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War Rooms

5yo Gelding · 11-12

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

#5

Rank

Odds

16/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#5

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Useful Flat performer who finished down the field in a couple of maiden hurdles last December. Arrives fit from a season on the level and probably worth noting for handicap hurdles after this run.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readPROGRESSIVE
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▬
Strength25%

What the class read says

Stepping up in class, but the evidence backs it — has run against higher-rated rivals and held its own. A caution, though: it has NOT been beating its handicap mark — the favourable class picture isn't yet backed by mark-adjusted finishes.

Dropping 8 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 8.5 /10 (raw 7.6)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C8.7
Today:
Class gap: -0.7
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackBHA90 @ Galway 27/10/2025 · Pos 11th of 16 · OR 90 · 1m3f180y Hvy 140 · below its mark27/10/2025 · OR 90 par27/1090OR 90C8 @ Navan 06/12/2025 · Pos 20th of 25 · OR - · 2m Sft 161C8 @ Leopardstown 26/12/2025 · Pos 15th of 21 · OR - · 2m Yie 16126/12C8BHA87 @ Leopardstown 15/04/2026 · Pos 8th of 12 · OR 87 · 1m2f Yie 137 · below its mark15/04/2026 · OR 87 parBHA86 @ Curragh 23/05/2026 · Pos 13th of 20 · OR 86 · 1m2f Goo 126 · below its mark23/05/2026 · OR 86 par23/0586OR 86BHA83 @ Ballinrobe 20/07/2026 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR 83 · 1m4f179y Goo 136 · beat its mark20/07/2026 · OR 83 parBHA89 @ Killarney 21/08/2026 · Pos 6th of 10 · OR 89 · 1m6f80y Gd 133 · below its mark21/08/2026 · OR 89 par21/0889OR 89BHA88 @ Leopardstown 12/09/2026 · Pos 8th of 21 · OR 88 · 1m5f Gd 125 · below its mark12/09/2026 · OR 88 parBHA88 @ Listowel 21/09/2026 · Pos 10th of 15 · OR 88 · 1m4f Yie 132 · below its mark21/09/2026 · OR 88 par21/0988OR 88projClass-projected finish: 7th of 9
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseJockeyClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-21ListowelSeamie HeffernanBHA8810th11th−1
2026-09-12LeopardstownSeamie HeffernanBHA888th9th−1
2026-08-21KillarneySeamie HeffernanBHA896th7th−1
2026-07-20BallinrobeColin KeaneBHA831st1st−0
2026-05-23CurraghSeamie HeffernanBHA8613th14th−1
2026-04-15LeopardstownJack KearneyBHA878th9th−1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today27/1015/0421/0821/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 1680% of fieldRange 10-14 · tight 79/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▼
Strength32%

Delivery trend -2.1% 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 16. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
27/10/202511th20/10%33%+0.33
06/12/202520th33/10%21%+0.21
26/12/202515th100/10%30%+0.30
15/04/20268th28/10%36%+0.36
23/05/202613th50/10%37%+0.37
20/07/20261st4/179%100%+0.21
21/08/20266th14/126%44%+0.18
12/09/20268th14/126%65%+0.39
21/09/202610th12/137%36%-0.01