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Bridle A Butterfly

4yo Gelding · 8-12 · Draw 8 · OR 95

Belmont Park · Race 2 - Starter Optional Claiming · 7f

#1

Rank

Odds

4/1

Win Prob

34%

Place Prob

33%

Rank

#1

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▬
Strength40%

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 3 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 6 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 4.9 /10 (raw 4.3)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C6.0
Today:
Class gap: +0.5
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC5 @ Churchill Downs 06/06/2025 · Pos 6th of 6 · OR 97 · 5f Slo 122 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark06/06/2025 · OR 97 par6/06C5OR 97C5 @ Ellis Park 04/07/2025 · Pos 2nd of 7 · OR 98 · 5f110y Fm 122 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark04/07/2025 · OR 98 parC0 @ Kentucky Downs 06/09/2025 · Pos 8th of 12 · OR 103 · 6f110y Gd 120 · HIGHER CLASS · beat its mark06/09/2025 · OR 103 par6/09C?OR 103C6 @ Fair Grounds 16/02/2026 · Pos 7th of 7 · OR 102 · 5f110y Gd 120 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark16/02/2026 · OR 102 parC6 @ Fair Grounds 16/03/2026 · Pos 3rd of 7 · OR 99 · 5f110y Yie 120 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark16/03/2026 · OR 99 par16/03C6OR 99C6 @ Gulfstream 24/04/2026 · Pos 11th of 11 · OR 97 · 1m Fm 122 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark24/04/2026 · OR 97 parC7 @ Saratoga 07/06/2026 · Pos 5th of 12 · OR 94 · 1m110y Fm 126 · below its mark07/06/2026 · OR 94 par7/06C7OR 94C7 @ Saratoga 09/07/2026 · Pos 4th of 11 · OR 96 · 5f110y Fm 126 · below its mark09/07/2026 · OR 96 parC7 @ Saratoga 07/08/2026 · Pos 3rd of 9 · OR 95 · 5f110y Fm 126 · below its mark07/08/2026 · OR 95 par7/08C7OR 95projClass-projected finish: 4th of 10
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseJockeyClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-07SaratogaJose Ortiz?3rd3rd0
2026-07-09SaratogaFlavien Prat?4th4th0
2026-06-07SaratogaKendrick Carmouche?5th5th0
2026-04-24GulfstreamJ G Torrealba?11th10th+1
2026-03-16Fair GroundsSofia Vives?3rd2nd+1
2026-02-16Fair GroundsBrian Jr Hernandez?7th6th+1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today6/0616/027/067/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish1st of 10100% of fieldRange 1-6 · tight 64/100
▬ EDGING AHEAD
Trend▲
Strength100%

Delivery trend +6.3% per run

What the projection says

Edging ahead of its price lately — not a standalone signal; it only counts alongside a short-priced top pick. Projected 1st of 10. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
06/06/20256th3/184%0%-0.84
04/07/20252nd4/179%83%+0.04
06/09/20258th25/10%36%+0.36
16/02/20267th9/276%0%-0.76
16/03/20263rd14/126%67%+0.40
24/04/202611th25/10%0%0.00
07/06/20265th12/137%64%+0.27
09/07/20264th10/382%70%-0.12
07/08/20263rd13/266%75%+0.09