his chase debut over this longer trip.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▬ NO MARK
Move▼1
Strength45%

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.

Held its own mid-division in 2 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.8 /10 (raw 6.0)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.0
Today: 5
Class gap: +1.0
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Newcastle 03/03/2026 · Pos 11th of 12 · OR - · 2m4f62y GS 159 · HIGHER CLASS3/0344 @ Carlisle 04/04/2026 · Pos 4th of 10 · OR - · 2m3f61y Goo 161 · HIGHER CLASS4/0444 @ Kelso 20/04/2026 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR - · 2m2f25y Goo 159 · HIGHER CLASS20/044projClass-projected finish: 6th of 12
Actual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseJockeyClsPosAdjGap
2026-04-20KelsoJonathon Bewley43rd2nd+1
2026-04-04CarlisleJonathon Bewley44th3rd+1
2026-03-03NewcastleJonathon Bewley411th10th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today3/034/0420/04
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 1273% of fieldRange 1-1 · tight 77/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength100%

Delivery trend +33.0% 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 4th of 12. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
03/03/202611th66/10%9%+0.09
04/04/20264th66/10%67%+0.67
20/04/20263rd50/10%75%+0.75