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Mendel

2yo Gelding · 8-8 · OR 60

Belmont Park · Race 2 - Bertram F. Bongard Stakes · 6f 110y

#7

Rank

Odds

30/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

0%

Rank

#7

Class Advantage Projection

Class readAT LEVEL
▲ AHEAD OF MARKedges past its mark
Move▲2
Strength0%

What the class read says

Stepping up in grade today, into tougher company than it has been meeting. Its finishes have been edging past what its mark implies.

Class-adjusted form 10.5 /10 (raw 8.7)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C6.0
Today:
Class gap: -1.5
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC6 @ Saratoga 12/07/2026 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR - · 5f110y 12312/07C6C6 @ Saratoga 06/08/2026 · Pos 11th of 11 · OR 52 · 1m110y Fm 123 · below its mark06/08/2026 · OR 52 par6/08C6OR 52C6 @ Belmont Park 20/09/2026 · Pos 8th of 12 · OR 52 · 6f 123 · beat its mark20/09/2026 · OR 52 par20/09C6OR 52projClass-projected finish: 4th of 5
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-20Belmont Park?8th10th−2
2026-08-06Saratoga?11th13th−2
2026-07-12Saratoga?7th9th−2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today12/076/0820/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish7th of 70% of fieldRange 1-7 · 68%
▬ OVER-DELIVERINGfinishes above its price — informational only
Trend▬
Strength17%

Delivery trend +1.5% 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 7th of 7.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
12/07/20267th25/10%33%+0.33
06/08/202611th14/126%0%-0.26
20/09/20268th40/10%36%+0.36