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Model Check: How the Predictions Performed This Week

Friday, 26 June 2026

Seven days, 836 races. The model's first-pick win rate across the week was 23.6% — solid and consistent, sitting roughly 7 percentage points above what a random selection from a six-runner field would produce. That gap is the baseline test: the model should outperform chance, and over a large sample it does.

The top-3 coverage is more striking. In 507 of 836 races, at least one of the three model selections won — 60.6%. In practical terms, the winner came from the model's top three in six out of every ten races across the week. Place coverage is higher still at 86.8%, meaning in nearly nine out of ten races one of the three highlighted dogs finished in the first two.

The best individual day was June 21, when 39 first-pick wins came from 120 races at a 32.5% strike rate. The toughest spell was June 19 and 20, when the two largest cards of the week — 219 and 238 races respectively — returned 19.2% and 26.5%. Large-card days across many tracks and grade types tend to introduce more variation, and June 19 in particular shows up as a below-average day in the 7-day picture.

What is notable across the full week is the absence of a dramatic accuracy cliff between smaller and larger cards. The model held up across the range. Whether the sample runs at 12 races or 238, the first-pick win rate stayed within a band that reflects consistent underlying signal rather than luck in either direction. That stability is the most encouraging number in the dataset.

This article was generated by RateThat.Dog's editorial engine, combining form analysis, pace profiles, trap bias data, trainer statistics, and deep reasoning models. Visit ratethat.dog for full racecards, speed ratings, and live results.