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7yo Mare · 8-11 · OR 93

Thistledown · Race 1 - Best Of Ohio Pay The Man Stakes · 1m 1f

#1

Rank

Odds

11/4

Win Prob

99%

Place Prob

89%

Rank

#1

Class Advantage Projection

Class readPROGRESSIVE
RUNS TO MARKfinishes near its mark
Move
Strength14%

What the class read says

Stepping up in class, but the evidence backs it — has run against higher-rated rivals and held its own.

Class-adjusted form 2.2 /10 (raw 2.0)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C4.7
Today:
Class gap: -0.2
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC5 @ Thistledown 20/05/2025 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 91 · 6f Fas 123 · below its mark20/05/2025 · OR 91 par20/05C5OR 91C6 @ Thistledown 09/06/2025 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 92 · 6f Gd 119 · beat its mark09/06/2025 · OR 92 parC5 @ Thistledown 21/06/2025 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR 94 · 1m1f Fas 118 · below its mark21/06/2025 · OR 94 par21/06C5OR 94C5 @ Thistledown 14/08/2025 · Pos 1st of 5 · OR 90 · 1m1f 123 · beat its mark14/08/2025 · OR 90 parC5 @ Thistledown 04/09/2025 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 95 · 6f Gd 123 · below its mark04/09/2025 · OR 95 par4/09C5OR 95C5 @ Mahoning Valley 25/10/2025 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 89 · 1m1f 126 · below its mark25/10/2025 · OR 89 parC5 @ Thistledown 22/04/2026 · Pos 1st of 5 · OR 95 · 6f Fas 119 · beat its mark22/04/2026 · OR 95 par22/04C5OR 95C5 @ Thistledown 07/05/2026 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR 94 · 1m110y 121 · beat its mark07/05/2026 · OR 94 parC5 @ Thistledown 14/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR 97 · 6f 119 · below its mark14/07/2026 · OR 97 par14/07C5OR 97projClass-projected finish: 2nd 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
2026-07-14Thistledown?2nd3rd1
2026-05-07Thistledown?2nd2nd0
2026-04-22Thistledown?1st2nd1
2025-10-25Mahoning Valley?3rd3rd0
2025-09-04Thistledown?3rd3rd0
2025-08-14Thistledown?1st1st0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today20/0514/0822/0414/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 9
RUNS TO FORMmatches its price
Trend
Strength94%

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 1st of 9. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
20/05/20255th9/488%20%-0.68
09/06/20251st10/382%100%+0.18
21/06/20254th15/261%50%-0.11
14/08/20251st4/179%100%+0.21
04/09/20253rd9/488%60%-0.28
25/10/20253rd2/189%71%-0.18
22/04/20261st5/174%100%+0.26
07/05/20262nd10/1195%86%-0.10
14/07/20262nd11/486%80%-0.06