FORMLAB RACING
THE SCIENCE OF FORM  ·  RACE INTELLIGENCE REPORT
Newcastle · 16:35
Class 6 · 1m · Standard to Slow · FIELD MEDIAN OR 51
GENERATED 2026-07-25 · 12 RUNNERS PROFILED
BUILT 12:51 · 25 Jul · GOING AT BUILD: Standard to Slow
THE RECORD · LAST 30 DAYSboth orders below are marked against the actual results every night — how often each one’s top pick won, and how often the winner came from its projected top 3full record →
DATA ORDERtop pick won 29.3%winner in its top 3 60.6%297 settled raceslatest day: won 9/32 · top-3 19/32
FORENSIC READtop pick won 28.6%winner in its top 3 58.9%224 settled races(the Data Order on those same races: 28.1% · 58%)
THE RECORD IN RACES LIKE THISthe same nightly-settled record, kept only to past races sharing this race’s profile
Data OrderForensic Read
races like this onesettledwontop-3wontop-3
Class 65825.9%51.7%19%46.6%
miles (7-9f)4922.4%49%22.4%42.9%
handicaps15925.2%59.1%25.8%57.2%
The ReadCOMPOSED FROM THE MEASURES BELOW
No confirmed early pace on the book, so this one may turn tactical. Winners here typically raced recently (96% within 45 days) and were prominent in the betting (43% from the first three favourites); the typical winner also sits around 4th at halfway before quickening late, having spent about 49% of its energy before the final two furlongs. On the measured reads, BOOK OF LIFE leads on 62, 1pts clear of LITTLE TED — in form. The case against the top pick: stepping up into much stronger company on the ratings and habitually slow from the stalls. The shape danger is MINERS GAMBLE (IRE) — a genuine turn of foot — 2nd-best late speed here, races handy on energy — profits if the early types overdo it. The market sees it differently, making ADELAIDE BAY the 32% favourite — a horse our figures rate 4th.
MACHINE-COMPOSED FROM THE MEASURED READS BELOW · THE ORDER IS MEASURED, NOT TIPPED · THE MARKET DECIDES VALUE
The Data OrderMEASURED SPINE · THE FIGURE LEADS · 1 · 2 · 3
1ST · DATA ORDER DRAW 7
BOOK OF LIFE
OR 55 · C. Horgan / Patrick Morris
MARKET drifting 5.4 → 8.4 · the market rates it a 12% chance
62.0 FORMLAB FIGURE · #1 OF FIELD
Yard poor for today’s conditions · 0+ / 7−6lb below his last winning mark (55 today vs 61)Proven at this level — a Class 6 winner, racing in Class 6 todayThe top rating in this field (62.0)Met trouble in running recently — better than the bare result
2ND · DATA ORDER DRAW 9
LITTLE TED
OR 53 · Oisin McSweeney / Tim Easterby
MARKET drifting 5.7 → 8.4 · the market rates it a 12% chance
61.0 FORMLAB FIGURE · #2 OF FIELD
Yard poor for today’s conditions · 0+ / 3−Proven at this level — a Class 6 winner, racing in Class 6 todayRated #2 in this field (61.0)A course winner (1 from 13 here)Runs Mid — a winning style at this course & distance; his sectional profile fits
3RD · DATA ORDER DRAW 12
MERCURIUS POWER (IRE)
OR 52 · Rhys Elliott / Jessica Macey
MARKET drifting 6.2 → 7.6 · the market rates it a 13% chance
59.0 FORMLAB FIGURE · #3 OF FIELD
Yard poor for today’s conditions · 0+ / 7−10lb below his last winning mark (52 today vs 62)Proven at this level — a Class 6 winner, racing in Class 6 todayRated #3 in this field (59.0)Runs Mid — a winning style at this course & distance; his sectional profile fits
The Forensic ReadALL THE REPORT’S READS, COUNTED · CONTEXT ONLY
1LITTLE TEDnet +8figure top-2, race-fit (ran <=45d), form (top-3 LTO or recent win), market top-3, energy in the winning band, runs the dominant winning style here, FormLab watch flag, fits the winner profile on recency − habitually slow away
2MERCURIUS POWER (IRE)net +6race-fit (ran <=45d), market top-3, energy in the winning band, FormLab watch flag, fits the winner profile on recency, meets much weaker company by the marks
3ARRANMOREnet +6race-fit (ran <=45d), energy in the winning band, runs the dominant winning style here, yard positive in today’s setup, fits the winner profile on market position, fits the winner profile on recency
EVERY COUNT IS A NAMED READ SHOWN IN THIS REPORT · FIGURE BREAKS TIES · THIS ORDER IS CONTEXT — THE DATA ORDER REMAINS THE MEASURED SPINE · BOTH ORDERS ARE SETTLED NIGHTLY IN THE RECORD
THE CASE AGAINST THE TOP PICK graded 36% · n=119
BOOK OF LIFE carries stepping up into much stronger company on the ratings and habitually slow from the stalls. LITTLE TED is the one to beat it — an edge BOOK OF LIFE lacks: runs the dominant winning style here.
Balance, not doubt for its own sake — every pick has a case against; a reader should see ours.
Race ShapePACE × FINISH
even/unclear early shape (no confirmed early types). Descriptive context — the shape never selects.
What this course & distance favours
Won by prominent racers 28% · hold-up closers 26% (162 past C&D winners · no strong run-style bias). Stiff, uphill finish — a true stamina test. Winners’ energy signature: 49.13% spent early (band 48.2–50.05%, 257 measured winners, and the typical winner sits ~4 at halfway, 0.34s off the lead). graded 42% · n=389
WHAT WINS THIS RACE graded 81% · n=89
28 similar races at NEWCASTLE, 7.5-8.5f, all-aged handicaps, Class 5-7, May-Sep, 2023-2026 (class band widened for sample)
Winners here typically raced recently (96% within 45 days) and were prominent in the betting (43% from the first three favourites). 18% won last time out, 11% were placed 2nd-3rd.
Age
36% 4yo
25% 5yo
21% 6yo+
Last ran
68% 15-45d
29% within 14d
4% 46-90d
Market
57% 4th+ in the market
21% 2nd favourite
14% 3rd favourite
LTO form
71% unplaced last time
18% won last time
11% placed last time
The shape of past winners here · context only, never picks the horse.
Where the pace is drawn · 12 runners · stalls 1–12
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Stall number over each runner’s usual early position (amber = front/prominent, blue = mid/held-up, grey = no read; a dashed stall is vacant). Hover a stall for the runner.
RunnerEarly%E earlyLate speed · FSPSetup
BOOK OF LIFE HELD-UP 47.6% 104.3 the strongest late speed in this field, saving plenty for the finish — profits if the early types overdo it
SUZETTE HELD-UP 51.4% 96.6 held up without the late gear (12th of 12 on late speed), yet works hard early for a closer — needs them to stop in front
ADELAIDE BAY HELD-UP 48.4% 101.5 solid late gains (5th of 12 on late speed here), races handy on energy — profits if the early types overdo it
LITTLE TED MID 49.8% 97.6 held up without the late gear (10th of 12 on late speed), races handy on energy — needs them to stop in front
MINERS GAMBLE (IRE) HELD-UP 48.8% 103.9 a genuine turn of foot — 2nd-best late speed here, races handy on energy — profits if the early types overdo it
MERCURIUS POWER (IRE) MID 49.4% 101.9 solid late gains (4th of 12 on late speed here), races handy on energy — profits if the early types overdo it
ARRANMORE MID 49.7% 103.2 a genuine turn of foot — 3rd-best late speed here, races handy on energy — profits if the early types overdo it
DEFENCE MISSILE (IRE) HELD-UP 50.2% 99.7 one-paced late — 7th of 12 on late speed in this field, yet works hard early for a closer — needs them to stop in front
SIEVIER MID 50.5% 99.6 one-paced late — 8th of 12 on late speed in this field, yet works hard early for a closer — needs them to stop in front
PEBBLE DASH (IRE) HELD-UP 50.0% 100.4 one-paced late — 6th of 12 on late speed in this field, races handy on energy — needs them to stop in front
WHERES THE CRUMPET MID 50.7% 99.4 one-paced late — 9th of 12 on late speed in this field, yet works hard early for a closer — needs them to stop in front
RAJA CHARGER HELD-UP 52.0% 97.0 held up without the late gear (11th of 12 on late speed), yet works hard early for a closer — needs them to stop in front
The Field · Forensic ReadsFIGURE ORDER
#1 BOOK OF LIFE HELD-UP
DRAW 7 · OR 55 · C. Horgan / Patrick Morris
MARKET drifting 5.4 → 8.4 · the market rates it a 12% chance
Yard poor for today’s conditions · 0+ / 7−
62.0 FORMLAB FIGURE
BOTTOM LINE
Top on the figures, 1pts clear of the next, in form; stepping up into much stronger company on the ratings.
FormLab Figure
62.0 · ranked #1 here · career best 72
Official mark (OR)
55 · last won off 61
Record at today's distance
1 win from 24 tries · below market expectation (0.47)
Days since last run
21
Sectional clock
Last time: 0.9s slower than par — the result flattered it
Usually races midfield-closer · clock read is off a superseded run
Run style & finish
Held up · finishing speed 104.3% (strong late)
Course scale · class context
steps up 12 places on the course scale (CARLISLE 25th → NEWCASTLE 13th) — a real rise in class regardless of the race grade
Field strength · class context
Steps into 5lb stronger company than last time — today's median OR 51 vs 46 last run (CARLISLE · 4 Jul 26)
Headgear
Cheekpieces
Recent form · last 5 runs, most recent first · ratings are FormLab figures
2ndClass 6 · 7f176y · rated 625thClass 6 · 1m1f44y · rated 514thClass 6 · 1m1f110y · rated 632ndClass 6 · 1m132y · rated 603rdClass 6 · 1m · rated 63
Career sheet · last 18 months · 19 rated runs · spacing is real time
Figure history for BOOK OF LIFEbest 72needs 61–642025-02-08 · TFR 70 · 1m1f103y · Slow · C62025-02-28 · TFR 68 · 1m2f · Slow · C52025-03-29 · TFR 61 · 1m2f44y · Good · C5 · off-trip2025-04-29 · TFR 67 · 1m2f51y · Good · C5 · off-trip2025-11-22 · TFR 41 · 1m · Slow · C52025-12-06 · TFR 67 · 7f35y · Slow · C52025-12-27 · TFR 41 · 1m143y · Slow · C42026-01-10 · TFR 64 · 1m · Std · C52026-01-31 · TFR 56 · 7f13y · Slow · C62026-02-27 · TFR 62 · 1m143y · Std · C62026-03-09 · TFR 58 · 1m143y · Std · C62026-03-27 · TFR 56 · 1m · Std · C52026-04-04 · TFR 65 · 1m143y · Std · C62026-04-06 · TFR 58 · 1m1f103y · Std · C62026-04-13 · TFR 63 · 1m · Std · C62026-04-27 · TFR 60 · 1m143y · Std · C62026-05-11 · TFR 63 · 1m1f103y · Std · C62026-06-17 · TFR 51 · 1m1f35y · Gd/Sft · C62026-07-04 · TFR 62 · 7f174y · Good · C68 Feb 254 Jul 26
Points are Timeform ratings for each run; the FormLab Figure is the stronger of the last run and the 3-run average of them. Hollow = earned 2f+ from today's trip. Shaded = the 6 runs behind the sectional reads.
