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Flying Pirate

2yo Gelding · 9-3 · Draw 7 · OR 91

Newmarket · Hurworth Bloodstock Horris Hill Stakes (Group 3) · 7f

#11

Rank

Odds

33/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#11

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Useful effort when making it 2 from 3 in novices with a wide-margin defeat of 6 rivals over 7f at Haydock (good to soft) in first-time cheekpieces last month. Creditable fourth of 9 in useful conditions race at Newbury (1m, good to firm) since. Talented but not entirely straightforward.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readPROGRESSIVE
▲ BEATS ITS MARK
Move▲3
Strength14%

What the class read says

Stepping up in class, but the evidence backs it — has run against higher-rated rivals and held its own. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Class-adjusted form 5.4 /10 (raw 2.3)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C3.3
Today: 1
Class gap: -2.6
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack5 @ Salisbury 09/06/2026 · Pos 1st of 11 · OR - · 6f Sft 1309/0652 @ Salisbury 30/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 11 · OR - · 6f Goo 13430/0624 @ Haydock 03/09/2026 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 85 · 6f212y Sft 134 · beat its mark03/09/2026 · OR 85 par3/094OR 852 @ Newbury 18/09/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 91 · 1m Goo 128 · beat its mark18/09/2026 · OR 91 par18/092OR 91projClass-projected finish: 10th 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
2026-09-18NewburyCharles Bishop24th6th−1
2026-09-03HaydockCharles Bishop41st5th−3
2026-06-30SalisburyCharles Bishop23rd5th−1
2026-06-09SalisburyCharles Bishop51st6th−4

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today9/0630/063/0918/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish10th of 1536% of fieldRange 6-15 · tight 52/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength29%

Delivery trend +6.0% 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 10th of 15. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
09/06/20261st4/179%100%+0.21
30/06/20263rd9/488%80%-0.08
03/09/20261st5/493%100%+0.07
18/09/20264th14/126%63%+0.36