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10yo Gelding · 11-13 · OR 94

Ayr · Hogmanay Ball At Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle · 3m 70y

#5

Rank

Odds

14/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#5

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Cartmel regular, adding to his haul in July 2025. Rather in-and-out since and he was below form having gone with plenty of exuberance in front when sixth at Perth (3m) on his most recent outing 37 days ago. Others rate stronger.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▬
Strength65%

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. 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 1 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 3.9 /10 (raw 5.8)

Highest class: 4
Recent avg: C4.7
Today: 5
Class gap: +0.3
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Newcastle 14/11/2025 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR 102 · 2m7f149y Goo 151 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark14/11/2025 · OR 102 par14/114OR 1024 @ Kelso 20/04/2026 · Pos 9th of 11 · OR 102 · 2m6f151y Goo 156 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark20/04/2026 · OR 102 par5 @ Cartmel 25/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 11 · OR 100 · 2m6f31y Gd 168 · below its mark25/05/2026 · OR 100 par25/055OR 1005 @ Cartmel 27/05/2026 · Pos 4th of 10 · OR 100 · 3m1f83y Gd 165 · below its mark27/05/2026 · OR 100 par4 @ Cartmel 28/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 11 · OR 99 · 2m6f31y Goo 149 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark28/06/2026 · OR 99 par28/064OR 995 @ Cartmel 20/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR 97 · 2m6f31y Gd 165 · below its mark20/07/2026 · OR 97 par5 @ Cartmel 29/08/2026 · Pos 5th of 12 · OR 97 · 3m1f83y Goo 165 · below its mark29/08/2026 · OR 97 par29/085OR 974 @ Cartmel 31/08/2026 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 97 · 2m6f31y Goo 150 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark31/08/2026 · OR 97 par5 @ Perth 24/09/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR 95 · 2m7f207y Goo 160 · below its mark24/09/2026 · OR 95 par24/095OR 95projClass-projected finish: 7th 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
2026-09-24PerthLeah Noreci56th6th0
2026-08-31CartmelB S Hughes43rd2nd+1
2026-08-29CartmelB S Hughes55th5th0
2026-07-20CartmelB S Hughes53rd3rd0
2026-06-28CartmelB S Hughes45th4th+1
2026-05-27CartmelCharlotte Jones54th4th0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today14/1127/0529/0824/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish8th of 1236% of fieldRange 5-11 · tight 64/100
▼ SLIPPING
Trend▬
Strength35%

Delivery trend +1.6% per run

What the projection says

Slipping just behind its market price recently. Projected 8th of 12.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
14/11/20256th10/147%17%-0.31
20/04/20269th80/10%20%+0.20
25/05/20265th7/282%60%-0.22
27/05/20264th11/142%67%+0.25
28/06/20265th12/137%60%+0.23
20/07/20263rd7/282%75%-0.07
29/08/20265th9/276%64%-0.13
31/08/20263rd3/184%71%-0.13
24/09/20266th16/116%38%+0.22