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Dandyman Dan

2yo Gelding · 9-9 · Draw 7 · OR 94

Southwell · All-Weather Championship Is Back Nursery (GBBPlus Race) · 1m 13y

#3

Rank

Odds

6/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#3

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Won a Bath maiden on debut and better form in defeat in stronger company since, including when third in 7f Ascot listed race in July on final start for David Evans. Posted a solid sixth for new yard in similar company at Doncaster (7f) last time and gelded ahead of handicap debut.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▲ BEATS ITS MARK
Move▼2
Strength76%

What the class read says

The stable looks to have run this horse in stronger races to keep its official rating low — today's class drop may be intentional. Worth watching at a price. Crucially, it keeps finishing ahead of what its handicap mark implies — it looks ahead of the handicapper.

Held its own mid-division in 4 of 5 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 2 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 2.9 /10 (raw 4.7)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C1.5
Today: 3
Class gap: +1.5
Higher-class runs: 5
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Bath 27/04/2026 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR - · 5f160y Fm 13327/0441 @ Sandown 28/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR - · 5f10y Goo 128 · HIGHER CLASS28/0512 @ Epsom Downs 05/06/2026 · Pos 9th of 13 · OR - · 6f3y Goo 133 · HIGHER CLASS5/0621 @ Curragh 27/06/2026 · Pos 4th of 5 · OR 84 · 6f63y GF 131 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark27/06/2026 · OR 84 par27/061OR 841 @ Ascot 24/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 10 · OR 94 · 7f GF 131 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark24/07/2026 · OR 94 par24/071OR 941 @ Doncaster 11/09/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR 96 · 7f6y Goo 128 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark11/09/2026 · OR 96 par11/091OR 96projClass-projected finish: 2nd of 7
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseJockeyClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-11DoncasterK Stott16th3rd+2
2026-07-24AscotJ F Egan13rd0th+2
2026-06-27CurraghJ F Egan14th1st+2
2026-06-05Epsom DownsSaffie Osborne29th8th+1
2026-05-28SandownSaffie Osborne15th2nd+2
2026-04-27BathP Cosgrave41st2nd−1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today27/0428/055/0627/0624/0711/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 767% of fieldRange 1-5 · tight 57/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▼
Strength96%

Delivery trend -4.7% 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 3rd of 7. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
27/04/20261st40/10%100%+1.00
28/05/20265th28/10%43%+0.43
05/06/20269th9/153%33%-0.19
27/06/20264th40/10%25%+0.25
24/07/20263rd66/10%78%+0.78
11/09/20266th40/10%38%+0.38