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Bold Journey

7yo Gelding · 9-0 · OR 101

Saratoga · Race 9 - John Morrissey Stakes · 7f

#8

Rank

Odds

11/4

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#8

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move1
Strength52%

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

Class-adjusted form 2.7 /10 (raw 3.4)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C3.6
Today:
Class gap: +0.9
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC5 @ Saratoga 31/08/2025 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 105 · 5f110y Fm 122 · below its mark31/08/2025 · OR 105 par31/08C5OR 105C1 @ Belmont At The Big A 27/09/2025 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 106 · 6f Fm 121 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark27/09/2025 · OR 106 parC5 @ Belmont At The Big A 25/10/2025 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR 106 · 6f Fm 123 · below its mark25/10/2025 · OR 106 par25/10C5OR 106C6 @ Aqueduct 27/12/2025 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR 106 · 6f110y Fas 120 · below its mark27/12/2025 · OR 106 parC6 @ Aqueduct 23/01/2026 · Pos 3rd of 4 · OR 107 · 6f 121 · below its mark23/01/2026 · OR 107 par23/01C6OR 107C1 @ Aqueduct 28/02/2026 · Pos 1st of 5 · OR 109 · 6f Fas 119 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark28/02/2026 · OR 109 parC6 @ Keeneland 17/04/2026 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 108 · 6f 123 · below its mark17/04/2026 · OR 108 par17/04C6OR 108C0 @ Saratoga 06/06/2026 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR 103 · 5f110y 124 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark06/06/2026 · OR 103 parC5 @ Belmont At The Big A 27/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR 101 · 6f 126 · below its mark27/06/2026 · OR 101 par27/06C5OR 101projClass-projected finish: 1st of 13
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-06-27Belmont At The Big A?3rd3rd0
2026-06-06Saratoga?7th2nd+4
2026-04-17Keeneland?3rd4th1
2026-02-28Aqueduct?1st-4th+4
2026-01-23Aqueduct?3rd4th1
2025-12-27Aqueduct?2nd3rd1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today31/0827/1217/0427/06
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish9th of 13
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength64%

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 9th of 13. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
31/08/20252nd20/10%83%+0.83
27/09/20252nd10/147%83%+0.36
25/10/20255th7/282%33%-0.48
27/12/20252nd9/276%80%+0.04
23/01/20263rd15/890%33%-0.57
28/02/20261st9/153%100%+0.47
17/04/20263rd11/486%60%-0.26
06/06/20267th40/10%33%+0.33
27/06/20263rd11/486%67%-0.19