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Alston

5yo Gelding · 8-10 · OR 91

Churchill Downs · Race 1 - Claiming · 1m

#3

Rank

Odds

2/1

Win Prob

2%

Place Prob

9%

Rank

#3

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move1
Strength54%

What the class read says

The stable looks to have run this horse in stronger races to keep its official rating low — today's class drop may be intentional. Worth watching at a price. A caution, though: it has NOT been beating its handicap mark — the favourable class picture isn't yet backed by mark-adjusted finishes.

Finished in the top 3 in 2 of 4 stronger races — strong class form.

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

Class-adjusted form 2.6 /10 (raw 4.0)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C6.3
Today:
Class gap: +1.3
Higher-class runs: 4
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC6 @ Horseshoe Indianapolis 04/11/2024 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR - · 6f Fas 120 · HIGHER CLASS4/11C6C5 @ Churchill Downs 15/06/2025 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 91 · 7f110y Fas 123 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark15/06/2025 · OR 91 par15/06C5OR 91C5 @ Keeneland 15/04/2026 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 98 · 1m110y Fas 118 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark15/04/2026 · OR 98 par15/04C5OR 98C8 @ Churchill Downs 29/05/2026 · Pos 8th of 8 · OR 91 · 1m110y Fm 124 · below its mark29/05/2026 · OR 91 par29/05C8OR 91C8 @ Ellis Park 11/07/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 90 · 1m 123 · beat its mark11/07/2026 · OR 90 par11/07C8OR 90C7 @ Ellis Park 07/08/2026 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR 88 · 1m 125 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark07/08/2026 · OR 88 par7/08C7OR 88projClass-projected finish: 5th of 10
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-07Ellis Park?6th5th+1
2026-07-11Ellis Park?1st1st0
2026-05-29Churchill Downs?8th8th0
2026-04-15Keeneland?3rd0th+3
2025-06-15Churchill Downs?5th2nd+3
2024-11-04Horseshoe Indianapolis?1st-1th+2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today4/1115/0615/0429/0511/077/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 1089% of fieldRange 1-10 · 68%
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength53%

Delivery trend -5.4% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 2nd of 10. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
04/11/20241st3/184%100%+0.16
15/06/20255th6/168%20%-0.48
15/04/20263rd12/137%60%+0.23
29/05/20268th13/266%0%-0.66
11/07/20261st5/493%100%+0.07
07/08/20266th13/266%29%-0.37