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El Payasito

3yo Gelding · 8-6 · OR 72

Horseshoe Indianapolis · Race 5 - Claiming · 5f 110y

#2

Rank

Odds

9/2

Win Prob

9%

Place Prob

23%

Rank

#2

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
RUNS TO MARKfinishes near its mark
Move
Strength37%

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.

Held its own mid-division in 2 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 2 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 2.3 /10 (raw 3.0)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C6.9
Today:
Class gap: +0.6
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC6 @ Horseshoe Indianapolis 08/04/2026 · Pos 3rd of 11 · OR - · 5f110y Fas 122 · HIGHER CLASS8/04C6C6 @ Horseshoe Indianapolis 22/04/2026 · Pos 5th of 11 · OR 71 · 5f110y Fas 120 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark22/04/2026 · OR 71 par22/04C6OR 71C6 @ Horseshoe Indianapolis 01/05/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 66 · 6f 122 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark01/05/2026 · OR 66 par1/05C6OR 66C9 @ Horseshoe Indianapolis 08/07/2026 · Pos 1st of 12 · OR 67 · 5f110y 120 · beat its mark08/07/2026 · OR 67 par8/07C9OR 67C8 @ Horseshoe Indianapolis 30/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 66 · 6f Fas 117 · below its mark30/07/2026 · OR 66 par30/07C8OR 66C8 @ Horseshoe Indianapolis 27/08/2026 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR 73 · 6f Fas 115 · below its mark27/08/2026 · OR 73 par27/08C8OR 73projClass-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
2026-08-27Horseshoe Indianapolis?3rd3rd0
2026-07-30Horseshoe Indianapolis?2nd2nd0
2026-07-08Horseshoe Indianapolis?1st2nd1
2026-05-01Horseshoe Indianapolis?4th2nd+2
2026-04-22Horseshoe Indianapolis?5th3rd+2
2026-04-08Horseshoe Indianapolis?3rd1st+2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today8/0422/041/058/0730/0727/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish3rd of 871% of fieldRange 1-6 · 68%
EDGING AHEADslightly over its price
Trend
Strength69%

Delivery trend -3.0% per run

What the projection says

Edging in front of its market price lately. Projected 3rd of 8. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
08/04/20263rd10/147%80%+0.33
22/04/20265th5/287%60%-0.27
01/05/20264th8/158%57%-0.01
08/07/20261st6/594%100%+0.06
30/07/20262nd9/153%83%+0.31
27/08/20263rd7/491%67%-0.24