Trainer form · today's exact conditions
Patrick Morris · 466 runs since 2024 · winners usually around 7.2 on the exchange
Signature angle: with the mark MARK-FLAT
Condition today2024-25SRA/E2026SRA/E
Where the yard is weaker in these conditions
At this time of year (Q3)1/731.4%0.20/120.0%0.0
In fields of 12-152/504.0%0.760/180.0%0.0
At Newcastle11/10510.5%1.092/444.5%0.41
Over 7-8f trips8/1047.7%0.773/644.7%0.53
Coming back after 15 to 45 days4/1203.3%0.383/565.4%0.62
Below their last winning mark6/5810.3%1.232/375.4%0.68
On the all-weather19/2388.0%0.879/1197.6%0.75
Can it do what today needs? Capable — has run to 72 at/around today's trip, clears the ~61.0 demand
The rider
C. Horgan · last 14 days: 1/8 · at Newcastle: A/E 0.61 (n37) · with this yard: A/E 0.59 (n17)
Sectional profile · last 6 timed runs · ranks are against today's field · today's field median OR 51 graded 42% · n=3322
Speed · vs its fields1st of 12
+0.47 mph
Faster than the fields it has met · 38.6 raw
Break · 0-20mph5th of 12
+0.26s
Slow away in 3 of 6 — habitual, so the market already knows
Finish · closing speed1st of 12
104.3%
Sustains — still going at the line
Stride length8th of 12
7.16 m
Average stride per timed run
DateCourseTripGoingClassFinORField ORRace paceTop spd · adjFSP %BreakEnergy
4 Jul 26Carlisle7f173yGood62nd554637.3 +0.00102.2+0.00
17 Jun 26Hamilton Park1m1f35yGd/Sft65th5657True39.2 +0.34103.3+0.40
11 May 26Wolverhampton1m1f104yStd64th5757Slow early40.0 +0.77108.7+0.12
27 Apr 26Wolverhampton1m142yStd62nd5758Fast early38.6 +0.34102.0+0.24
13 Apr 26Newcastle1mStd63rd5756True40.0 +0.52102.5+0.41
6 Apr 26Wolverhampton1m1f104yStd64th5657.5True38.9 +0.84107.2+0.40
Timed runs 2026-04-06 to 2026-07-04. · finishing speed for 1 run(s) supplied by Timeform where Race IQ had none. · 1 of these were falsely run (slow early) — those bare results understate a closer and flatter whoever got an easy lead. Sectional reads are context — they never pick the horse.
HEAD-TO-HEAD · today's rivals it has met graded 56% · n=765
MERCURIUS POWER (IRE) · 2 meetings≈ 0.3L ahead on today's terms · confirms
13 Apr 26 · 1m · Std — finished 3rd vs 6th, 2.35L ahead · OR 57 v 58 · race median 56 (today 51)
WHERES THE CRUMPET · 1 meeting≈ 7.7L ahead on today's terms · CONFIRMS strongly
4 Jul 26 · 7f173y · Good — finished 2nd vs 8th, 7.7L ahead · OR 55 v 46 · race median 46 (today 51)
THIN [n=2 meeting(s), 2 opponent(s)] — context only, not a bet leg — CONFIRMS strongly vs 2 rival(s) met (+2.8L adj, 2 meeting(s))
Read through a common rival
vs ADELAIDE BAY (read through LESSAY, ARNAZ, STRAIGHT A, THE CARIBBEAN) ≈ +5.0L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs MINERS GAMBLE (IRE) (read through CORAMENTO, RAINWATER, TRAIS FLUORS, PALLAS LORD) ≈ +3.5L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs SUZETTE (read through JEWEL MAKER, VOLENDAM) ≈ -2.3L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs LITTLE TED (read through BARLEYBROWN, ALPINE SIERRA, PALLAS LORD, OUR MISTY BLUE) ≈ -1.3L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
Head-to-head lines are context — conditions change, horses change; they never pick the horse.
6lb below his last winning mark (55 today vs 61)Proven at this level — a Class 6 winner, racing in Class 6 todayThe top rating in this field (62.0)Recent comments suggest he weakens late — a stamina questionMet trouble in running recently — better than the bare resultHistorically over-bet by the market — take care with the priceRuns Held-Up — a winning style at this course & distance; his sectional profile fits
LTO comment
“quickly away, settled in mid-field, headway 2f out, took second final 50 yds”
#2 LITTLE TED MID FORMLAB WATCH
DRAW 9 · OR 53 · Oisin McSweeney / Tim Easterby
MARKET drifting 5.7 → 8.4 · the market rates it a 12% chance
Yard poor for today’s conditions · 0+ / 3−
61.0 FORMLAB FIGURE
BOTTOM LINE
2nd on the figures, 1pts off the top, in form; habitually slow from the stalls.
FormLab Figure
61.0 · ranked #2 here · career best 69
Official mark (OR)
53 · last won off 54
Record at today's distance
4 wins from 39 tries · below market expectation (0.86)
Days since last run
21
Sectional clock
Last time: a shade below par (-0.4s) · faster than its field on the clock
Usually races prominent and weakens · clock read is off a superseded run
Run style & finish
Midfield · finishing speed 97.61% (one-paced late)
Course scale · class context
steps up 17 places on the course scale (LEICESTER 30th → NEWCASTLE 13th) — a real rise in class regardless of the race grade
Field strength · class context
Meets a field 6lb weaker than last time — today's median OR 51 vs 57 last run (LEICESTER · 4 Jul 26)
Headgear
Cheekpieces · yard 7% with first-time gear (A/E 0.83)
Recent form · last 5 runs, most recent first · ratings are FormLab figures
2ndClass 6 · 1m44y · rated 612ndClass 6 · 1m · rated 607thClass 6 · 1m110y · rated 452ndClass 6 · 1m · rated 585thClass 6 · 1m · rated 54
Career sheet · last 18 months · 23 rated runs · spacing is real time
Figure history for LITTLE TEDbest 69needs 61–642025-04-22 · TFR 50 · 1m · Good · C52025-05-09 · TFR 54 · 1m75y · Good · C62025-05-29 · TFR 54 · 7f174y · Soft · C62025-06-17 · TFR 57 · 1m99y · Gd/Frm · C62025-06-26 · TFR 61 · 1m53y · Gd/Frm · C62025-07-18 · TFR 50 · 1m · Gd/Sft · C62025-08-16 · TFR 65 · 1m1f169y · Gd/Frm · C62025-08-26 · TFR 62 · 1m1f169y · Gd/Frm · C52025-09-18 · TFR 64 · 7f51y · Gd/Sft · C62025-09-19 · TFR 48 · 1m · Soft · C52025-11-04 · TFR 41 · 1m · Good · C62025-11-26 · TFR 64 · 1m · Slow · C62025-12-29 · TFR 65 · 7f13y · Std · C62026-01-20 · TFR 60 · 1m · Std · C62026-01-31 · TFR 42 · 1m · Slow · C62026-04-20 · TFR 48 · 7f · Gd/Frm · C62026-05-05 · TFR 52 · 7f51y · Gd/Frm · C62026-05-17 · TFR 25 · 1m · Gd/Frm · C62026-06-02 · TFR 54 · 1m · Std · C62026-06-06 · TFR 58 · 1m · Good · C62026-06-16 · TFR 45 · 1m99y · Good · C62026-06-25 · TFR 60 · 1m · Slow · C62026-07-04 · TFR 61 · 1m53y · Gd/Frm · C622 Apr 254 Jul 26
Points are Timeform ratings for each run; the FormLab Figure is the stronger of the last run and the 3-run average of them. Hollow = earned 2f+ from today's trip. Shaded = the 6 runs behind the sectional reads.
Trainer form · today's exact conditions
Tim Easterby · 2935 runs since 2024 · winners usually around 5.8 on the exchange
Signature angle: stepping up in class, at 16+ odds, with their 4yo+s, off a TFR-RISING figure trend, in fields of 12-15
Condition today2024-25SRA/E2026SRA/E
Where the yard is weaker in these conditions
At Newcastle13/1538.5%0.861/283.6%0.41
In fields of 12-1525/5674.4%0.66/1514.0%0.58
On the all-weather19/2627.3%0.774/567.1%0.77
Can it do what today needs? Capable — has run to 69 at/around today's trip, clears the ~61.0 demand
The rider
Oisin McSweeney · last 14 days: 2/11 · at Newcastle: A/E 1.04 (n90) · with this yard: A/E 1.25 (n15)
Sectional profile · last 6 timed runs · ranks are against today's field · today's field median OR 51 graded 42% · n=3322
Speed · vs its fields5th of 12
+0.01 mph
About the level of its fields · 38.8 raw
Break · 0-20mph7th of 12
+0.31s
Slow away in 3 of 5 — habitual, so the market already knows
Finish · closing speed10th of 12
97.6%
One-paced late
Stride length2nd of 12
7.47 m
Average stride per timed run
DateCourseTripGoingClassFinORField ORRace paceTop spd · adjFSP %BreakEnergy
4 Jul 26Leicester1m53yGd/Frm62nd525739.7 +0.5296.6+0.61
25 Jun 26Newcastle1mSlow62nd5050True39.1 -0.2494.9
16 Jun 26Beverley1m100yGood67th5050.5True38.1 -0.0997.5+0.45
6 Jun 26Musselburgh1mGood62nd5047True38.5 +0.41102.1+0.44
2 Jun 26Newcastle1mStd65th5051True38.5 +0.1499.3+0.00
17 May 26Ripon1mGd/Frm612th5352True38.5 -0.6595.2+0.06
Timed runs 2026-05-17 to 2026-07-04. · 1 have no 0-20mph split — Race IQ has yet to publish these; they fill on the next ingest. · finishing speed for 1 run(s) supplied by Timeform where Race IQ had none. Sectional reads are context — they never pick the horse.
