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7yo Gelding · 8-7 · OR 69

Thistledown · Race 5 - Claiming · 5f 110y

#5

Rank

Odds

8/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#5

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKEDflattered by its mark
Move▼1
Strength43%

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 2 of 2 stronger races — solid form context.

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

Class-adjusted form 4.7 /10 (raw 5.0)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C6.7
Today:
Class gap: +0.8
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC6 @ Thistledown 30/08/2022 · Pos 1st of 7 · OR 61 · 6f Slo 119 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark30/08/2022 · OR 61 par30/08C6OR 61C5 @ Thistledown 15/09/2022 · Pos 6th of 7 · OR 74 · 5f110y Fas 119 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark15/09/2022 · OR 74 par15/09C5OR 74C5 @ Thistledown 03/10/2022 · Pos 6th of 6 · OR 79 · 6f Fas 117 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark03/10/2022 · OR 79 par3/10C5OR 79C8 @ Thistledown 01/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 8 · OR 69 · 6f 123 · below its mark01/07/2026 · OR 69 par1/07C8OR 69C8 @ Thistledown 13/07/2026 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR 72 · 5f110y 119 · below its mark13/07/2026 · OR 72 par13/07C8OR 72C8 @ Thistledown 20/08/2026 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR 69 · 5f110y 119 · below its mark20/08/2026 · OR 69 par20/08C8OR 69C8 @ Thistledown 09/09/2026 · Pos 6th of 11 · OR 67 · 6f Fas 119 · below its mark09/09/2026 · OR 67 par9/09C8OR 67projClass-projected finish: 6th of 7
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-09Thistledown?6th6th0
2026-08-20Thistledown?6th6th0
2026-07-13Thistledown?5th5th0
2026-07-01Thistledown?5th5th0
2022-10-03Thistledown?6th3rd+3
2022-09-15Thistledown?6th3rd+3

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today30/081/079/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 750% of fieldRange 1-4 · 68%
▬ OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price — informational only
Trend▲
Strength96%

Delivery trend +4.8% 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 4th of 7. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
30/08/20221st10/147%100%+0.53
15/09/20226th10/147%17%-0.31
03/10/20226th16/116%0%-0.16
01/07/20265th25/10%43%+0.43
13/07/20265th14/126%33%+0.07
20/08/20266th20/10%29%+0.29
09/09/20266th25/10%50%+0.50