6

Ghostwritten

3yo Gelding · 8-6 · OR 99

Churchill Downs · Race 8 - Starter Allowance · 7f

#6

Rank

Odds

6/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#6

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move
Strength22%

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 1 class level from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 3.4 /10 (raw 3.2)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C6.7
Today:
Class gap: -0.2
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC7 @ Santa Anita 23/01/2026 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR - · 6f110y Fas 12223/01C7C6 @ Santa Anita 22/02/2026 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 83 · 1m Fm 122 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark22/02/2026 · OR 83 par22/02C6OR 83C7 @ Santa Anita 19/04/2026 · Pos 2nd of 5 · OR 94 · 1m Fas 119 · below its mark19/04/2026 · OR 94 par19/04C7OR 94C6 @ Santa Anita 22/05/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 93 · 1m Fas 120 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark22/05/2026 · OR 93 par22/05C6OR 93C9 @ Del Mar 13/08/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 95 · 1m Fas 120 · beat its mark13/08/2026 · OR 95 par13/08C9OR 95projClass-projected finish: 7th 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
2026-08-13Del Mar?1st3rd2
2026-05-22Santa Anita?5th4th+1
2026-04-19Santa Anita?2nd2nd0
2026-02-22Santa Anita?5th4th+1
2026-01-23Santa Anita?3rd3rd0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today23/0122/0219/0422/0513/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish6th of 717% of fieldRange 2-3 · 68%
RUNS TO FORMmatches its price
Trend
Strength72%

Delivery trend +0.5% per run

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 6th of 7.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
23/01/20263rd8/158%60%+0.02
22/02/20265th12/137%43%+0.06
19/04/20262nd11/486%75%-0.11
22/05/20265th16/116%20%+0.04
13/08/20261st11/1094%100%+0.06