Hidden Drop

How the Hidden Drop score works

• Class relief — up to 30 pts: today's published class easier than its recent stored runs. Where no class number is published (Irish racing), class relief is unavailable rather than guessed from prize money — prize money counts once only, under prize-money easing.
• Distance suitability — up to 20 pts: awarded only on its own record at today's trip. A change of distance on its own earns nothing.
• Going suitability — up to 20 pts: awarded only on its own record on today's ground. A change of ground on its own earns nothing.
• Prize-money easing — up to 15 pts: cheaper race than it has been contesting.
• Freshness — up to 10 pts: days since its last run.
• Rating edge — up to 5 pts: official rating against the class par.

Flagged at 55+ raw points out of 100. Scores are never rescaled: data coverage (how much of the 100-point scheme could be assessed) is shown separately, and runners with less than 60 points of coverage or no comparable history are marked “Insufficient data”. Trainer intentions are never assumed.

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