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Forget The Rules

3yo Gelding · 8-6

Laurel Park · Race 3 - Maiden Claiming · 5f 110y

#4

Rank

Odds

15/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

5%

Rank

#4

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move2
Strength72%

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.

Held its own mid-division in 4 of 4 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 3.4 /10 (raw 5.8)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C6.5
Today:
Class gap: +2.0
Higher-class runs: 4
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC6 @ Laurel Park 14/09/2025 · Pos 7th of 8 · OR - · 5f110y Fm 122 · HIGHER CLASS14/09C6C9 @ Laurel Park 14/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 12 · OR - · 5f110y Fm 11914/06C9C6 @ Laurel Park 28/06/2026 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR - · 5f110y 119 · HIGHER CLASS28/06C6C6 @ Colonial Downs 11/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 63 · 5f110y Fm 119 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark11/07/2026 · OR 63 par11/07C6OR 63C6 @ Colonial Downs 21/08/2026 · Pos 6th of 6 · OR 69 · 1m110y Fm 118 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark21/08/2026 · OR 69 par21/08C6OR 69projClass-projected finish: 4th of 5
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-21Colonial Downs?6th3rd+3
2026-07-11Colonial Downs?5th2nd+3
2026-06-28Laurel Park?6th3rd+3
2026-06-14Laurel Park?5th5th0
2025-09-14Laurel Park?7th4th+3

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today14/0914/0628/0611/0721/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 950% of fieldRange 1-9 · 68%
OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend
Strength47%

Delivery trend +0.3% per run

What the projection says

Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 5th of 9.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
14/09/20257th14/126%14%-0.12
14/06/20265th33/10%64%+0.64
28/06/20266th20/10%29%+0.29
11/07/20265th25/10%43%+0.43
21/08/20266th20/10%0%0.00