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7yo Gelding · 12-0 · OR 130

Ayr · United Council Of Racecourse Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle · 3m 70y

#1

Rank

Odds

12/1

Win Prob

91%

Place Prob

68%

Rank

#1

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Enjoyed a productive 2025/26, winning with a bit in hand from 3 lb lower at Haydock (3m) in April. Struggled up in grade over same C&D next time, though, and he made a low-key chasing debut on return to action at Worcester (23f) last month.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▬
Strength28%

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.

Finished in the top 3 in 2 of 3 stronger races — strong class form.

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

Class-adjusted form 3.6 /10 (raw 3.2)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C2.5
Today: 3
Class gap: +0.5
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Warwick 10/05/2025 · Pos 2nd of 3 · OR 112 · 3m1f Gd 170 · below its mark10/05/2025 · OR 112 par10/054OR 1124 @ Stratford 06/10/2025 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 114 · 2m6f7y Goo 168 · beat its mark06/10/2025 · OR 114 par4 @ Bangor-on-Dee 27/10/2025 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 119 · 2m7f32y Gd 168 · below its mark27/10/2025 · OR 119 par27/104OR 1193 @ Doncaster 29/11/2025 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 119 · 2m3f88y Sft 162 · beat its mark29/11/2025 · OR 119 par3 @ Musselburgh 01/01/2026 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR 125 · 2m3f171y Goo 166 · below its mark01/01/2026 · OR 125 par1/013OR 1252 @ Doncaster 28/02/2026 · Pos 2nd of 5 · OR 125 · 3m84y Sft 154 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark28/02/2026 · OR 125 par2 @ Haydock 15/04/2026 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR 127 · 3m58y Goo 153 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark15/04/2026 · OR 127 par15/042OR 1272 @ Haydock 09/05/2026 · Pos 11th of 15 · OR 132 · 3m58y Goo 155 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark09/05/2026 · OR 132 par3 @ Worcester 25/09/2026 · Pos 3rd of 4 · OR 131 · 2m7f Gd 164 · below its mark25/09/2026 · OR 131 par25/093OR 131projClass-projected finish: 6th of 7
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseJockeyClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-25WorcesterTheo Gillard33rd3rd0
2026-05-09HaydockTheo Gillard211th10th+1
2026-04-15HaydockTheo Gillard21st0th+1
2026-02-28DoncasterTheo Gillard22nd1st+1
2026-01-01MusselburghCharlie Maggs37th7th0
2025-11-29DoncasterB S Hughes31st1st0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today10/0529/1115/0425/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 783% of fieldRange 1-7 · tight 34/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength48%

Delivery trend +3.0% 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 2nd of 7. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
10/05/20252nd4/998%50%-0.48
06/10/20251st11/486%100%+0.14
27/10/20255th5/174%43%-0.31
29/11/20251st11/271%100%+0.29
01/01/20267th9/153%25%-0.28
28/02/20262nd11/271%75%+0.04
15/04/20261st12/137%100%+0.63
09/05/202611th9/153%29%-0.24
25/09/20263rd10/147%33%-0.14