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Mighty Kai

5yo Gelding · 8-12 · Draw 1 · OR 102

Santa Anita · Race 2 - Starter Optional Claiming · 1m

#1

Rank

Odds

12/1

Win Prob

52%

Place Prob

38%

Rank

#1

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▲1
Strength4%

What the class read says

Ran competitively despite going/trip that didn't suit it, at this same level — those runs look worse on paper than they were. Back in its own suited conditions today. A caution, though: it has NOT been beating its handicap mark — the favourable class picture isn't yet backed by mark-adjusted finishes.

Dropping 1 class level from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 3.2 /10 (raw 3.6)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C7.5
Today:
Class gap: -1.0
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC8 @ Santa Anita 08/02/2026 · Pos 3rd of 6 · OR 94 · 1m Fas 124 · below its mark08/02/2026 · OR 94 par8/02C8OR 94C8 @ Santa Anita 14/03/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 93 · 1m Fas 124 · beat its mark14/03/2026 · OR 93 parC7 @ Santa Anita 03/04/2026 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR 93 · 1m Fas 124 · below its mark03/04/2026 · OR 93 par3/04C7OR 93C8 @ Santa Anita 17/04/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 92 · 1m 126 · beat its mark17/04/2026 · OR 92 parC8 @ Santa Anita 02/05/2026 · Pos 3rd of 5 · OR 96 · 1m Fas 124 · below its mark02/05/2026 · OR 96 par2/05C8OR 96C8 @ Santa Anita 07/06/2026 · Pos 2nd of 8 · OR 97 · 1m Fas 124 · below its mark07/06/2026 · OR 97 parC8 @ Del Mar 17/07/2026 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR 101 · 1m 121 · beat its mark17/07/2026 · OR 101 par17/07C8OR 101C8 @ Del Mar 23/08/2026 · Pos 4th of 7 · OR 104 · 1m 121 · below its mark23/08/2026 · OR 104 parC8 @ Santa Anita 02/10/2026 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 100 · 1m 124 · beat its mark02/10/2026 · OR 100 par2/10C8OR 100projClass-projected finish: 3rd 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
DateCourseJockeyClsPosAdjGap
2026-10-02Santa AnitaTiago Pereira?1st2nd−1
2026-08-23Del MarTiago Pereira?4th5th−1
2026-07-17Del MarTiago Pereira?1st2nd−1
2026-06-07Santa AnitaTiago Pereira?2nd3rd−1
2026-05-02Santa AnitaTyler Baze?3rd4th−1
2026-04-17Santa AnitaKazushi Kimura?1st2nd−1

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today8/0217/0417/072/10
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish2nd of 680% of fieldRange 1-6 · tight 37/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▬
Strength57%

Delivery trend -0.6% 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 2nd of 6.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
08/02/20263rd10/1195%60%-0.35
14/03/20261st3/184%100%+0.16
03/04/20262nd20/10%86%+0.86
17/04/20261st6/492%100%+0.08
02/05/20263rd5/287%50%-0.37
07/06/20262nd5/174%86%+0.12
17/07/20261st11/271%100%+0.29
23/08/20264th7/282%50%-0.32
02/10/20261st7/282%100%+0.18