HEAD-TO-HEAD · today's rivals it has met graded 56% · n=765
MERCURIUS POWER (IRE) · 2 meetings≈ 9.1L behind on today's terms · REVERSES strongly
2 Jun 26 · 1m · Std — finished 5th vs 8th, 0.8L ahead · OR 50 v 55 · race median 51 (today 51)
WHERES THE CRUMPET · 2 meetings · n/a
29 May 25 · 7f173y · Soft — finished 3rd vs 1st, 4.3L behind · OR 55 v 48 · race median 49 (today 51) · stale — 14m ago, not in the read
ARRANMORE · 2 meetings≈ 9.1L behind on today's terms · REVERSES strongly
17 May 26 · 1m · Gd/Frm — finished 12th vs 5th, 8.55L behind · OR 53 v 51 · race median 52 (today 51)
PEBBLE DASH (IRE) · 1 meeting≈ 4.2L ahead on today's terms · CONFIRMS strongly
6 Jun 26 · 1m · Good — finished 2nd vs 4th, 5.2L ahead · OR 50 v 45 · race median 47 (today 51)
THIN [single meeting dominates the net] — context only, not a bet leg — REVERSES strongly vs 3 rival(s) met (-4.8L adj, 4 meeting(s))
Read through a common rival
vs MINERS GAMBLE (IRE) (read through PALLAS LORD, VOLENTI, WYVERN, SHIFTER) ≈ -3.8L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs RAJA CHARGER (read through PALMARIAN, LOOKS FANTASTIC, MAYO COUNTY, SUPER HIT) ≈ +3.8L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs DEFENCE MISSILE (IRE) (read through SPRINGBOK, COCONUT BAY, ASHEN, MONHAMMER) ≈ +3.7L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs BOOK OF LIFE (read through BARLEYBROWN, ALPINE SIERRA, PALLAS LORD, OUR MISTY BLUE) ≈ +1.3L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
Head-to-head lines are context — conditions change, horses change; they never pick the horse.
Proven at this level — a Class 6 winner, racing in Class 6 todayRated #2 in this field (61.0)Lost roughly 2.7 lengths at the start last time — the defeat reads better than the bare resultNEARLY WON LTO — traded 1.01 in-play before being beaten: the market briefly had it the winner (context, not a selector)Historically over-bet by the market — take care with the priceA course winner (1 from 13 here)Runs Mid — a winning style at this course & distance; his sectional profile fits
LTO comment
“rear, headway from 3f out, led approaching final 1f, went clear, idled, headed close home”
#3 MERCURIUS POWER (IRE) MID FORMLAB WATCH
DRAW 12 · OR 52 · Rhys Elliott / Jessica Macey
MARKET drifting 6.2 → 7.6 · the market rates it a 13% chance
Yard poor for today’s conditions · 0+ / 7−
59.0 FORMLAB FIGURE
BOTTOM LINE
3rd on the figures, 3pts off the top, flagged on our watch list; solid late gains (4th of 12 on late speed here), races handy on energy — profits if the early types overdo it.
FormLab Figure
59.0 · ranked #3 here · career best 79
Official mark (OR)
52 · last won off 62
Record at today's distance
1 win from 32 tries · below market expectation (0.42)
Days since last run
41
Sectional clock
Last time: ran to par for the class · faster than its field on the clock
Usually races midfield-closer
Run style & finish
Midfield · finishing speed 101.94% (holds late)
Field strength · class context
Meets a field 6lb weaker than last time — today's median OR 51 vs 57.5 last run (DONCASTER · 14 Jun 26)
Class Reversion Watch [P42] · A PATTERN WE TRACK · NOT A TIP
This horse has shown far more ability in the past than its recent form suggests. Three things line up today: its best-ever rating is well above what it is running to now, the handicapper has dropped it back to a mark it has already proved it can win from, and the sectional clock says the raw speed is still there.
Best ever · vs now
TFR 79 at its peak · running to 59 now
a 20pt gap between what it HAS done and what it is CURRENTLY doing
The handicapper's mark
10lb LOWER than the mark it last WON from (52 today · won off 62)
it has already won a race from a HIGHER mark than today's — the handicapper has given it a real chance
Raw speed
3rd fastest of 12 here
on recorded sectional times against the fields it has met — the engine has not gone
Why it's flagged: in 2024-25, horses fitting this exact pattern won roughly 13% of the time at an average Betfair price near 16.0 — occasional big-priced winners. The 2026 sample is still too small to say whether that holds, so every one is tracked in The Record. This is background, not a selection — only the price decides whether one is ever worth an interest.
Headgear
Cheekpieces and tongue strap
Recent form · last 5 runs, most recent first · ratings are FormLab figures
5thClass 6 · 1m · rated 598thClass 6 · 1m · rated 587thClass 6 · 1m44y · rated 516thClass 6 · 1m · rated 596thClass 6 · 1m22y · rated 58
Career sheet · last 18 months · 14 rated runs · spacing is real time
Figure history for MERCURIUS POWER (IRE)best 79needs 61–642025-08-01 · TFR 61 · 7f13y · Std · C52025-08-25 · TFR 62 · 1m13y · Std/Slow · C62025-09-06 · TFR 53 · 1m143y · Slow · C52025-09-30 · TFR 67 · 1m · Slow · C62025-10-17 · TFR 68 · 1m · Std · C62025-12-19 · TFR 55 · 1m · Std · C62026-01-17 · TFR 61 · 1m13y · Std · C52026-01-31 · TFR 63 · 1m · Slow · C62026-02-11 · TFR 63 · 1m13y · Std · C62026-03-13 · TFR 58 · 1m13y · Std · C62026-04-13 · TFR 59 · 1m · Std · C62026-05-09 · TFR 51 · 1m53y · Gd/Frm · C62026-06-02 · TFR 58 · 1m · Std · C62026-06-14 · TFR 59 · 7f213y · Gd/Sft · C61 Aug 2514 Jun 26
Points are Timeform ratings for each run; the FormLab Figure is the stronger of the last run and the 3-run average of them. Hollow = earned 2f+ from today's trip. Shaded = the 6 runs behind the sectional reads.
Trainer form · today's exact conditions
Jessica Macey · 424 runs since 2024 · winners usually around 6.0 on the exchange
Signature angle: kept to the same class, with a new jockey booked, hidden_effort NORMAL-LTO, without a sectional tell last time, after a slow start last time, without a recent yard winner, as an exposed handicapper, mid-campaign
Condition today2024-25SRA/E2026SRA/E
Where the yard is weaker in these conditions
In Class 6-7 company13/1339.8%0.890/450.0%0.0
At Newcastle5/4910.2%0.880/80.0%0.0
On the all-weather17/14012.1%1.170/470.0%0.0
In fields of 12-156/688.8%1.130/180.0%0.0
Over 7-8f trips11/1189.3%1.041/531.9%0.21
Below their last winning mark7/2626.9%2.051/422.4%0.25
Coming back after 15 to 45 days15/1688.9%0.862/653.1%0.32
Can it do what today needs? Capable — has run to 79 at/around today's trip, clears the ~61.0 demand
The rider
Rhys Elliott · last 14 days: 1/25 · at Newcastle: A/E 0.66 (n141) · with this yard: A/E 0 (n2)
Sectional profile · last 6 timed runs · ranks are against today's field · today's field median OR 51 graded 42% · n=3322
Speed · vs its fields3rd of 12
+0.12 mph
About the level of its fields · 39.0 raw
Break · 0-20mph4th of 12
+0.14s
Slower away than the field's best breaker
Finish · closing speed4th of 12
101.9%
Holds its gallop to the line
Stride length12th of 12
6.92 m
Average stride per timed run
DateCourseTripGoingClassFinORField ORRace paceTop spd · adjFSP %BreakEnergy
14 Jun 26Doncaster7f213yGd/Sft65th5357.5True39.8 +0.17101.9+0.57
2 Jun 26Newcastle1mStd68th5551True38.3 -0.0699.0+0.01
9 May 26Leicester1m53yGd/Frm67th5762True38.8 +0.4899.8+0.12
13 Apr 26Newcastle1mStd66th5856True39.4 +0.00100.9+0.00
13 Mar 26Southwell1m13yStd66th5962True39.7 +0.11108.5+0.00
11 Feb 26Southwell1m13yStd63rd6058Fast early38.1 +0.00101.5+0.14
Last run, sector by sector · gap to the leader (s) · sector pace
1f+0.41par2f+0.68slow3f+0.84par4f+0.90par5f+0.67par6f+0.61par7f+0.51slow1m+0.39par
Timed runs 2026-02-11 to 2026-06-14. · finishing speed for 1 run(s) supplied by Timeform where Race IQ had none. Sectional reads are context — they never pick the horse.
HEAD-TO-HEAD · today's rivals it has met graded 56% · n=765
BOOK OF LIFE · 2 meetings≈ 0.3L behind on today's terms · reverses
13 Apr 26 · 1m · Std — finished 6th vs 3rd, 2.35L behind · OR 58 v 57 · race median 56 (today 51)
LITTLE TED · 2 meetings≈ 9.1L ahead on today's terms · CONFIRMS strongly
2 Jun 26 · 1m · Std — finished 8th vs 5th, 0.8L behind · OR 55 v 50 · race median 51 (today 51)
MINERS GAMBLE (IRE) · 1 meeting≈ 9.6L ahead on today's terms · CONFIRMS strongly
17 Jan 26 · 1m13y · Std — finished 5th vs 9th, 8.55L ahead · OR 61 v 59 · race median 66 (today 51)
THIN [single meeting dominates the net] — context only, not a bet leg — CONFIRMS strongly vs 3 rival(s) met (+5.0L adj, 4 meeting(s))
Read through a common rival
vs DEFENCE MISSILE (IRE) (read through SECOND FIDDLE, SPRINGBOK) ≈ +6.0L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs RAJA CHARGER (read through TRAVIS, MAYO COUNTY, SUPER HIT) ≈ +6.0L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs WHERES THE CRUMPET (read through TRAIS FLUORS, TEGGY LASSO, IMOLA, POP FAVORITE) ≈ +4.9L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs ADELAIDE BAY (read through BILLYJOEGOLD, THE CARIBBEAN, ENPASSANT, DREAM ILLUSION) ≈ +4.4L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
Head-to-head lines are context — conditions change, horses change; they never pick the horse.
10lb below his last winning mark (52 today vs 62)Proven at this level — a Class 6 winner, racing in Class 6 todayRated #3 in this field (59.0)Lost roughly 2.6 lengths at the start last time — the defeat reads better than the bare resultRecent comments suggest he weakens late — a stamina questionHistorically over-bet by the market — take care with the priceRuns Mid — a winning style at this course & distance; his sectional profile fits
LTO comment
“mid-field, outpaced halfway, stayed on, nearest finish”
#4 ADELAIDE BAY HELD-UP FORMLAB WATCH
DRAW 1 · OR 54 · Billy Loughnane / Jane Chapple-Hyam
MARKET backed 6 → 3.1 · the market rates it a 32% chance
Yard poor for today’s conditions · 0+ / 4−
56.7 FORMLAB FIGURE
BOTTOM LINE
4th on the figures, 5.3pts off the top, backed since the morning; habitually slow from the stalls.
