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Arabian Light

5yo Gelding · 9-6 · Draw 7 · OR 111

Newmarket · German Group One Racecourses James Seymour Stakes (Listed) · 1m 2f

#3

Rank

Odds

4/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

2%

Rank

#3

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Smart effort to win handicap at Meydan (1¼m) in January and probably should have followed up in Group 3 there later that month. Back on track with third of 5 in listed race at Newbury (1¼m, firm) in July. Not ruled out after a break.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ AHEAD OF MARK
Move▬
Strength31%

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. Its finishes have been edging past what its mark implies.

Held its own mid-division in 1 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 0 class level from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 4.3 /10 (raw 5.0)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C1.0
Today: 1
Class gap: -0.2
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC0 @ Meydan 07/02/2025 · Pos 1st of 16 · OR - · 1m1f Gd 1317/02C?2 @ Newmarket 03/05/2025 · Pos 3rd of 13 · OR 106 · 1m1f Goo 138 · beat its mark03/05/2025 · OR 106 par2 @ Royal Ascot 18/06/2025 · Pos 29th of 30 · OR 106 · 1m GF 138 · below its mark18/06/2025 · OR 106 par18/062OR 1062 @ Sandown 05/07/2025 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 105 · 1m1f209y Goo 142 · beat its mark05/07/2025 · OR 105 parC0 @ Meydan 02/01/2026 · Pos 1st of 14 · OR - · 1m2f Gd 1372/01C?C1 @ Meydan 30/01/2026 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 105 · 1m2f Gd 126 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark30/01/2026 · OR 105 par1 @ Sandown 28/05/2026 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR 111 · 1m1f209y Goo 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark28/05/2026 · OR 111 par28/051OR 1111 @ Royal Ascot 16/06/2026 · Pos 10th of 16 · OR 111 · 1m1f212y GF 131 · beat its mark16/06/2026 · OR 111 par1 @ Newbury 18/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 5 · OR 111 · 1m2f GF 134 · beat its mark18/07/2026 · OR 111 par18/071OR 111projClass-projected finish: 7th of 10
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseJockeyClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-18NewburyK Shoemark13rd3rd0
2026-06-16Royal AscotW Buick110th10th0
2026-05-28SandownR L Moore14th4th+0
2026-01-30MeydanBilly Loughnane?2nd2nd+0
2026-01-02MeydanW Buick?1st1st0
2025-07-05SandownW Buick25th6th−1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today7/025/0728/0518/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 1089% of fieldRange 1-5 · tight 70/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength91%

Delivery trend +2.8% 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 2nd of 10. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
07/02/20251st4/596%100%+0.04
03/05/20253rd7/282%83%+0.02
18/06/202529th11/142%3%-0.39
05/07/20255th9/488%43%-0.45
02/01/20261st2/189%100%+0.11
30/01/20262nd10/382%83%+0.01
28/05/20264th22/10%40%+0.40
16/06/202610th16/116%40%+0.24
18/07/20263rd11/271%50%-0.21