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Knock Wood

7yo Gelding · 8-7 · OR 85

Thistledown · Race 1 - Allowance · 1m

#8

Rank

Odds

10/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#8

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCOMPETITIVE
RUNS TO MARKfinishes near its mark
Move
Strength27%

What the class read says

Class levels are broadly matched — recent runs give an even picture at this grade.

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

Class-adjusted form 2.8 /10 (raw 3.3)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C5.0
Today:
Class gap: 0.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC5 @ Mahoning Valley 04/02/2026 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 73 · 6f Slo 124 · beat its mark04/02/2026 · OR 73 par4/02C5OR 73C5 @ Mahoning Valley 19/02/2026 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR 75 · 6f Slo 124 · beat its mark19/02/2026 · OR 75 parC8 @ Mahoning Valley 10/03/2026 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR 75 · 6f 124 · below its mark10/03/2026 · OR 75 par10/03C8OR 75C5 @ Thistledown 29/04/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 79 · 6f 119 · beat its mark29/04/2026 · OR 79 parC5 @ Thistledown 16/05/2026 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR 81 · 1m Fas 119 · beat its mark16/05/2026 · OR 81 par16/05C5OR 81C5 @ Thistledown 16/06/2026 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR 79 · 6f 121 · beat its mark16/06/2026 · OR 79 parC5 @ Thistledown 15/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 85 · 1m 119 · beat its mark15/07/2026 · OR 85 par15/07C5OR 85C5 @ Thistledown 12/08/2026 · Pos 5th of 6 · OR 86 · 1m Fas 119 · below its mark12/08/2026 · OR 86 parC5 @ Thistledown 27/08/2026 · Pos 4th of 8 · OR 86 · 1m Fas 119 · below its mark27/08/2026 · OR 86 par27/08C5OR 86projClass-projected finish: 4th of 10
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-27Thistledown?4th4th0
2026-08-12Thistledown?5th5th0
2026-07-15Thistledown?2nd2nd0
2026-06-16Thistledown?2nd2nd0
2026-05-16Thistledown?3rd3rd0
2026-04-29Thistledown?1st1st0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today4/0229/0415/0727/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish8th of 1022% of fieldRange 2-10 · 68%
SLIPPINGslightly under its price
Trend
Strength35%

Delivery trend -6.0% per run

What the projection says

Slipping just behind its market price recently. Projected 8th of 10. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
04/02/20263rd16/116%71%+0.56
19/02/20264th12/137%50%+0.13
10/03/20262nd10/1195%86%-0.10
29/04/20261st25/10%100%+1.00
16/05/20263rd9/153%67%+0.14
16/06/20262nd11/486%80%-0.06
15/07/20262nd7/163%83%+0.20
12/08/20265th4/179%20%-0.59
27/08/20264th14/126%57%+0.31