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Steel

3yo Colt · 8-6 · OR 100

Churchill Downs · Race 8 - Bourbon Flight Stakes · 1m 110y

#4

Rank

Odds

8/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

3%

Rank

#4

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
▼ OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move▬
Strength10%

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.

Ran mid-division in 1 of 1 higher-class runs.

Dropping 4 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 4.9 /10 (raw 4.8)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C4.6
Today:
Class gap: -0.1
Higher-class runs: 1

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC6 @ Gulfstream 28/02/2026 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR - · 1m Fas 12228/02C6C0 @ Aqueduct 04/04/2026 · Pos 9th of 12 · OR 98 · 1m1f Fas 123 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark04/04/2026 · OR 98 par4/04C?OR 98C6 @ Churchill Downs 02/05/2026 · Pos 8th of 11 · OR 97 · 1m110y Fas 118 · below its mark02/05/2026 · OR 97 par2/05C6OR 97C5 @ Churchill Downs 24/05/2026 · Pos 8th of 11 · OR 100 · 1m3f Gd 118 · below its mark24/05/2026 · OR 100 par24/05C5OR 100C6 @ Churchill Downs 27/06/2026 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 97 · 1m110y Slo 118 · below its mark27/06/2026 · OR 97 par27/06C6OR 97C5 @ Ellis Park 07/08/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 96 · 1m1f 118 · beat its mark07/08/2026 · OR 96 par7/08C5OR 96projClass-projected finish: 5th of 6
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-07Ellis Park?1st2nd−1
2026-06-27Churchill Downs?2nd3rd−1
2026-05-24Churchill Downs?8th9th−1
2026-05-02Churchill Downs?8th9th−1
2026-04-04Aqueduct?9th4th+4
2026-02-28Gulfstream?1st3rd−2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today28/024/042/0524/0527/067/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish5th of 620% of fieldRange 1-4 · 68%
▬ OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price — informational only
Trend▼
Strength79%

Delivery trend -5.0% per run

What the projection says

Finishes ahead of its price historically, but the delivery record alone does not predict today's finish — it only counts alongside a short-priced top pick. Projected 5th of 6. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
28/02/20261st14/126%100%+0.74
04/04/20269th25/10%27%+0.27
02/05/20268th25/10%30%+0.30
24/05/20268th14/126%30%+0.04
27/06/20262nd33/10%83%+0.83
07/08/20261st2/189%100%+0.11