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Portadown Lad

3yo Gelding · 8-11 · Draw 5 · OR 64

Belmont Park · Race 11 - Maiden Claiming · 6f

#9

Rank

Odds

20/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#9

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▼1
Strength51%

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

Class-adjusted form 5.7 /10 (raw 6.8)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C7.7
Today:
Class gap: +0.8
Higher-class runs: 2
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC5 @ Aqueduct 14/02/2026 · Pos 6th of 6 · OR - · 7f Fas 119 · HIGHER CLASS14/02C5C6 @ Aqueduct 14/03/2026 · Pos 8th of 9 · OR 57 · 7f 122 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark14/03/2026 · OR 57 parC6 @ Aqueduct 18/04/2026 · Pos 8th of 9 · OR 69 · 7f 120 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark18/04/2026 · OR 69 par18/04C6OR 69C9 @ Belmont At The Big A 24/05/2026 · Pos 2nd of 6 · OR 63 · 6f Slo 121 · below its mark24/05/2026 · OR 63 parC6 @ Belmont At The Big A 27/06/2026 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR 70 · 6f 121 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark27/06/2026 · OR 70 par27/06C6OR 70C9 @ Saratoga 05/08/2026 · Pos 10th of 11 · OR 70 · 1m110y Fm 121 · below its mark05/08/2026 · OR 70 parC9 @ Belmont Park 30/09/2026 · Pos 8th of 12 · OR 70 · 7f Fas 123 · below its mark30/09/2026 · OR 70 par30/09C9OR 70C9 @ Belmont Park 10/10/2026 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR 66 · 7f110y 123 · below its mark10/10/2026 · OR 66 par10/10C9OR 66projClass-projected finish: 8th of 9
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseJockeyClsPosAdjGap
2026-10-10Belmont ParkRajiv Maragh?6th6th0
2026-09-30Belmont ParkChristopher Elliott?8th8th0
2026-08-05SaratogaKendrick Carmouche?10th10th0
2026-06-27Belmont At The Big AKendrick Carmouche?6th3rd+3
2026-05-24Belmont At The Big AChristopher Elliott?2nd2nd0
2026-04-18AqueductChristopher Elliott?8th5th+3

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today14/0224/0530/0910/10
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish9th of 1120% of fieldRange 6-10 · tight 71/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▬
Strength28%

Delivery trend +1.8% 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 9th of 11.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
14/02/20266th40/10%0%0.00
14/03/20268th66/10%13%+0.13
18/04/20268th40/10%13%+0.13
24/05/20262nd14/126%80%+0.54
27/06/20266th25/10%29%+0.29
05/08/202610th40/10%10%+0.10
30/09/20268th14/126%36%+0.10
10/10/20266th25/10%29%+0.29