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White Whale

4yo Gelding · 8-9 · OR 84

Churchill Downs · Race 5 - Claiming · 7f

#8

Rank

Odds

6/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#8

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move▬
Strength28%

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 1 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.6 /10 (raw 4.2)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C7.2
Today:
Class gap: +0.3
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC9 @ Churchill Downs 02/11/2025 · Pos 4th of 10 · OR 86 · 6f Fas 122 · below its mark02/11/2025 · OR 86 par2/11C9OR 86C9 @ Churchill Downs 30/11/2025 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR 89 · 1m110y 121 · beat its mark30/11/2025 · OR 89 parC7 @ Fair Grounds 10/01/2026 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR 93 · 1m110y 121 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark10/01/2026 · OR 93 par10/01C7OR 93C7 @ Fair Grounds 31/01/2026 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 94 · 1m Fas 121 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark31/01/2026 · OR 94 parC7 @ Fair Grounds 22/02/2026 · Pos 5th of 5 · OR 94 · 1m70y Fas 121 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark22/02/2026 · OR 94 par22/02C7OR 94C8 @ Keeneland 16/04/2026 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR 87 · 7f Fas 124 · below its mark16/04/2026 · OR 87 parC8 @ Churchill Downs 10/05/2026 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR 87 · 1m 124 · below its mark10/05/2026 · OR 87 par10/05C8OR 87C8 @ Ellis Park 19/07/2026 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR 88 · 6f110y 122 · below its mark19/07/2026 · OR 88 parC8 @ Churchill Downs 11/09/2026 · Pos 7th of 8 · OR 87 · 6f 121 · below its mark11/09/2026 · OR 87 par11/09C8OR 87projClass-projected finish: 8th 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
2026-09-11Churchill Downs?7th7th0
2026-07-19Ellis Park?6th6th0
2026-05-10Churchill Downs?6th6th0
2026-04-16Keeneland?3rd3rd0
2026-02-22Fair Grounds?5th4th+1
2026-01-31Fair Grounds?3rd2nd+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today2/1131/0110/0511/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish8th of 80% of fieldRange 4-8 · 68%
▼ UNDER-DELIVERINGfinishes below its price
Trend▼
Strength16%

Delivery trend -5.3% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 8th of 8. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
02/11/20254th11/486%67%-0.19
30/11/20251st13/266%100%+0.34
10/01/20264th9/276%40%-0.36
31/01/20263rd9/276%60%-0.16
22/02/20265th11/271%0%-0.71
16/04/20263rd7/282%67%-0.15
10/05/20266th14/126%17%-0.10
19/07/20266th5/287%17%-0.70
11/09/20267th10/147%14%-0.33