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8yo Mare · 10-9 · OR 148

Wetherby · bet365 Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The West Yorkshire Hurdle) (GBB Race) · 3m 26y

#2

Rank

Odds

13/8

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

2%

Rank

#2

★★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Very useful mare. Finished an eye-catching sixth on last season's reappearance and subsequently enjoyed a cracking campaign in graded staying hurdles, finishing 7 lengths second in the Liverpool hurdle at Aintree (25f). No impact in the Silver Trophy this time but should run much closer to form.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▬
Strength21%

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. A caution, though: it has NOT been beating its handicap mark — the favourable class picture isn't yet backed by mark-adjusted finishes.

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 4.7 /10 (raw 3.1)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C0.7
Today: 1
Class gap: -0.3
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack1 @ Aintree 03/04/2025 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 146 · 2m4f Goo 157 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark03/04/2025 · OR 146 par3/041OR 1461 @ Sandown 26/04/2025 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 146 · 2m5f110y Goo 157 · below its mark26/04/2025 · OR 146 par2 @ Chepstow 11/10/2025 · Pos 6th of 14 · OR 146 · 2m3f100y Gd 168 · below its mark11/10/2025 · OR 146 par11/102OR 1461 @ Wetherby 01/11/2025 · Pos 2nd of 5 · OR 145 · 3m26y Gd 155 · below its mark01/11/2025 · OR 145 par1 @ Newbury 28/11/2025 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR 144 · 3m57y Sft 155 · below its mark28/11/2025 · OR 144 par28/111OR 1442 @ Windsor 16/01/2026 · Pos 3rd of 5 · OR 145 · 2m4f Sft 155 · below its mark16/01/2026 · OR 145 par1 @ Cheltenham 12/03/2026 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR 145 · 2m4f56y Goo 159 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark12/03/2026 · OR 145 par12/031OR 1451 @ Aintree 11/04/2026 · Pos 2nd of 11 · OR 145 · 3m149y Goo 157 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark11/04/2026 · OR 145 par1 @ Chepstow 10/10/2026 · Pos 12th of 17 · OR 148 · 2m3f100y Goo 168 · below its mark10/10/2026 · OR 148 par10/101OR 148projClass-projected finish: 3rd of 4
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseJockeyClsPosAdjGap
2026-10-10ChepstowHarry Atkins112th13th−1
2026-04-11AintreeHarry Skelton12nd2nd+0
2026-03-12CheltenhamHarry Skelton14th4th+0
2026-01-16WindsorHarry Skelton23rd5th−2
2025-11-28NewburyHarry Skelton13rd3rd0
2025-11-01WetherbyHarry Skelton12nd2nd0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today3/041/1112/0310/10
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 4100% of fieldRange 1-2 · tight 78/100
▲ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength100%

Delivery trend +3.4% per run

What the projection says

Beating its price historically confirms the short-priced top pick — model and market read it the same way. Projected 1st of 4. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
03/04/20253rd28/10%60%+0.60
26/04/20255th3/184%20%-0.64
11/10/20256th20/10%62%+0.62
01/11/20252nd9/276%75%-0.01
28/11/20253rd7/163%67%+0.04
16/01/20263rd7/282%50%-0.32
12/03/20264th12/137%50%+0.13
11/04/20262nd18/15%90%+0.85
10/10/202612th40/10%31%+0.31