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Race To Base

6yo Gelding · 11-7 · OR 121

Wetherby · Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap Hurdle · 2m

#2

Rank

Odds

5/4

Win Prob

33%

Place Prob

39%

Rank

#2

★★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Fairly useful 2m novice winner. Pulled up in Sandown EBF Final on handicap debut, however, all the better for a breathing operation when runner-up to a useful one there (2m) in April. Hardly looks exposed on third start for very capable yard and should have a big say if ready to roll.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▬ RUNS TO MARK
Move▬
Strength26%

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.

Held its own mid-division in 0 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 3.5 /10 (raw 2.8)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C3.0
Today: 3
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack2 @ Aintree 26/12/2024 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR - · 2m209y Sft 156 · HIGHER CLASS26/1225 @ Hereford 12/02/2025 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR - · 2m53y Goo 1565 @ Hereford 22/04/2025 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR - · 2m53y Gd 16022/0454 @ Uttoxeter 05/10/2025 · Pos 5th of 10 · OR - · 1m7f168y Gd 1584 @ Hereford 11/11/2025 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR - · 2m53y Goo 15411/1143 @ Aintree 06/12/2025 · Pos 3rd of 3 · OR - · 2m209y Sft 1604 @ Hereford 12/01/2026 · Pos 4th of 14 · OR 122 · 2m53y Goo 164 · below its mark12/01/2026 · OR 122 par12/014OR 1222 @ Sandown 25/04/2026 · Pos 2nd of 15 · OR 118 · 1m7f216y Goo 157 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark25/04/2026 · OR 118 par25/042OR 118projClass-projected finish: 2nd 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
2026-04-25SandownJ M Quinlan22nd1st+1
2026-03-07SandownHarry Cobden1+2
2026-01-12HerefordSam Twiston-Davies44th5th−1
2025-12-06AintreeSam Twiston-Davies33rd3rd0
2025-11-11HerefordSam Twiston-Davies41st2nd−1
2025-10-05UttoxeterK Brogan45th6th−1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today26/125/1012/0125/04
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 467% of fieldRange 1-2 · tight 77/100
▲ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength100%

Delivery trend +7.3% 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 2nd of 4. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
26/12/20244th7/163%40%-0.23
12/02/20252nd3/184%86%+0.02
22/04/20251st11/1094%100%+0.06
05/10/20255th5/287%56%-0.31
11/11/20251st1/599%100%+0.01
06/12/20253rd8/158%0%-0.58
12/01/20264th3/184%77%-0.07
25/04/20262nd33/10%93%+0.93