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Party Pooper

5yo Gelding · 8-7 · OR 71

Thistledown · Race 8 - Claiming · 5f 110y

#3

Rank

Odds

5/1

Win Prob

3%

Place Prob

11%

Rank

#3

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move1
Strength44%

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 2 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 2.3 /10 (raw 3.2)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C6.7
Today:
Class gap: +0.8
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Mahoning Valley 09/02/2026 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 73 · 5f110y Slo 124 · below its mark09/02/2026 · OR 73 par9/02C8OR 73C8 @ Mahoning Valley 04/03/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 70 · 6f 124 · beat its mark04/03/2026 · OR 70 parC8 @ Mahoning Valley 23/03/2026 · Pos 7th of 8 · OR 72 · 6f Slo 124 · below its mark23/03/2026 · OR 72 par23/03C8OR 72C8 @ Thistledown 29/04/2026 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 74 · 6f 121 · below its mark29/04/2026 · OR 74 parC8 @ Thistledown 28/05/2026 · Pos 1st of 5 · OR 79 · 6f 119 · beat its mark28/05/2026 · OR 79 par28/05C8OR 79C5 @ Thistledown 16/06/2026 · Pos 6th of 6 · OR 73 · 6f 123 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark16/06/2026 · OR 73 parC8 @ Thistledown 23/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 75 · 6f 121 · below its mark23/07/2026 · OR 75 par23/07C8OR 75C8 @ Thistledown 19/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR 80 · 5f110y 119 · below its mark19/08/2026 · OR 80 parC5 @ Thistledown 02/09/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 73 · 5f110y 119 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark02/09/2026 · OR 73 par2/09C5OR 73projClass-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
2026-09-02Thistledown?5th2nd+3
2026-08-19Thistledown?2nd2nd0
2026-07-23Thistledown?3rd3rd0
2026-06-16Thistledown?6th3rd+3
2026-05-28Thistledown?1st1st0
2026-04-29Thistledown?3rd3rd0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today9/0229/0423/072/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 7
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength41%

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 3rd of 7. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
09/02/20263rd11/893%71%-0.21
04/03/20261st13/891%100%+0.09
23/03/20267th16/116%14%-0.02
29/04/20263rd16/116%71%+0.56
28/05/20261st9/153%100%+0.47
16/06/20266th6/168%0%-0.68
23/07/20263rd4/179%60%-0.19
19/08/20262nd7/282%80%-0.02
02/09/20265th5/174%20%-0.54