FormLab Figure
56.7 · ranked #4 here · career best 75
Official mark (OR)
54 · last won off 60
Record at today's distance
3 wins from 17 tries · beats market expectation (1.12)
Days since last run
11
Sectional clock
Last time: a shade faster than par (+0.3s) · faster than its field on the clock
Usually races held-up closer · clock read is off a superseded run
Run style & finish
Held up · finishing speed 101.54% (holds late)
Course scale · class context
steps up 19 places on the course scale (WOLVERHAMPTON 32nd → NEWCASTLE 13th) — a real rise in class regardless of the race grade
Field strength · class context
Meets a field 6lb weaker than last time — today's median OR 51 vs 56.5 last run (WOLVERHAMPTON · 14 Jul 26)
Recent form · last 5 runs, most recent first · ratings are FormLab figures
6thClass 6 · 7f44y · rated 492ndClass 6 · 7f · rated 635thClass 6 · 7f · rated 582ndClass 6 · 7f22y · rated 618thClass 6 · 7f44y · rated 44
Career sheet · last 18 months · 16 rated runs · spacing is real time
Figure history for ADELAIDE BAYbest 75needs 61–642025-04-03 · TFR 62 · 7f · Slow · C62025-04-20 · TFR 51 · 7f13y · Slow · C62025-05-06 · TFR 65 · 7f35y · Slow · C62025-06-05 · TFR 75 · 7f · Std · C62025-06-24 · TFR 67 · 7f · Gd/Frm · C52025-11-25 · TFR 24 · 1m · Std · C52025-12-17 · TFR 49 · 7f · Std · C52026-01-02 · TFR 55 · 7f35y · Std · C52026-01-12 · TFR 51 · 7f35y · Std · C52026-01-26 · TFR 35 · 7f35y · Std · C62026-02-21 · TFR 48 · 7f · Std · C62026-03-13 · TFR 44 · 7f35y · Std · C62026-05-21 · TFR 61 · 7f13y · Std · C62026-06-04 · TFR 58 · 7f · Std · C62026-07-02 · TFR 63 · 7f · Gd/Frm · C62026-07-14 · TFR 49 · 7f35y · Std · C63 Apr 2514 Jul 26
Points are Timeform ratings for each run; the FormLab Figure is the stronger of the last run and the 3-run average of them. Hollow = earned 2f+ from today's trip. Shaded = the 6 runs behind the sectional reads.
Trainer form · today's exact conditions
Jane Chapple-Hyam · 534 runs since 2024 · winners usually around 5.2 on the exchange
Condition today2024-25SRA/E2026SRA/E
Where the yard is weaker in these conditions
Coming back after 8 to 14 days5/4012.5%1.071/166.2%0.44
In fields of 12-155/875.7%0.642/306.7%0.63
At this time of year (Q3)14/13910.1%0.893/2114.3%0.7
Over 7-8f trips25/21311.7%0.988/6013.3%0.85
Too few runners to read reliably
At Newcastle (small sample)2/1612.5%0.890/20.0%0.0
Below their last winning mark (small sample)0/60.0%0.0
In Class 6-7 company (small sample)7/2429.2%1.412/1020.0%0.63
Can it do what today needs? Capable — has run to 75 at/around today's trip, clears the ~61.0 demand
The rider
Billy Loughnane · last 14 days: 17/57 · at Newcastle: A/E 1 (n205) · with this yard: A/E 1.36 (n38)
Sectional profile · last 6 timed runs · ranks are against today's field · today's field median OR 51 graded 42% · n=3322
Speed · vs its fields7th of 12
-0.02 mph
About the level of its fields · 39.5 raw
Break · 0-20mph11th of 12
+0.44s
Slow away in 4 of 6 — habitual, so the market already knows
Finish · closing speed5th of 12
101.5%
Holds its gallop to the line
Stride length1st of 12
7.57 m
Average stride per timed run
DateCourseTripGoingClassFinORField ORRace paceTop spd · adjFSP %BreakEnergy
14 Jul 26Wolverhampton7f36yStd66th5456.540.2 -0.2093.3+0.59
2 Jul 26Yarmouth7fGd/Frm62nd5358True41.7 +0.32101.1+0.23
4 Jun 26Lingfield7fStd65th5460True39.9 -0.20104.1+0.22
21 May 26Southwell7f14yStd62nd525239.0 +0.00104.4+0.37
13 Mar 26Wolverhampton7f36yStd68th5556.5True39.2 +0.07105.9+0.49
21 Feb 26Chelmsford City7fStd68th5757True38.8 -0.08100.5+0.72
Timed runs 2026-02-21 to 2026-07-14. · finishing speed for 1 run(s) supplied by Timeform where Race IQ had none. Sectional reads are context — they never pick the horse.
HEAD-TO-HEAD · today's rivals it has met graded 56% · n=765
Read through a common rival
vs PEBBLE DASH (IRE) (read through SANDITON, BOMB SQUAD) ≈ -6.0L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs BOOK OF LIFE (read through LESSAY, ARNAZ, STRAIGHT A, THE CARIBBEAN) ≈ -5.0L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs MERCURIUS POWER (IRE) (read through BILLYJOEGOLD, THE CARIBBEAN, ENPASSANT, DREAM ILLUSION) ≈ -4.4L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs SUZETTE (read through BAD HABITS, SANDITON, ENCHANTED WAY, SHEEPHAVENBAYSTORY) ≈ -3.8L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
Head-to-head lines are context — conditions change, horses change; they never pick the horse.
AW-PROVEN — 3/15 on the all-weather6lb below his last winning mark (54 today vs 60)Proven at this level — a Class 6 winner, racing in Class 6 todayLost roughly 2.6 lengths at the start last time — the defeat reads better than the bare resultRace-fit — ran 11 days agoHistorically underestimated by the marketRuns Held-Up — a winning style at this course & distance; his sectional profile fits
LTO comment
“off pace, ridden over 2f out, some late headway”
#5 ARRANMORE MID
DRAW 4 · OR 50 · Aiden Brookes / Micky Hammond
MARKET drifting 13 → 17 · the market rates it a 6% chance
Yard mixed — leans against · 1+ / 5−
54.0 FORMLAB FIGURE
BOTTOM LINE
5th on the figures, 8pts off the top, runs the dominant winning style here; a genuine turn of foot — 3rd-best late speed here, races handy on energy — profits if the early types overdo it.
FormLab Figure
54.0 · ranked #5 here · career best 79
Official mark (OR)
50 · last won off 47
Record at today's distance
0 wins from 18 tries
Days since last run
37
Sectional clock
Last time: a shade below par (-0.7s)
Usually races front-runner
Run style & finish
Midfield · finishing speed 103.2% (strong late)
Field strength · class context
Meets a field 4lb weaker than last time — today's median OR 51 vs 55 last run (RIPON · 18 Jun 26)
Headgear
Cheekpieces and tongue strap
Recent form · last 5 runs, most recent first · ratings are FormLab figures
7thClass 6 · 1m4f · rated 546thClass 6 · 1m2f · rated 525thClass 6 · 1m · rated 442ndClass 6 · 1m3f22y · rated 571stClass 6 · 1m3f22y · rated 57
Career sheet · last 18 months · 16 rated runs · spacing is real time
Figure history for ARRANMOREbest 79needs 61–642025-05-06 · TFR 54 · 1m143y · Slow · C62025-05-18 · TFR 55 · 1m · Gd/Frm · C62025-06-07 · TFR 47 · 1m · Gd/Frm · C62025-06-17 · TFR 46 · 1m1f207y · Gd/Frm · C62025-07-15 · TFR 40 · 1m · Good · C62025-08-01 · TFR 54 · 1m2f42y · Std · C6 · off-trip2025-08-15 · TFR 40 · 1m4f9y · Good · C6 · off-trip2025-08-25 · TFR 28 · 1m1f169y · Gd/Frm · C62026-01-16 · TFR 46 · 1m4f51y · Std · C6 · off-trip2026-02-09 · TFR 48 · 1m4f51y · Std · C6 · off-trip2026-03-12 · TFR 46 · 1m2f42y · Std · C6 · off-trip2026-03-28 · TFR 57 · 1m3f22y · Std · C6 · off-trip2026-04-30 · TFR 57 · 1m3f22y · Std · C6 · off-trip2026-05-17 · TFR 44 · 1m · Gd/Frm · C62026-06-08 · TFR 52 · 1m2f · Good · C6 · off-trip2026-06-18 · TFR 54 · 1m4f11y · Good · C6 · off-trip6 May 2518 Jun 26
Points are Timeform ratings for each run; the FormLab Figure is the stronger of the last run and the 3-run average of them. Hollow = earned 2f+ from today's trip. Shaded = the 6 runs behind the sectional reads.
Trainer form · today's exact conditions
Micky Hammond · 326 runs since 2024 · winners usually around 10.2 on the exchange
Condition today2024-25SRA/E2026SRA/E
Where this yard does well in today's conditions
Over 7-8f trips2/842.4%0.561/911.1%2.3
Where the yard is weaker in these conditions
At Newcastle2/523.8%0.930/70.0%0.0
Above their last winning mark5/2619.2%1.60/180.0%0.0
In fields of 12-151/521.9%0.450/140.0%0.0
In Class 6-7 company9/1675.4%0.81/492.0%0.29
On the all-weather5/1034.9%1.061/362.8%0.56
Can it do what today needs? Capable — has run to 79 at/around today's trip, clears the ~61.0 demand
The rider
Aiden Brookes · last 14 days: 1/13 · at Newcastle: A/E 0.9 (n181) · with this yard: A/E 0.84 (n319)
Sectional profile · last 6 timed runs · ranks are against today's field · today's field median OR 51 graded 42% · n=3322
Speed · vs its fields4th of 12
+0.12 mph
About the level of its fields · 39.5 raw
Break · 0-20mph2nd of 12
+0.08s
Slower away than the field's best breaker
Finish · closing speed3rd of 12
103.2%
Sustains — still going at the line
Stride length10th of 12
7.06 m
Average stride per timed run
DateCourseTripGoingClassFinORField ORRace paceTop spd · adjFSP %BreakEnergy
18 Jun 26Ripon1m4f10yGood67th5155True37.7 +0.11102.2
8 Jun 26Pontefract1m2fGood66th5157True36.1 -0.09102.1+0.00
17 May 26Ripon1mGd/Frm65th5152True39.5 +0.2699.5+0.11
30 Apr 26Southwell1m3f23yStd62nd5056True37.3 +0.56104.0+0.09
28 Mar 26Southwell1m3f24yStd61st4752True39.5 +0.08112.7+0.11
12 Mar 26Newcastle1m2f42yStd65thFast early36.7 -0.1798.6+0.07
Last run, sector by sector · gap to the leader (s) · sector pace
1f+0.55slow2f+0.84par3f+0.85fast4f+1.08par5f+1.08par6f+0.96par7f+0.52par1m+0.47par1m 1f+0.39par1m 2fledpar1m 3f+0.10slow1m 4f+0.73slow
Timed runs 2026-03-12 to 2026-06-18. · 1 have no 0-20mph split — Race IQ has yet to publish these; they fill on the next ingest. Sectional reads are context — they never pick the horse.
