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Drop Me A Dime

3yo Gelding · 8-7 · OR 70

Delaware Park · Race 1 - Claiming · 1m 70y

#5

Rank

Odds

4/1

Win Prob

3%

Place Prob

9%

Rank

#5

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move
Strength40%

What the class read says

Has campaigned at a higher grade and now drops into weaker company. Dropping in class here looks deliberate, not a concession. 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 4 of 4 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.8 /10 (raw 5.6)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C6.8
Today:
Class gap: +0.7
Higher-class runs: 4
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC6 @ Aqueduct 14/11/2025 · Pos 9th of 10 · OR - · 6f Fm 119 · HIGHER CLASS14/11C6C9 @ Aqueduct 11/12/2025 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 55 · 1m 119 · beat its mark11/12/2025 · OR 55 par11/12C9OR 55C7 @ Aqueduct 12/04/2026 · Pos 6th of 6 · OR 65 · 6f 120 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark12/04/2026 · OR 65 par12/04C7OR 65C7 @ Belmont At The Big A 14/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR 65 · 1m Fas 121 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark14/06/2026 · OR 65 par14/06C7OR 65C7 @ Delaware Park 22/08/2026 · Pos 7th of 8 · OR 76 · 1m70y 117 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark22/08/2026 · OR 76 par22/08C7OR 76projClass-projected finish: 5th 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
2026-08-22Delaware Park?7th6th+1
2026-06-14Belmont At The Big A?5th4th+1
2026-04-12Aqueduct?6th5th+1
2025-12-11Aqueduct?1st2nd1
2025-11-14Aqueduct?9th7th+2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today14/1111/1212/0414/0622/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 843% of fieldRange 4-8 · 68%
UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend
Strength21%

Delivery trend -16.0% 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
14/11/20259th25/10%11%+0.11
11/12/20251st5/174%100%+0.26
12/04/20266th12/137%0%-0.37
14/06/20265th14/126%33%+0.07
22/08/20267th5/174%14%-0.59