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Big Prankster

5yo Gelding · 8-11 · OR 88

Thistledown · Race 3 - Claiming · 5f 110y

#1

Rank

Odds

6/5

Win Prob

100%

Place Prob

99%

Rank

#1

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move▬
Strength50%

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

Class-adjusted form 1.3 /10 (raw 3.0)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C6.9
Today:
Class gap: +0.6
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Mahoning Valley 09/03/2026 · Pos 4th of 5 · OR 85 · 6f Fas 124 · below its mark09/03/2026 · OR 85 par9/03C8OR 85C8 @ Mahoning Valley 01/04/2026 · Pos 3rd of 4 · OR 82 · 6f Slo 124 · below its mark01/04/2026 · OR 82 parC5 @ Thistledown 29/04/2026 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR 85 · 5f110y 119 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark29/04/2026 · OR 85 par29/04C5OR 85C5 @ Thistledown 16/05/2026 · Pos 4th of 9 · OR 89 · 5f110y Fas 119 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark16/05/2026 · OR 89 parC8 @ Thistledown 11/06/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 91 · 5f110y 119 · beat its mark11/06/2026 · OR 91 par11/06C8OR 91C8 @ Thistledown 08/07/2026 · Pos 2nd of 5 · OR 81 · 6f 123 · below its mark08/07/2026 · OR 81 parC8 @ Thistledown 03/08/2026 · Pos 1st of 5 · OR 85 · 5f110y 121 · beat its mark03/08/2026 · OR 85 par3/08C8OR 85C8 @ Thistledown 19/08/2026 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR 85 · 5f110y 123 · beat its mark19/08/2026 · OR 85 parC7 @ Thistledown 03/09/2026 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 86 · 5f110y 123 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark03/09/2026 · OR 86 par3/09C7OR 86projClass-projected finish: 1st 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
2026-09-03Thistledown?3rd2nd+1
2026-08-19Thistledown?1st1st0
2026-08-03Thistledown?1st1st0
2026-07-08Thistledown?2nd2nd0
2026-06-11Thistledown?1st1st0
2026-05-16Thistledown?4th1st+3

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today9/0316/053/083/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 6100% of fieldRange 1-2 · 68%
▼ SLIPPINGslightly under its price
Trend▲
Strength100%

Delivery trend +7.6% per run

What the projection says

Slipping just behind its market price recently. Projected 1st of 6. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
09/03/20264th11/1094%25%-0.69
01/04/20263rd11/486%33%-0.52
29/04/20264th6/168%40%-0.28
16/05/20264th15/261%63%+0.02
11/06/20261st9/488%100%+0.12
08/07/20262nd11/486%75%-0.11
03/08/20261st6/594%100%+0.06
19/08/20261st7/282%100%+0.18
03/09/20263rd10/382%60%-0.22