HEAD-TO-HEAD · today's rivals it has met graded 56% · n=765
LITTLE TED · 2 meetings≈ 9.1L ahead on today's terms · CONFIRMS strongly
17 May 26 · 1m · Gd/Frm — finished 5th vs 12th, 8.55L ahead · OR 51 v 53 · race median 52 (today 51)
THIN [n=1 meeting(s), 1 opponent(s)] — context only, not a bet leg — CONFIRMS strongly vs 1 rival(s) met (+9.1L adj, 1 meeting(s))
Read through a common rival
vs WHERES THE CRUMPET (read through RING OF GOLD, CALCUTTA DREAM, BALQAA, SHOWMETHEWAYHOME) ≈ +4.3L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs PEBBLE DASH (IRE) (read through VOLENTI, TOP GUN TINA, FALCON NINE, OFF SPIN) ≈ +3.3L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs MINERS GAMBLE (IRE) (read through BRINTON, VOLENTI, FAR AHEAD, CORAMENTO) ≈ -1.8L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs MERCURIUS POWER (IRE) (read through ABU ROYAL, FAR AHEAD, VOLENTI, BARLEYBROWN) ≈ -0.9L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
Head-to-head lines are context — conditions change, horses change; they never pick the horse.
3lb above his last winning mark (50 today vs 47)Proven at this level — a Class 6 winner, racing in Class 6 todayRecent comments suggest he weakens late — a stamina questionHistorically over-bet by the market — take care with the priceA course winner (1 from 7 here)Runs Mid — a winning style at this course & distance; his sectional profile fits
LTO comment
“mid-field, headway over 2f out, threatened soon after, no extra inside final 1f”
#6 DEFENCE MISSILE (IRE) HELD-UP FORMLAB WATCH
DRAW 3 · OR 47 · Paddy Bradley / Linda Perratt
MARKET 32 · the market rates it a 3% chance
Yard mixed — leans against · 1+ / 4−
51.0 FORMLAB FIGURE
BOTTOM LINE
6th on the figures, 11pts off the top, meets much weaker company than last time on the ratings; a yard out of form.
FormLab Figure
51.0 · ranked #6 here · career best 79
Official mark (OR)
47 · no win on record
Record at today's distance
0 wins from 11 tries
Days since last run
14
Sectional clock
Last time: a shade faster than par (+0.4s)
Usually races midfield and fades
Run style & finish
Held up · finishing speed 99.68% (one-paced late)
Field strength · class context
Meets a field 5lb weaker than last time — today's median OR 51 vs 56 last run (HAMILTON PARK · 11 Jul 26)
Headgear
Cheekpieces
Recent form · last 5 runs, most recent first · ratings are FormLab figures
5thClass 6 · 1m66y · rated 519thClass 6 · 7f22y · rated —8thClass 5 · 7f44y · rated —6thClass 6 · 6f · rated 418thClass 5 · 7f · rated 54
Career sheet · last 18 months · 7 rated runs · spacing is real time
Figure history for DEFENCE MISSILE (IRE)best 79needs 61–642025-04-13 · TFR 44 · 1m209y · Good · C32025-05-10 · TFR 52 · 7f211y · Gd/Frm · C42025-05-28 · TFR 46 · 6f · Good · C42025-06-21 · TFR 69 · 7f51y · Gd/Frm · C52025-07-23 · TFR 54 · 7f · Good · C52025-08-09 · TFR 41 · 6f · Gd/Frm · C6 · off-trip2026-07-11 · TFR 51 · 1m68y · Good · C613 Apr 2511 Jul 26
Points are Timeform ratings for each run; the FormLab Figure is the stronger of the last run and the 3-run average of them. Hollow = earned 2f+ from today's trip. Shaded = the 6 runs behind the sectional reads.
Trainer form · today's exact conditions
Linda Perratt · 602 runs since 2024 · winners usually around 7.4 on the exchange
Condition today2024-25SRA/E2026SRA/E
Where this yard does well in today's conditions
On the all-weather22/2359.4%0.987/739.6%1.31
Where the yard is weaker in these conditions
At this time of year (Q3)9/1565.8%0.940/200.0%0.0
Coming back after 8 to 14 days5/1144.4%0.541/333.0%0.42
In Class 6-7 company19/2717.0%0.92/702.9%0.52
In fields of 12-158/1077.5%1.281/263.8%0.7
Can it do what today needs? Capable — has run to 79 at/around today's trip, clears the ~61.0 demand
The rider
Paddy Bradley · last 14 days: 2/15 · at Newcastle: A/E 0.65 (n13) · with this yard: A/E 0 (n6)
Sectional profile · last 6 timed runs · ranks are against today's field · today's field median OR 51 graded 42% · n=3322
Speed · vs its fields8th of 12
-0.15 mph
About the level of its fields · 39.5 raw
Break · 0-20mph8th of 12
+0.34s
Slow away in 4 of 6 — habitual, so the market already knows
Finish · closing speed7th of 12
99.7%
One-paced late
Stride length9th of 12
7.14 m
Average stride per timed run
DateCourseTripGoingClassFinORField ORRace paceTop spd · adjFSP %BreakEnergy
11 Jul 26Hamilton Park1m68yGood65th5056Slow early39.7 -0.11109.1+0.41
30 Jun 26Musselburgh7f15yGd/Frm69th5555Fast early39.0 -0.8894.2-0.44
19 Jun 26Ayr7f50ySoft58th6066.5True38.4 -0.1691.4+0.95
9 Aug 25Ayr6fGd/Frm66th6461.5Slow early39.0 -0.0997.3+0.00
23 Jul 25Doncaster7fGood58th6667Slow early39.4 +0.03101.6+0.36
21 Jun 25Ayr7f50yGd/Frm55th6966.5True41.2 +0.32104.5+0.79
Last run, sector by sector · gap to the leader (s) · sector pace
1f+0.23slow2f+0.20very slow3f+0.19slow4f+0.21slow5f+0.20par6f+0.26fast7f+0.31very fast1m+0.56very fast
Timed runs 2025-06-21 to 2026-07-11. · 3 of these were falsely run (slow early) — those bare results understate a closer and flatter whoever got an easy lead. Sectional reads are context — they never pick the horse.
HEAD-TO-HEAD · today's rivals it has met graded 56% · n=765
Read through a common rival
vs MERCURIUS POWER (IRE) (read through SECOND FIDDLE, SPRINGBOK) ≈ -6.0L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs PEBBLE DASH (IRE) (read through SANDITON, RAJSTAR, THE GAY BLADE, MONHAMMER) ≈ -5.3L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs SUZETTE (read through GLORIOUS KITTY, SANDITON, COCONUT BAY, WHO WANTS ME) ≈ -4.5L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs LITTLE TED (read through SPRINGBOK, COCONUT BAY, ASHEN, MONHAMMER) ≈ -3.7L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
Head-to-head lines are context — conditions change, horses change; they never pick the horse.
Lost roughly 1.8 lengths at the start last timeCut 3lb after losing the start last time — but our checklist rejected that excuse: the cut more likely reflects declining formHistorically over-bet by the market — take care with the price
LTO comment
“slowly away, always behind”
#7 SUZETTE HELD-UP FORMLAB WATCH
DRAW 8 · OR 55 · David Nolan / Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood
MARKET backed 27 → 18 · the market rates it a 5% chance
Yard mixed — leans for · 4+ / 3−
48.7 FORMLAB FIGURE
BOTTOM LINE
7th on the figures, 13.3pts off the top, a yard in form; tends to burn early and empty out.
FormLab Figure
48.7 · ranked #7 here · career best 71
Official mark (OR)
55 · last won off 70
Record at today's distance
1 win from 12 tries · beats market expectation (1.18)
Days since last run
296
Sectional clock
Last time: 1.0s slower than par — the result flattered it
Usually races midfield
Run style & finish
Held up · finishing speed 96.58% (one-paced late)
Field strength · class context
Meets a field 12lb weaker than last time — today's median OR 51 vs 63 last run (NEWCASTLE · 2 Oct 25)
Headgear
First-time tongue strap
Recent form · last 5 runs, most recent first · ratings are FormLab figures
7thClass 6 · 1m · rated 433rdClass 6 · 1m110y · rated 545thClass 6 · 7f · rated 496thClass 6 · 1m · rated 576thClass 5 · 6f198y · rated 55
Career sheet · last 18 months · 9 rated runs · spacing is real time
Figure history for SUZETTEbest 71needs 61–642025-03-29 · TFR 57 · 7f13y · Slow · C52025-04-16 · TFR 46 · 7f97y · Gd/Sft · C52025-05-22 · TFR 57 · 7f35y · Slow · C52025-06-16 · TFR 49 · 6f196y · Gd/Sft · C52025-07-10 · TFR 55 · 6f196y · Good · C52025-08-29 · TFR 57 · 1m · Good · C62025-09-09 · TFR 49 · 7f · Gd/Frm · C62025-09-23 · TFR 54 · 1m99y · Gd/Sft · C62025-10-02 · TFR 43 · 1m · Slow · C629 Mar 252 Oct 25
Points are Timeform ratings for each run; the FormLab Figure is the stronger of the last run and the 3-run average of them. Hollow = earned 2f+ from today's trip. Shaded = the 6 runs behind the sectional reads. · last rated run 296 days ago
Trainer form · today's exact conditions
Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood · 304 runs since 2024 · winners usually around 7.6 on the exchange
Condition today2024-25SRA/E2026SRA/E
Where this yard does well in today's conditions
At Newcastle3/358.6%0.682/2010.0%3.23
On the all-weather3/595.1%0.474/3411.8%2.45
In fields of 12-156/5311.3%1.663/1816.7%2.15
At this time of year (Q3)10/8012.5%1.553/1618.8%2.04
Where the yard is weaker in these conditions
Coming back after 180 days+0/50.0%0.00/70.0%0.0
Below their last winning mark0/20.0%0.00/60.0%0.0
In Class 6-7 company10/9210.9%0.953/535.7%0.74
Can it do what today needs? Capable — has run to 71 at/around today's trip, clears the ~61.0 demand
The rider
David Nolan · last 14 days: 0/9 · at Newcastle: A/E 1.01 (n279) · with this yard: A/E 1.22 (n119)
Sectional profile · last 6 timed runs · ranks are against today's field · today's field median OR 51 graded 42% · n=3322
Speed · vs its fields6th of 12
-0.02 mph
About the level of its fields · 39.6 raw
Break · 0-20mph12th of 12
+0.49s
Slow away in 4 of 6 — habitual, so the market already knows
Finish · closing speed12th of 12
96.6%
One-paced late
Stride length7th of 12
7.18 m
Average stride per timed run
DateCourseTripGoingClassFinORField ORRace paceTop spd · adjFSP %BreakEnergy
2 Oct 25Newcastle1mSlow67th5763Fast early40.4 +0.0591.6+0.53
23 Sep 25Beverley1m100yGd/Sft63rd5760True38.7 -0.2593.2+0.71
29 Aug 25Thirsk1mGood66th6060True40.1 +0.74105.6+0.25
10 Jul 25Carlisle6f195yGood56th6364.5Fast early38.8 -0.4094.5+0.38
16 Jun 25Carlisle6f195yGd/Sft58th6662True38.2 +0.3694.8+1.07
22 May 25Wolverhampton7f36ySlow55th6865True39.4 -0.5999.7+0.00
Last run, sector by sector · gap to the leader (s) · sector pace
1f+0.64fast2f+0.75very fast3f+0.76very fast4f+0.83par5f+0.81par6f+0.46very slow7f+1.06very slow1m+1.83very slow
Timed runs 2025-05-22 to 2025-10-02 · last timed run 296 days ago — the profile is out of date. Sectional reads are context — they never pick the horse.
