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Upfordebate

7yo Gelding · 12-0 · OR 112

Wetherby · bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) · 3m 45y

#3

Rank

Odds

7/4

Win Prob

8%

Place Prob

19%

Rank

#3

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Building up an excellent strike rate over fences, resuming progress when adding to his tally at Perth and Kelso (on the nod) both starts this season. Must be respected with yard in red-hot form.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▬
Strength42%

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. 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 2 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 3.0 /10 (raw 4.0)

Highest class: 2
Recent avg: C3.3
Today: 4
Class gap: +0.7
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Perth 25/09/2025 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR 89 · 2m7f180y Goo 151 · beat its mark25/09/2025 · OR 89 par25/094OR 895 @ Sedgefield 13/11/2025 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 92 · 3m2f59y Sft 156 · beat its mark13/11/2025 · OR 92 par5 @ Sedgefield 05/12/2025 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR 100 · 3m2f59y Sft 168 · beat its mark05/12/2025 · OR 100 par5/125OR 1003 @ Carlisle 16/02/2026 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR 109 · 3m110y Goo 147 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark16/02/2026 · OR 109 par4 @ Sedgefield 10/03/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 108 · 3m2f59y Goo 163 · below its mark10/03/2026 · OR 108 par10/034OR 1082 @ Carlisle 22/03/2026 · Pos 3rd of 12 · OR 107 · 3m110y Goo 148 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark22/03/2026 · OR 107 par3 @ Perth 24/04/2026 · Pos 8th of 11 · OR 107 · 3m6f121y Goo 150 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark24/04/2026 · OR 107 par24/043OR 1074 @ Perth 24/09/2026 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR 105 · 2m7f180y Goo 163 · beat its mark24/09/2026 · OR 105 par4 @ Kelso 04/10/2026 · Pos 1st of 3 · OR 111 · 3m2f39y Goo 162 · beat its mark04/10/2026 · OR 111 par4/104OR 111projClass-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
2026-10-04KelsoB S Hughes41st1st0
2026-09-24PerthB S Hughes41st1st0
2026-04-24PerthCharlie Maggs38th7th+1
2026-03-22CarlislePaddy Hanlon23rd1st+2
2026-03-10SedgefieldB S Hughes45th5th0
2026-02-16CarlisleB S Hughes35th4th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today25/0916/0224/044/10
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 4100% of fieldRange 1-2 · tight 78/100
▲ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▲
Strength100%

Delivery trend +2.3% 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 1st of 4. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
25/09/20251st15/890%100%+0.10
13/11/20251st5/493%100%+0.07
05/12/20251st10/382%100%+0.18
16/02/20265th5/174%33%-0.40
10/03/20265th5/287%20%-0.67
22/03/20263rd18/15%82%+0.77
24/04/20268th10/147%30%-0.17
24/09/20261st8/158%100%+0.42
04/10/20261st5/493%100%+0.07