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Roundball Rock

6yo Gelding · 8-9 · OR 82

Thistledown · Race 2 - Claiming · 5f 110y

#5

Rank

Odds

16/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#5

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move1
Strength55%

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

Class-adjusted form 2.3 /10 (raw 4.0)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C6.5
Today:
Class gap: +1.0
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Mahoning Valley 06/01/2026 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR 80 · 6f Slo 126 · below its mark06/01/2026 · OR 80 par6/01C8OR 80C8 @ Mahoning Valley 13/03/2026 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 76 · 6f 124 · below its mark13/03/2026 · OR 76 parC8 @ Mahoning Valley 01/04/2026 · Pos 2nd of 5 · OR 80 · 6f Slo 124 · below its mark01/04/2026 · OR 80 par1/04C8OR 80C5 @ Thistledown 28/04/2026 · Pos 3rd of 5 · OR 85 · 1m Fas 119 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark28/04/2026 · OR 85 parC5 @ Thistledown 16/05/2026 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR 86 · 1m Fas 119 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark16/05/2026 · OR 86 par16/05C5OR 86C8 @ Thistledown 28/05/2026 · Pos 2nd of 4 · OR 85 · 1m 119 · below its mark28/05/2026 · OR 85 parC8 @ Thistledown 17/06/2026 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 85 · 5f110y 119 · beat its mark17/06/2026 · OR 85 par17/06C8OR 85C8 @ Thistledown 02/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR 80 · 5f110y Fas 123 · below its mark02/07/2026 · OR 80 parC7 @ Thistledown 22/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR 80 · 6f Fas 121 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark22/07/2026 · OR 80 par22/07C7OR 80projClass-projected finish: 3rd 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
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-22Thistledown?4th3rd+1
2026-07-02Thistledown?5th5th0
2026-06-17Thistledown?1st1st0
2026-05-28Thistledown?2nd2nd0
2026-05-16Thistledown?6th3rd+3
2026-04-28Thistledown?3rd0th+3

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today6/0128/0417/0622/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 7
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength37%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 6th of 7. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
06/01/20264th5/174%50%-0.24
13/03/20265th12/137%43%+0.06
01/04/20262nd9/153%75%+0.22
28/04/20263rd16/116%50%+0.34
16/05/20266th10/147%17%-0.31
28/05/20262nd6/492%67%-0.25
17/06/20261st8/158%100%+0.42
02/07/20265th12/137%33%-0.04
22/07/20264th16/116%50%+0.34