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Skerry Hill

5yo Gelding · 11-12

Down Royal · Lough Construction Maiden Hurdle · 2m 190y

#1

Rank

Odds

1/5

Win Prob

100%

Place Prob

100%

Rank

#1

★★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Cost £205,000 after comfortably winning a small-field point. Overcame inexperience to win here on Rules debut. Improved to justify support/make it 2-2 in bumpers in impressive fashion on return at Ayr in April. Makes plenty of appeal on his useful bumper form, now sent hurdling by leading yard.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
▬ NO MARK
Move▼6
Strength0%

What the class read says

Dropping in class from recent starts. Whether that's a positive depends on intent — worth checking the yard's record placing horses down in grade.

Dropping 6 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 1.0 /10 (raw 1.0)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C2.0
Today:
Class gap: +6.0
Higher-class runs: 1

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC0 @ Down Royal 31/10/2025 · Pos 1st of 4 · OR - · 2m190y Goo 16031/10C?2 @ Ayr 18/04/2026 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR - · 2m Hvy 161 · HIGHER CLASS18/042projClass-projected finish: 1st of 9
Actual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseJockeyClsPosAdjGap
2026-04-18AyrDanny Gilligan21st-6th+6
2025-10-31Down RoyalMr H C Swan?1st1st0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today31/1018/04
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 16100% of fieldRange 1-1 · tight 71/100
▲ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength100%

Delivery trend +6.2% per run

What the projection says

Beating its price historically confirms the short-priced top pick — model and market read it the same way. Projected 1st of 16. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
31/10/20251st4/797%100%+0.03
18/04/20261st7/491%100%+0.09