HEAD-TO-HEAD · today's rivals it has met graded 56% · n=765
Read through a common rival
vs DEFENCE MISSILE (IRE) (read through GLORIOUS KITTY, SANDITON, COCONUT BAY, WHO WANTS ME) ≈ +4.5L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs ADELAIDE BAY (read through BAD HABITS, SANDITON, ENCHANTED WAY, SHEEPHAVENBAYSTORY) ≈ +3.8L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs WHERES THE CRUMPET (read through WOODRAFFF, WILLIAM MARSHAL, NAKATOMI) ≈ +3.4L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs BOOK OF LIFE (read through JEWEL MAKER, VOLENDAM) ≈ +2.3L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
Head-to-head lines are context — conditions change, horses change; they never pick the horse.
15lb below his last winning mark (55 today vs 70)Proven at this level — a Class 5 winner, racing in Class 6 todayLost roughly 2.4 lengths at the start last timeCut 2lb after losing the start last time — but our checklist rejected that excuse: the cut more likely reflects declining formReturns from 296 days offHistorically underestimated by the marketRuns Held-Up — a winning style at this course & distance; his sectional profile fits
LTO comment
“waited with, ridden 2f out, never better than mid-field”
#8 MINERS GAMBLE (IRE) HELD-UP FORMLAB WATCH
DRAW 10 · OR 52 · Ben Robinson / Brian Ellison
MARKET drifting 7.8 → 10 · the market rates it a 10% chance
Yard mixed — leans against · 1+ / 5−
43.7 FORMLAB FIGURE
BOTTOM LINE
8th on the figures, 18.3pts off the top, one of the two strongest finishers here; a yard out of form.
FormLab Figure
43.7 · ranked #8 here · career best 69 · earned over 6.0/10.2/10.2f — but has run to 67 at today's distance, proven here (rating understates him)
Official mark (OR)
52 · last won off 59
Record at today's distance
1 win from 11 tries · below market expectation (0.82)
Days since last run
29
Sectional clock
Last time: 1.3s slower than par — the result flattered it · among the slowest in its race
Usually races midfield
Run style & finish
Held up · finishing speed 103.94% (strong late)
Field strength · class context
Steps into 3lb stronger company than last time — today's median OR 51 vs 48 last run (NEWCASTLE · 26 Jun 26)
Recent form · last 5 runs, most recent first · ratings are FormLab figures
13thClass 6 · 6f · rated 218thClass 5 · 1m2f44y · rated 536thClass 5 · 1m2f44y · rated 579thClass 5 · 1m22y · rated 365thClass 6 · 1m · rated 60
Career sheet · last 18 months · 11 rated runs · spacing is real time
Figure history for MINERS GAMBLE (IRE)best 69needs 61–642025-03-29 · TFR 52 · 1m2f44y · Good · C5 · off-trip2025-05-11 · TFR 67 · 1m2f42y · Std · C4 · off-trip2025-12-02 · TFR 54 · 1m4f99y · Std · C4 · off-trip2025-12-13 · TFR 57 · 1m2f42y · Slow · C5 · off-trip2025-12-20 · TFR 53 · 7f13y · Std/Slow · C52026-01-01 · TFR 60 · 1m · Std · C62026-01-11 · TFR 60 · 1m · Std · C62026-01-17 · TFR 36 · 1m13y · Std · C52026-03-05 · TFR 57 · 1m2f42y · Std · C5 · off-trip2026-03-28 · TFR 53 · 1m2f44y · Gd/Sft · C5 · off-trip2026-06-26 · TFR 21 · 6f · Slow · C6 · off-trip29 Mar 2526 Jun 26
Points are Timeform ratings for each run; the FormLab Figure is the stronger of the last run and the 3-run average of them. Hollow = earned 2f+ from today's trip. Shaded = the 6 runs behind the sectional reads.
Trainer form · today's exact conditions
Brian Ellison · 771 runs since 2024 · winners usually around 7.0 on the exchange
Signature angle: off marks of 60 or below
Condition today2024-25SRA/E2026SRA/E
Where this yard does well in today's conditions
At this time of year (Q3)27/23611.4%1.232/219.5%1.44
Where the yard is weaker in these conditions
In fields of 12-158/1336.0%1.11/452.2%0.29
In Class 6-7 company20/19210.4%0.973/506.0%0.54
Coming back after 15 to 45 days29/26411.0%1.084/894.5%0.54
Over 7-8f trips15/1649.1%1.125/816.2%0.74
On the all-weather22/2379.3%1.055/806.2%0.75
Too few runners to read reliably
Below their last winning mark (small sample)0/100.0%0.00/100.0%0.0
Can it do what today needs? Capable — has run to 69 at/around today's trip, clears the ~61.0 demand
The rider
Ben Robinson · last 14 days: 0/11 · at Newcastle: A/E 1.27 (n223) · with this yard: A/E 1.11 (n550)
Sectional profile · last 6 timed runs · ranks are against today's field · today's field median OR 51 graded 42% · n=3322
Speed · vs its fields2nd of 12
+0.32 mph
Faster than the fields it has met · 39.2 raw
Break · 0-20mph6th of 12
+0.27s
Slower away than the field's best breaker
Finish · closing speed2nd of 12
103.9%
Sustains — still going at the line
Stride length5th of 12
7.29 m
Average stride per timed run
DateCourseTripGoingClassFinORField ORRace paceTop spd · adjFSP %BreakEnergy
26 Jun 26Newcastle6fSlow613th5548Fast early41.9 +0.2694.9
28 Mar 26Doncaster1m2f43yGd/Sft58th5763.5True37.9 +1.01105.0+0.40
5 Mar 26Newcastle1m2f42yStd56th5769.5Slow early40.5 +0.47118.8+0.05
17 Jan 26Southwell1m13yStd59th5966True38.3 +0.1896.6+0.22
1 Jan 26Newcastle1mStd64th5958True39.0 +0.12104.2+0.33
20 Dec 25Newcastle7f14yStd/Slow58th6069True40.4 -0.11104.1+0.36
Last run, sector by sector · gap to the leader (s) · sector pace
1f+0.77slow2f+0.72fast3f+0.73par4f+0.81slow5f+1.13very slow6f+2.35very slow
Timed runs 2025-12-20 to 2026-06-26. · 1 have no 0-20mph split — Race IQ has yet to publish these; they fill on the next ingest. · 1 of these were falsely run (slow early) — those bare results understate a closer and flatter whoever got an easy lead. Sectional reads are context — they never pick the horse.
HEAD-TO-HEAD · today's rivals it has met graded 56% · n=765
MERCURIUS POWER (IRE) · 1 meeting≈ 9.6L behind on today's terms · REVERSES strongly
17 Jan 26 · 1m13y · Std — finished 9th vs 5th, 8.55L behind · OR 59 v 61 · race median 66 (today 51)
THIN [n=1 meeting(s), 1 opponent(s)] — context only, not a bet leg — REVERSES strongly vs 1 rival(s) met (-9.6L adj, 1 meeting(s))
Read through a common rival
vs SIEVIER (read through BEAMING LIGHT, SCARFO) ≈ +6.0L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs PEBBLE DASH (IRE) (read through TRAIS FLUORS, RIDGEMASTER, WAIT FOR IT, SHERLOCK) ≈ +4.0L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs LITTLE TED (read through PALLAS LORD, VOLENTI, WYVERN, SHIFTER) ≈ +3.8L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs BOOK OF LIFE (read through CORAMENTO, RAINWATER, TRAIS FLUORS, PALLAS LORD) ≈ -3.5L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
Head-to-head lines are context — conditions change, horses change; they never pick the horse.
7lb below his last winning mark (52 today vs 59)Proven at this level — a Class 6 winner, racing in Class 6 todayRating earned over 6.0/10.2/10.2f, but he has run to 67 at today's distance — proven at this trip (his rating understates him here)Stable cold this week — 0 wins from 10 runsLost roughly 1.8 lengths at the start last timeCut 3lb after losing the start last time — but our checklist rejected that excuse: the cut more likely reflects declining formHistorically over-bet by the market — take care with the priceRuns Held-Up — a winning style at this course & distance; his sectional profile fits
LTO comment
“dwelt, always behind”
#9 WHERES THE CRUMPET MID
DRAW 11 · OR 46 · Callum Hutchinson / David Thompson
MARKET drifting 34 → 40 · the market rates it a 2% chance
Yard poor for today’s conditions · 0+ / 7−
37.3 FORMLAB FIGURE
BOTTOM LINE
9th on the figures, 24.7pts off the top, a yard that scores in today’s conditions; stepping up into much stronger company on the ratings.
