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Kicking Bear

2yo Colt · 9-3 · Draw 14

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

#10

Rank

Odds

10/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#10

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Sioux Nation colt who built on a promising Newbury debut with a defeat of a useful sort in a small-field C&D maiden (good to firm) 4 weeks ago. Definitely more to come.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readSTEP-UP TEST
▬ NO MARK
Move▲2
Strength0%

What the class read says

Stepping up in grade without clear higher-class evidence yet. Not automatically a negative, especially for a lightly-raced or progressive type.

Class-adjusted form 4.4 /10 (raw 1.5)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C3.0
Today: 1
Class gap: -2.4
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Newbury 26/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR - · 6f110y GF 13326/0842 @ Newmarket 03/10/2026 · Pos 1st of 4 · OR - · 7f GF 1333/102projClass-projected finish: 9th of 12
Actual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseJockeyClsPosAdjGap
2026-10-03NewmarketR Havlin21st3rd−1
2026-08-26NewburyK Shoemark42nd6th−3

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today26/083/10
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish13th of 1514% of fieldRange 15-15 · tight 71/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▼
Strength2%

Delivery trend -54.0% 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 13th of 15. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
26/08/20262nd14/126%89%+0.63
03/10/20261st13/891%100%+0.09