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Saltwater Cowboy

5yo Horse · 8-9 · OR 91

Ellis Park · Race 1 - Claiming · 1m

#4

Rank

Odds

3/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#4

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move1
Strength45%

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

Class-adjusted form 2.8 /10 (raw 3.8)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C6.8
Today:
Class gap: +0.8
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC5 @ Turf Paradise 31/12/2024 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR 96 · 1m Fas 121 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark31/12/2024 · OR 96 par31/12C5OR 96C8 @ Santa Anita 21/01/2025 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 95 · 1m Fas 124 · below its mark21/01/2025 · OR 95 parC8 @ Santa Anita 17/02/2025 · Pos 5th of 5 · OR 97 · 1m Fas 124 · below its mark17/02/2025 · OR 97 par17/02C8OR 97C8 @ Santa Anita 17/03/2025 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 95 · 1m Fas 124 · beat its mark17/03/2025 · OR 95 parC5 @ Lone Star 26/04/2025 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR 95 · 1m Gd 124 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark26/04/2025 · OR 95 par26/04C5OR 95C6 @ Lone Star 26/05/2025 · Pos 7th of 7 · OR 99 · 1m Slo 122 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark26/05/2025 · OR 99 parC8 @ Churchill Downs 17/09/2025 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR 99 · 1m 122 · below its mark17/09/2025 · OR 99 par17/09C8OR 99C8 @ Churchill Downs 10/06/2026 · Pos 6th of 6 · OR 101 · 1m110y Fas 118 · below its mark10/06/2026 · OR 101 parC8 @ Churchill Downs 19/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 105 · 1m110y 118 · below its mark19/06/2026 · OR 105 par19/06C8OR 105projClass-projected finish: 5th of 9
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-06-19Churchill Downs?3rd3rd0
2026-06-10Churchill Downs?6th6th0
2025-09-17Churchill Downs?2nd2nd0
2025-05-26Lone Star?7th5th+2
2025-04-26Lone Star?1st-2th+3
2025-03-17Santa Anita?1st1st0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today31/1217/0317/0919/06
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 9
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength38%

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 3rd of 9. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
31/12/20242nd4/179%80%+0.01
21/01/20254th9/276%63%-0.14
17/02/20255th1/195%0%-0.95
17/03/20251st5/174%100%+0.26
26/04/20251st10/382%100%+0.18
26/05/20257th13/891%0%-0.91
17/09/20252nd11/486%88%+0.02
10/06/20266th9/276%0%-0.76
19/06/20263rd3/184%60%-0.24