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Magic Connection

4yo Gelding · 8-13 · OR 88

Los Alamitos Racecourse · Race 5 - Claiming · 5f

#3

Rank

Odds

7/2

Win Prob

4%

Place Prob

13%

Rank

#3

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move
Strength3%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade. Its recent finishes fall short of what its mark implies — the rating may flatter it.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.5 /10 (raw 4.8)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C7.5
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Del Mar 30/10/2025 · Pos 6th of 6 · OR 89 · 5f110y Fas 122 · below its mark30/10/2025 · OR 89 par30/10C8OR 89C8 @ Los Alamitos Racecourse 07/12/2025 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 82 · 5f110y 122 · below its mark07/12/2025 · OR 82 parC8 @ Santa Anita 11/01/2026 · Pos 7th of 9 · OR 84 · 6f110y Fas 124 · below its mark11/01/2026 · OR 84 par11/01C8OR 84C8 @ Santa Anita 07/02/2026 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 83 · 5f110y Fas 124 · below its mark07/02/2026 · OR 83 parC8 @ Santa Anita 08/03/2026 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR 87 · 6f Fas 124 · below its mark08/03/2026 · OR 87 par8/03C8OR 87C8 @ Santa Anita 02/04/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 88 · 6f Fas 124 · beat its mark02/04/2026 · OR 88 parC8 @ Los Alamitos Racecourse 19/06/2026 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 87 · 6f Fas 126 · below its mark19/06/2026 · OR 87 par19/06C8OR 87C8 @ Del Mar 30/07/2026 · Pos 9th of 10 · OR 94 · 6f Fas 120 · below its mark30/07/2026 · OR 94 parC8 @ Del Mar 20/08/2026 · Pos 10th of 10 · OR 93 · 5f110y Fas 120 · below its mark20/08/2026 · OR 93 par20/08C8OR 93projClass-projected finish: 7th 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
2026-08-20Del Mar?10th10th0
2026-07-30Del Mar?9th9th0
2026-06-19Los Alamitos Racecourse?3rd3rd0
2026-04-02Santa Anita?1st1st0
2026-03-08Santa Anita?2nd2nd0
2026-02-07Santa Anita?2nd2nd0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today30/107/0219/0620/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 988% of fieldRange 1-8 · 68%
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength72%

Delivery trend -0.6% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 2nd of 9.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
30/10/20256th11/486%0%-0.86
07/12/20252nd16/116%83%+0.68
11/01/20267th16/116%25%+0.09
07/02/20262nd3/184%83%-0.01
08/03/20262nd4/179%89%+0.10
02/04/20261st8/1397%100%+0.03
19/06/20263rd4/179%60%-0.19
30/07/20269th9/153%11%-0.42
20/08/202610th25/10%0%0.00