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Fair And Square

6yo Gelding · 8-11 · OR 92

Thistledown · Race 3 - Best Of Ohio Governor's Buckeye Cup Stakes · 1m 2f

#1

Rank

Odds

7/4

Win Prob

75%

Place Prob

47%

Rank

#1

Class Advantage Projection

Class readPROGRESSIVE
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move
Strength4%

What the class read says

Stepping up in class, but the evidence backs it — has run against higher-rated rivals and held its own. A caution, though: it has NOT been beating its handicap mark — the favourable class picture isn't yet backed by mark-adjusted finishes.

Class-adjusted form 3.0 /10 (raw 2.1)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C4.9
Today:
Class gap: -0.4
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC5 @ Thistledown 10/08/2024 · Pos 1st of 10 · OR 97 · 1m2f Fas 123 · beat its mark10/08/2024 · OR 97 par10/08C5OR 97C6 @ Churchill Downs 25/09/2024 · Pos 6th of 6 · OR 98 · 1m110y Fas 126 · below its mark25/09/2024 · OR 98 parC5 @ Mahoning Valley 26/10/2024 · Pos 2nd of 12 · OR 92 · 1m2f Fas 125 · beat its mark26/10/2024 · OR 92 par26/10C5OR 92C6 @ Thistledown 11/06/2025 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 90 · 1m Fas 119 · below its mark11/06/2025 · OR 90 parC5 @ Thistledown 02/07/2025 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR 94 · 1m Fas 123 · below its mark02/07/2025 · OR 94 par2/07C5OR 94C5 @ Thistledown 14/08/2025 · Pos 1st of 12 · OR 93 · 1m2f 123 · beat its mark14/08/2025 · OR 93 parC5 @ Mahoning Valley 25/10/2025 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR 96 · 1m2f 126 · below its mark25/10/2025 · OR 96 par25/10C5OR 96C5 @ Thistledown 21/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 5 · OR 104 · 1m Fas 119 · below its mark21/05/2026 · OR 104 parC5 @ Thistledown 13/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 5 · OR 99 · 1m 119 · below its mark13/07/2026 · OR 99 par13/07C5OR 99projClass-projected finish: 5th of 8
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-07-13Thistledown?2nd3rd1
2026-05-21Thistledown?5th6th1
2025-10-25Mahoning Valley?2nd2nd0
2025-08-14Thistledown?1st1st0
2025-07-02Thistledown?3rd4th1
2025-06-11Thistledown?2nd3rd1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today10/0811/0625/1013/07
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 8
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength59%

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 2nd of 8. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
10/08/20241st4/596%100%+0.04
25/09/20246th10/147%0%-0.47
26/10/20242nd11/486%91%+0.05
11/06/20252nd7/163%83%+0.20
02/07/20253rd2/189%67%-0.23
14/08/20251st10/382%100%+0.18
25/10/20252nd9/488%80%-0.08
21/05/20265th10/382%0%-0.82
13/07/20262nd7/491%75%-0.16