FormLab Figure
37.3 · ranked #9 here · career best 66
Official mark (OR)
46 · last won off 48
Record at today's distance
2 wins from 20 tries · beats market expectation (1.05)
Days since last run
21
Sectional clock
Last time: 2.1s slower than par — the result flattered it
Usually races midfield and fades · clock read is off a superseded run
Run style & finish
Midfield · finishing speed 99.37% (one-paced late)
Course scale · class context
steps up 12 places on the course scale (CARLISLE 25th → NEWCASTLE 13th) — a real rise in class regardless of the race grade
Field strength · class context
Steps into 5lb stronger company than last time — today's median OR 51 vs 46 last run (CARLISLE · 4 Jul 26)
Headgear
Cheekpieces
Recent form · last 5 runs, most recent first · ratings are FormLab figures
8thClass 6 · 7f176y · rated 359thClass 6 · 1m2f44y · rated 3611thClass 6 · 1m2f · rated —10thClass 6 · 1m · rated 418thClass 6 · 1m4f22y · rated 41
Career sheet · last 18 months · 15 rated runs · spacing is real time
Figure history for WHERES THE CRUMPETbest 66needs 61–642025-02-20 · TFR 45 · 1m · Slow · C62025-03-01 · TFR 21 · 1m · Slow · C62025-03-10 · TFR 53 · 1m · Slow · C62025-05-29 · TFR 57 · 7f174y · Soft · C62025-07-05 · TFR 51 · 7f174y · Heavy · C62025-07-20 · TFR 55 · 1m1f · Good · C62025-09-08 · TFR 43 · 7f13y · Slow · C62025-10-09 · TFR 51 · 1m · Slow · C62025-11-06 · TFR 36 · 1m · Slow · C62026-01-04 · TFR 51 · 1m13y · Std · C62026-03-05 · TFR 38 · 1m · Std · C62026-04-08 · TFR 41 · 1m4f13y · Good · C6 · off-trip2026-04-20 · TFR 41 · 1m · Std · C62026-06-02 · TFR 36 · 1m2f42y · Std · C6 · off-trip2026-07-04 · TFR 35 · 7f174y · Good · C620 Feb 254 Jul 26
Points are Timeform ratings for each run; the FormLab Figure is the stronger of the last run and the 3-run average of them. Hollow = earned 2f+ from today's trip. Shaded = the 6 runs behind the sectional reads.
Trainer form · today's exact conditions
David Thompson · 329 runs since 2024 · winners usually around 6.4 on the exchange
Condition today2024-25SRA/E2026SRA/E
Where the yard is weaker in these conditions
In Class 6-7 company15/2186.9%0.790/340.0%0.0
At Newcastle16/14710.9%1.270/180.0%0.0
Over 7-8f trips19/14013.6%1.50/230.0%0.0
Coming back after 15 to 45 days15/11612.9%1.480/170.0%0.0
Below their last winning mark3/933.3%3.610/200.0%0.0
On the all-weather16/15010.7%1.250/220.0%0.0
In fields of 12-159/1009.0%1.340/140.0%0.0
Too few runners to read reliably
At this time of year (Q3) (small sample)5/915.5%0.620/40.0%0.0
Can it do what today needs? Capable — has run to 66 at/around today's trip, clears the ~61.0 demand
The rider
Callum Hutchinson · last 14 days: 2/19 · at Newcastle: A/E 0.58 (n24)
Sectional profile · last 6 timed runs · ranks are against today's field · today's field median OR 51 graded 42% · n=3322
Speed · vs its fields10th of 12
-0.34 mph
Slower than the fields it has met · 38.4 raw
Break · 0-20mph3rd of 12
+0.11s
Slower away than the field's best breaker
Finish · closing speed9th of 12
99.4%
One-paced late
Stride length11th of 12
7.02 m
Average stride per timed run
DateCourseTripGoingClassFinORField ORRace paceTop spd · adjFSP %BreakEnergy
4 Jul 26Carlisle7f173yGood68th464636.8 -0.49102.2+0.19
2 Jun 26Newcastle1m2f42yStd69thTrue37.2 -0.75105.8+0.06
25 May 26Redcar1m2fGd/Frm611th4647.5True38.0 -0.5796.2-0.10
20 Apr 26Newcastle1mStd610th4749True39.3 +0.0296.2+0.28
8 Apr 26Catterick Bridge1m4f13yGood68th4758Fast early38.4 -0.24101.0+0.24
5 Mar 26Newcastle1mStd67thFast early39.1 +0.0094.9+0.00
Timed runs 2026-03-05 to 2026-07-04. · finishing speed for 1 run(s) supplied by Timeform where Race IQ had none. Sectional reads are context — they never pick the horse.
HEAD-TO-HEAD · today's rivals it has met graded 56% · n=765
LITTLE TED · 2 meetings · n/a
29 May 25 · 7f173y · Soft — finished 1st vs 3rd, 4.3L ahead · OR 48 v 55 · race median 49 (today 51) · stale — 14m ago, not in the read
PEBBLE DASH (IRE) · 1 meeting≈ 7.2L ahead on today's terms · CONFIRMS strongly
20 Apr 26 · 1m · Std — finished 10th vs 13th, 8.25L ahead · OR 47 v 49 · race median 49 (today 51)
BOOK OF LIFE · 1 meeting≈ 7.7L behind on today's terms · REVERSES strongly
4 Jul 26 · 7f173y · Good — finished 8th vs 2nd, 7.7L behind · OR 46 v 55 · race median 46 (today 51)
THIN [n=2 meeting(s), 2 opponent(s)] — context only, not a bet leg — CONFIRMS strongly vs 2 rival(s) met (+2.3L adj, 2 meeting(s))
Read through a common rival
vs MERCURIUS POWER (IRE) (read through TRAIS FLUORS, TEGGY LASSO, IMOLA, POP FAVORITE) ≈ -4.9L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs ARRANMORE (read through RING OF GOLD, CALCUTTA DREAM, BALQAA, SHOWMETHEWAYHOME) ≈ -4.3L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs SUZETTE (read through WOODRAFFF, WILLIAM MARSHAL, NAKATOMI) ≈ -3.4L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs MINERS GAMBLE (IRE) (read through TRAIS FLUORS, RIDGEMASTER, CORAMENTO, JUST TYPICAL) ≈ -0.8L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
Head-to-head lines are context — conditions change, horses change; they never pick the horse.
2lb below his last winning mark (46 today vs 48)Proven at this level — a Class 6 winner, racing in Class 6 todayRecent comments suggest he weakens late — a stamina questionHistorically underestimated by the marketA course winner (1 from 19 here)Runs Mid — a winning style at this course & distance; his sectional profile fits
LTO comment
“off pace, struggling 2f out”
#10 RAJA CHARGER HELD-UP
DRAW 5 · OR 46 · Faye McManoman / Brian Rothwell
MARKET 160 · the market rates it a 1% chance
Yard mixed — leans for · 4+ / 1−
33.0 FORMLAB FIGURE
BOTTOM LINE
10th on the figures, 29pts off the top, meets much weaker company than last time on the ratings; tends to burn early and empty out.
FormLab Figure
33.0 · ranked #10 here · career best 33
Official mark (OR)
46 · no win on record
Record at today's distance
0 wins from 4 tries
Days since last run
36
Sectional clock
Last time: 2.6s slower than par — the result flattered it
Usually races held-up (one-paced)
Run style & finish
Held up · finishing speed 96.95% (one-paced late)
Course scale · class context
steps up 18 places on the course scale (REDCAR 31st → NEWCASTLE 13th) — a real rise in class regardless of the race grade
Field strength · class context
Meets a field 10lb weaker than last time — today's median OR 51 vs 60.5 last run (REDCAR · 19 Jun 26)
Headgear
First-time blinkers and tongue strap
Recent form · last 5 runs, most recent first · ratings are FormLab figures
12thClass 6 · 7f · rated —11thClass 6 · 6f · rated —7thClass 4 · 1m · rated —11thClass 3 · 1m3f22y · rated —12thClass 5 · 1m22y · rated 33
Career sheet · last 18 months · 2 rated runs · spacing is real time
Figure history for RAJA CHARGERneeds 61–64best 332025-10-04 · TFR 29 · 1m · Slow · C52026-02-07 · TFR 33 · 1m13y · Std · C54 Oct 257 Feb 26
Points are Timeform ratings for each run; the FormLab Figure is the stronger of the last run and the 3-run average of them. Hollow = earned 2f+ from today's trip. Shaded = the 6 runs behind the sectional reads. · last rated run 168 days ago
Trainer form · today's exact conditions
Brian Rothwell · 115 runs since 2024 · winners usually around 32.0 on the exchange
Condition today2024-25SRA/E2026SRA/E
Where this yard does well in today's conditions
On the all-weather0/250.0%0.01/714.3%21.63
Coming back after 15 to 45 days1/313.2%0.81/1010.0%6.5
In Class 6-7 company0/520.0%0.02/219.5%5.46
In fields of 12-150/200.0%0.01/812.5%4.34
Where the yard is weaker in these conditions
Over 7-8f trips0/370.0%0.00/60.0%0.0
Too few runners to read reliably
At this time of year (Q3) (small sample)1/333.0%0.971/250.0%14.22
At Newcastle (small sample)0/130.0%0.00/30.0%0.0
Can it do what today needs? Below the level — career best 37 is below the ~61.0 the race demands
The rider
Faye McManoman · last 14 days: 2/7 · at Newcastle: A/E 1.16 (n130) · with this yard: A/E 1.22 (n72)
Sectional profile · last 6 timed runs · ranks are against today's field · today's field median OR 51 graded 42% · n=3322
Speed · vs its fields12th of 12
-1.13 mph
Slower than the fields it has met · 36.9 raw
Break · 0-20mph10th of 12
+0.40s
Slow away in 3 of 5 — habitual, so the market already knows
Finish · closing speed11th of 12
97.0%
One-paced late
Stride length4th of 12
7.37 m
Average stride per timed run
DateCourseTripGoingClassFinORField ORRace paceTop spd · adjFSP %BreakEnergy
19 Jun 26Redcar7fGood612th4660.5True40.1 -0.1793.8+0.29
7 May 26Redcar5f217yGood611th4652True40.2 -2.0293.9+0.39
10 Apr 26Thirsk1mGd/Sft47thFast early37.5 -0.52102.9+0.39
4 Mar 26Southwell1m3f23yStd311thFast early35.8 -0.7790.6+0.31
7 Feb 26Southwell1m13yStd512thTrue36.9 -0.98101.3+0.61
4 Oct 25Newcastle1mSlow53rdSlow early36.4 -2.3399.2+0.79
Last run, sector by sector · gap to the leader (s) · sector pace
1f+0.80slow2f+0.83slow3f+0.87par4f+1.03par5f+1.64very slow6f+3.08very slow7f+4.50very slow
Timed runs 2025-10-04 to 2026-06-19. · finishing speed for 1 run(s) supplied by Timeform where Race IQ had none. · 1 of these were falsely run (slow early) — those bare results understate a closer and flatter whoever got an easy lead. Sectional reads are context — they never pick the horse.
HEAD-TO-HEAD · today's rivals it has met graded 56% · n=765
Read through a common rival
vs MERCURIUS POWER (IRE) (read through TRAVIS, MAYO COUNTY, SUPER HIT) ≈ -6.0L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs LITTLE TED (read through PALMARIAN, LOOKS FANTASTIC, MAYO COUNTY, SUPER HIT) ≈ -3.8L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
Head-to-head lines are context — conditions change, horses change; they never pick the horse.
