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Hotter Than Fire

3yo Filly · 8-9 · OR 83

Delaware Park · Race 4 - Starter Optional Claiming · 1m

#1

Rank

Odds

3/1

Win Prob

100%

Place Prob

90%

Rank

#1

Class Advantage Projection

Class readSTEP-UP TEST
▼ OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move▲2
Strength0%

What the class read says

Stepping up in grade without clear higher-class evidence yet. Not automatically a negative, especially for a lightly-raced or progressive type. Its recent finishes fall short of what its mark implies — the rating may flatter it.

Class-adjusted form 4.7 /10 (raw 2.6)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C8.2
Today:
Class gap: -1.7
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC9 @ Laurel Park 01/05/2026 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR 45 · 6f Fas 124 · beat its mark01/05/2026 · OR 45 par1/05C9OR 45C9 @ Laurel Park 10/05/2026 · Pos 2nd of 10 · OR - · 1m110y Fm 114C9 @ Delaware Park 29/05/2026 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR 62 · 1m70y Fas 118 · below its mark29/05/2026 · OR 62 par29/05C9OR 62C9 @ Colonial Downs 26/06/2026 · Pos 4th of 10 · OR 70 · 1m Fm 118 · below its mark26/06/2026 · OR 70 parC9 @ Delaware Park 29/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 77 · 1m70y 118 · below its mark29/07/2026 · OR 77 par29/07C9OR 77C9 @ Delaware Park 15/08/2026 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR 72 · 1m110y Fm 118 · below its mark15/08/2026 · OR 72 parC9 @ Delaware Park 29/08/2026 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR 80 · 1m Sft 118 · beat its mark29/08/2026 · OR 80 par29/08C9OR 80C7 @ Delaware Park 16/09/2026 · Pos 3rd of 12 · OR 78 · 1m70y Fm 121 · below its mark16/09/2026 · OR 78 par16/09C7OR 78projClass-projected finish: 2nd of 17
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-16Delaware Park?3rd3rd0
2026-08-29Delaware Park?1st3rd−2
2026-08-15Delaware Park?3rd5th−2
2026-07-29Delaware Park?2nd4th−2
2026-06-26Colonial Downs?4th6th−2
2026-05-29Delaware Park?3rd5th−2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today1/0526/0629/0816/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 17100% of fieldRange 1-6 · 68%
▲ EDGING AHEADconfirms a short-priced top pick
Trend▲
Strength96%

Delivery trend +2.7% per run

What the projection says

Edging ahead of its price, confirming the short-priced top pick. Projected 1st of 17. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
01/05/20263rd8/1196%67%-0.30
10/05/20262nd9/153%89%+0.36
29/05/20263rd10/382%75%-0.07
26/06/20264th3/184%67%-0.18
29/07/20262nd4/696%83%-0.13
15/08/20263rd6/168%75%+0.07
29/08/20261st6/492%100%+0.08
16/09/20263rd13/266%82%+0.16