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3yo Gelding · 8-12 · OR 78

Los Alamitos Racecourse · Race 5 - Maiden Claiming · 6f

#4

Rank

Odds

6/1

Win Prob

7%

Place Prob

12%

Rank

#4

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move2
Strength69%

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 3 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 2.5 /10 (raw 4.8)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C6.6
Today:
Class gap: +1.9
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC6 @ Santa Anita 10/05/2026 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR - · 6f Fm 122 · HIGHER CLASS10/05C6C6 @ Santa Anita 12/06/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 89 · 6f110y Fm 121 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark12/06/2026 · OR 89 par12/06C6OR 89C6 @ Del Mar 26/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 91 · 1m Fas 120 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark26/07/2026 · OR 91 par26/07C6OR 91C9 @ Del Mar 29/08/2026 · Pos 6th of 11 · OR 83 · 6f 121 · below its mark29/08/2026 · OR 83 par29/08C9OR 83projClass-projected finish: 2nd 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
2026-08-29Del Mar?6th6th0
2026-07-26Del Mar?5th2nd+3
2026-06-12Santa Anita?4th1st+3
2026-05-10Santa Anita?4th1st+3

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today10/0512/0626/0729/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 843% of fieldRange 2-8 · 68%
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength27%

Delivery trend -5.8% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 5th of 8. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
10/05/20264th3/184%50%-0.34
12/06/20264th10/147%63%+0.15
26/07/20265th4/179%20%-0.59
29/08/20266th4/179%50%-0.29