Data gaps · thin Timeform history (2 figures)
Only 4 runs at this distanceRecent comments suggest he weakens late — a stamina questionHistorically over-bet by the market — take care with the price
LTO comment
“always behind”
#11 PEBBLE DASH (IRE) HELD-UP
DRAW 6 · OR 46 · Barry McHugh / Gary Harrison
MARKET 25 · the market rates it a 4% chance
Yard mixed — leans against · 2+ / 4−
29.7 FORMLAB FIGURE
BOTTOM LINE
11th on the figures, 32.3pts off the top, runs the winning energy pattern for the track; habitually slow from the stalls.
FormLab Figure
29.7 · ranked #11 here · career best 62
Official mark (OR)
46 · no win on record
Record at today's distance
0 wins from 11 tries
Days since last run
6
Sectional clock
Last time: a shade below par (-0.3s) · faster than its field on the clock
Usually races held-up closer · clock read is off a superseded run
Run style & finish
Held up · finishing speed 100.38% (one-paced late)
Course scale · class context
steps up 18 places on the course scale (REDCAR 31st → NEWCASTLE 13th) — a real rise in class regardless of the race grade
Headgear
First-time visor
Recent form · last 5 runs, most recent first · ratings are FormLab figures
7thClass 6 · 1m1f · rated 236thClass 6 · 7f44y · rated 374thClass 6 · 6f · rated 294thClass 6 · 1m · rated 414thClass 6 · 1m198y · rated 42
Career sheet · last 18 months · 18 rated runs · spacing is real time
Figure history for PEBBLE DASH (IRE)best 62needs 61–642025-06-07 · TFR 32 · 7f · Heavy · C52025-06-30 · TFR 56 · 6f20y · Slow · C52025-07-10 · TFR 6 · 6f · Gd/Frm · C5 · off-trip2025-09-30 · TFR 62 · 6f · Slow · C6 · off-trip2025-10-09 · TFR 51 · 6f · Slow · C6 · off-trip2025-11-18 · TFR 56 · 7f13y · Slow · C62025-12-19 · TFR 57 · 7f13y · Std · C62026-01-20 · TFR 45 · 1m13y · Std · C62026-02-04 · TFR 42 · 6f · Std · C6 · off-trip2026-02-19 · TFR 49 · 6f · Std · C6 · off-trip2026-03-19 · TFR 52 · 7f13y · Std · C62026-03-30 · TFR 52 · 1m143y · Std · C62026-04-20 · TFR 21 · 1m · Std · C62026-05-21 · TFR 42 · 1m209y · Good · C62026-06-06 · TFR 41 · 1m · Good · C62026-06-10 · TFR 29 · 6f · Gd/Sft · C62026-06-20 · TFR 37 · 7f51y · Soft · C62026-07-19 · TFR 23 · 1m1f · Gd/Frm · C67 Jun 2519 Jul 26
Points are Timeform ratings for each run; the FormLab Figure is the stronger of the last run and the 3-run average of them. Hollow = earned 2f+ from today's trip. Shaded = the 6 runs behind the sectional reads.
Trainer form · today's exact conditions
Gary Harrison · 89 runs since 2024 · winners usually around 8.5 on the exchange
Condition today2024-25SRA/E2026SRA/E
Where this yard does well in today's conditions
In fields of 12-150/200.0%0.01/714.3%2.74
In Class 6-7 company0/320.0%0.03/378.1%1.16
Where the yard is weaker in these conditions
Coming back after within 7 days0/20.0%0.00/40.0%0.0
At this time of year (Q3)0/140.0%0.00/50.0%0.0
On the all-weather0/280.0%0.01/234.3%0.61
At Newcastle0/200.0%0.01/166.2%0.78
Can it do what today needs? Capable — has run to 62 at/around today's trip, clears the ~61.0 demand
The rider
Barry McHugh · last 14 days: 1/17 · at Newcastle: A/E 1.91 (n120) · with this yard: A/E 1.24 (n20)
Sectional profile · last 6 timed runs · ranks are against today's field · today's field median OR 51 graded 42% · n=3322
Speed · vs its fields9th of 12
-0.23 mph
Slower than the fields it has met · 38.7 raw
Break · 0-20mph9th of 12
+0.37s
Slow away in 3 of 6 — habitual, so the market already knows
Finish · closing speed6th of 12
100.4%
Holds its gallop to the line
Stride length3rd of 12
7.41 m
Average stride per timed run
DateCourseTripGoingClassFinORField ORRace paceTop spd · adjFSP %BreakEnergy
19 Jul 26Redcar1m1fGd/Frm67th4650.539.3 -0.32106.2+0.31
20 Jun 26Ayr7f50ySoft66thFast early38.1 -0.72102.6+0.70
10 Jun 26Hamilton Park6fGd/Sft64th4647Fast early41.7 -1.1097.5+0.57
6 Jun 26Musselburgh1mGood64th4547True38.7 +0.64100.6+0.00
21 May 26Musselburgh1m208yGood64th4753True38.3 +0.29102.7+0.28
20 Apr 26Newcastle1mStd613th4949True39.1 -0.1492.7+0.36
Timed runs 2026-04-20 to 2026-07-19. · finishing speed for 3 run(s) supplied by Timeform where Race IQ had none. Sectional reads are context — they never pick the horse.
HEAD-TO-HEAD · today's rivals it has met graded 56% · n=765
WHERES THE CRUMPET · 1 meeting≈ 7.2L behind on today's terms · REVERSES strongly
20 Apr 26 · 1m · Std — finished 13th vs 10th, 8.25L behind · OR 49 v 47 · race median 49 (today 51)
LITTLE TED · 1 meeting≈ 4.2L behind on today's terms · REVERSES strongly
6 Jun 26 · 1m · Good — finished 4th vs 2nd, 5.2L behind · OR 45 v 50 · race median 47 (today 51)
THIN [n=2 meeting(s), 2 opponent(s)] — context only, not a bet leg — REVERSES strongly vs 2 rival(s) met (-6.2L adj, 2 meeting(s))
Read through a common rival
vs ADELAIDE BAY (read through SANDITON, BOMB SQUAD) ≈ +6.0L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs DEFENCE MISSILE (IRE) (read through SANDITON, RAJSTAR, THE GAY BLADE, MONHAMMER) ≈ +5.3L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs MINERS GAMBLE (IRE) (read through TRAIS FLUORS, RIDGEMASTER, WAIT FOR IT, SHERLOCK) ≈ -4.0L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
vs MERCURIUS POWER (IRE) (read through TRAIS FLUORS, TEGGY LASSO, SHERLOCK, AMELIA'S JOY) ≈ -3.6L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
Head-to-head lines are context — conditions change, horses change; they never pick the horse.
Jockey goes well at this track (1.91x market expectation)Race-fit — ran 6 days agoHistorically over-bet by the market — take care with the priceRuns Held-Up — a winning style at this course & distance; his sectional profile fits
LTO comment
“awkward start, mid-field, pushed along over 2f out, no further impression”
#12 SIEVIER MID
DRAW 2 · OR 46 · Jonny Peate / John Dawson
MARKET 95 · the market rates it a 1% chance
29.3 FORMLAB FIGURE
BOTTOM LINE
12th on the figures, 32.7pts off the top, sharp from the stalls; its sectional profile is out of date.
FormLab Figure
29.3 · ranked #12 here · career best 40
Official mark (OR)
46 · no win on record
Record at today's distance
0 wins from 3 tries
Days since last run
404
Sectional clock
Last time: 1.7s slower than par — the result flattered it · among the slowest in its race
Usually races held-up (one-paced) · clock read is off a superseded run
Run style & finish
Midfield · finishing speed 99.6% (one-paced late)
Course scale · class context
steps up 14 places on the course scale (CHEPSTOW 27th → NEWCASTLE 13th) — a real rise in class regardless of the race grade
Field strength · class context
Steps into 3lb stronger company than last time — today's median OR 51 vs 48 last run (CHEPSTOW · 16 Jun 25)
Recent form · last 5 runs, most recent first · ratings are FormLab figures
9thClass 6 · 1m22y · rated —6thClass 6 · 1m2f · rated —5thClass 5 · 1m · rated 255thClass 5 · 1m2f44y · rated 406thClass 5 · 1m · rated 23
Trainer form · today's exact conditions
John Dawson
Condition today2024-25SRA/E2026SRA/E
Can it do what today needs? Below the level — career best 40 is below the ~61.0 the race demands
The rider
Jonny Peate · last 14 days: 1/12 · at Newcastle: A/E 1.16 (n161) · with this yard: A/E 0 (n1)
Sectional profile · last 3 timed runs · ranks are against today's field · today's field median OR 51 graded 42% · n=3322
Speed · vs its fields11th of 12
-0.58 mph
Slower than the fields it has met · 38.8 raw
Break · 0-20mph1st of 12
+0.02s
Slower away than the field's best breaker
Finish · closing speed8th of 12
99.6%
One-paced late
Stride length6th of 12
7.27 m
Average stride per timed run
DateCourseTripGoingClassFinORField ORRace paceTop spd · adjFSP %BreakEnergy
2 Aug 24Bath1mFirm55thTrue39.5 +0.0096.4+0.12
19 Jul 24Nottingham1m2f50yGd/Sft55thSlow early37.7 -1.27104.3-0.08
8 Jul 24Ripon1mGd/Frm56thTrue38.1 -0.4698.0
Last run, sector by sector · gap to the leader (s) · sector pace
1f+0.49slow2f+0.57slow3f+0.66fast4f+0.58fast5f+0.47par6f+0.77very slow7f+1.53very slow1m+2.76very slow
Timed runs 2024-07-08 to 2024-08-02 · last timed run 722 days ago — the profile is out of date. · 1 have no 0-20mph split — Race IQ has yet to publish these; they fill on the next ingest. · 1 of these were falsely run (slow early) — those bare results understate a closer and flatter whoever got an easy lead. Sectional reads are context — they never pick the horse.
HEAD-TO-HEAD · today's rivals it has met graded 56% · n=765
Read through a common rival
vs MINERS GAMBLE (IRE) (read through BEAMING LIGHT, SCARFO) ≈ -6.0L — CHAINED — context only, never a bet leg graded 54% · n=820
Head-to-head lines are context — conditions change, horses change; they never pick the horse.
Data gaps · thin Timeform history (0 figures)
ALL-WEATHER UNPROVEN — 0 AW runs; today is the AW. Figures are turf formOnly 3 runs at this distanceRecent comments suggest he weakens late — a stamina questionReturns from 404 days offHistorically over-bet by the market — take care with the price
LTO comment
“in touch, lost place over 2f out, dropped away”