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Ginger Mail

10yo Gelding · 11-10 · OR 106

Ayr · '3B Crane Hire Trick Or Trot' Handicap Hurdle · 2m

#2

Rank

Odds

16/1

Win Prob

1%

Place Prob

9%

Rank

#2

★★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Veteran who won the 2022 renewal of this race. Tumbled in the weights since his latest win here (2½m) in January 2025. Perhaps ailed by a physical issue when running no sort of race here on final start last season (since had breathing operation). Could be worth a chance in first-time tongue strap.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▼1
Strength43%

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 4 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 3.8 /10 (raw 4.2)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C3.0
Today: 4
Class gap: +1.0
Higher-class runs: 4
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack1 @ Ayr 20/04/2024 · Pos 11th of 15 · OR 126 · 2m Sft 146 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark20/04/2024 · OR 126 par20/041OR 1263 @ Kelso 08/12/2024 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 126 · 2m51y Sft 160 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark08/12/2024 · OR 126 par3 @ Musselburgh 01/01/2025 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 124 · 1m7f124y Sft 168 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark01/01/2025 · OR 124 par1/013OR 1243 @ Ayr 20/01/2025 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 122 · 2m4f100y Sft 165 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark20/01/2025 · OR 122 par3 @ Ayr 01/11/2025 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR 124 · 3m70y Sft 155 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark01/11/2025 · OR 124 par1/113OR 1243 @ Newcastle 29/11/2025 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR 122 · 2m4f62y Goo 151 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark29/11/2025 · OR 122 par2 @ Doncaster 23/01/2026 · Pos 3rd of 4 · OR 121 · 2m3f88y Sft 149 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark23/01/2026 · OR 121 par23/012OR 1214 @ Ayr 07/03/2026 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR 114 · 2m Sft 162 · below its mark07/03/2026 · OR 114 par2 @ Musselburgh 20/03/2026 · Pos 11th of 14 · OR 112 · 2m1f87y GS 159 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark20/03/2026 · OR 112 par20/032OR 112projClass-projected finish: 5th of 11
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseJockeyClsPosAdjGap
2026-04-17AyrBruce Lynn3+1
2026-03-20MusselburghBruce Lynn211th9th+2
2026-03-07AyrBruce Lynn43rd3rd0
2026-02-13KelsoBruce Lynn40
2026-01-23DoncasterBruce Lynn23rd1st+2
2025-11-29NewcastleDanny McMenamin34th3rd+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today20/0420/0123/0120/03
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 1160% of fieldRange 4-11 · tight 55/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▬
Strength26%

Delivery trend +0.3% 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 5th of 11.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
20/04/202411th20/10%29%+0.29
08/12/20244th10/147%63%+0.15
01/01/20255th5/174%20%-0.54
20/01/20251st12/137%100%+0.63
01/11/20256th14/126%17%-0.10
29/11/20254th10/147%40%-0.07
23/01/20263rd12/137%33%-0.04
07/03/20263rd10/147%67%+0.19
20/03/202611th22/10%23%+0.23