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Southern Way

2yo Filly · 8-7 · OR 62

Churchill Downs · Race 10 - Maiden Special Weight · 1m

#3

Rank

Odds

20/1

Win Prob

18%

Place Prob

16%

Rank

#3

Class Advantage Projection

Class readSTEP-UP TEST
RUNS TO MARKfinishes near its mark
Move3
Strength0%

What the class read says

Stepping up in grade without clear higher-class evidence yet. Not automatically a negative, especially for a lightly-raced or progressive type.

Class-adjusted form 6.0 /10 (raw 3.0)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C8.5
Today:
Class gap: -2.5
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC9 @ Ellis Park 18/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 10 · OR - · 5f110y Fas 11918/07C9C9 @ Ellis Park 17/08/2026 · Pos 2nd of 9 · OR 66 · 6f Slo 119 · below its mark17/08/2026 · OR 66 par17/08C9OR 66projClass-projected finish: 6th of 6
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-17Ellis Park?2nd5th3
2026-07-18Ellis Park?4th7th3

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today18/0717/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish7th of 1245% of fieldRange 12-12 · 68%
RUNS TO FORMmatches its price
Trend
Strength0%

Delivery trend -8.1% per run

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 7th of 12. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
18/07/20264th7/163%67%+0.04
17/08/20262nd6/492%88%-0.05