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Avicenna

3yo Gelding · 9-2 · Draw 3 · OR 102

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

#9

Rank

Odds

25/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#9

★★ Timeform

Commentary

Won Doncaster listed event as a juvenile. Returned with a good second in the Craven at Newmarket in the spring and back to form having been gelded when fifth of 10 in listed race at Sandown (1m, good to soft) last month. This demands a big step up though.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ AHEAD OF MARK
Move▬
Strength37%

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 0 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 1 class level from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 6.7 /10 (raw 6.5)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C1.0
Today: 1
Class gap: -0.2
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack3 @ Doncaster 16/08/2025 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR - · 7f6y Goo 13316/0831 @ Doncaster 12/09/2025 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR - · 7f6y Goo 12812/0911 @ Newmarket 16/04/2026 · Pos 2nd of 5 · OR 103 · 1m Gd 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark16/04/2026 · OR 103 par16/041OR 1031 @ Newmarket 02/05/2026 · Pos 14th of 14 · OR 105 · 1m GF 128 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark02/05/2026 · OR 105 par2/051OR 1051 @ Royal Ascot 20/06/2026 · Pos 16th of 16 · OR 105 · 7f GF 129 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark20/06/2026 · OR 105 par20/061OR 1051 @ Sandown 16/09/2026 · Pos 5th of 10 · OR 103 · 1m Goo 128 · beat its mark16/09/2026 · OR 103 par16/091OR 103projClass-projected finish: 8th 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
2026-09-16SandownRay Dawson15th5th0
2026-06-20Royal AscotRay Dawson116th16th+0
2026-05-02NewmarketRay Dawson114th13th+1
2026-04-16NewmarketRay Dawson12nd2nd+0
2025-09-12DoncasterW Buick11st1st0
2025-08-16DoncasterJ Mitchell31st4th−2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today16/0812/0916/042/0520/0616/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish9th of 1011% of fieldRange 4-10 · tight 55/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength25%

Delivery trend +4.0% 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 9th of 10. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
16/08/20251st5/696%100%+0.04
12/09/20251st11/271%100%+0.29
16/04/20262nd11/271%75%+0.04
02/05/202614th14/126%0%-0.26
20/06/202616th33/10%0%0.00
16/09/20265th25/10%56%+0.56