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3yo Gelding · 8-7 · OR 81
Delaware Park · Race 5 - Starter Optional Claiming · 1m 70y
#5
Rank
Odds
15/1
Win Prob
1%
Place Prob
5%
Rank
#5
Class Advantage Projection
Class readPROGRESSIVE
▬ RUNS TO MARKfinishes near its mark
Move▲1
Strength14%
What the class read says
Stepping up in class, but the evidence backs it — has run against higher-rated rivals and held its own.
Class-adjusted form 3.4 /10 (raw 4.0)
Highest class:
Recent avg: C7.5
Today:
Class gap: -1.0
Higher-class runs: 0
Handicap Mark vs Finish
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
| Date | Course | Cls | Pos | Adj | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | Delaware Park | ? | 5th | 5th | 0 |
| 2026-08-21 | Delaware Park | ? | 2nd | 2nd | 0 |
| 2026-08-08 | Delaware Park | ? | 1st | 2nd | −1 |
| 2026-07-04 | Delaware Park | ? | 2nd | 3rd | −1 |
| 2026-06-18 | Delaware Park | ? | 1st | 3rd | −2 |
| 2026-05-30 | Delaware Park | ? | 2nd | 4th | −2 |
Position-In-Market Trend
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish9th of 1750% of fieldRange 7-16 · 68%
▲ OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price
Trend▼
Strength32%
Delivery trend -2.6% per run
What the projection says
Consistently finishes ahead of what its market price implied — the model reads it well above the odds. Projected 9th of 17. Recent form is easing off.
| Date | Pos | SP | Exp | Act | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04/2026 | 6th | 20/1 | 0% | 38% | +0.38 |
| 24/04/2026 | 5th | 40/1 | 0% | 60% | +0.60 |
| 16/05/2026 | 4th | 9/1 | 53% | 50% | -0.03 |
| 30/05/2026 | 2nd | 6/1 | 68% | 83% | +0.15 |
| 18/06/2026 | 1st | 5/1 | 74% | 100% | +0.26 |
| 04/07/2026 | 2nd | 12/1 | 37% | 83% | +0.46 |
| 08/08/2026 | 1st | 15/8 | 90% | 100% | +0.10 |
| 21/08/2026 | 2nd | 5/1 | 74% | 67% | -0.07 |
| 10/09/2026 | 5th | 16/1 | 16% | 50% | +0.34 |