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Saratoga - Race #4
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Saratoga - Race #10
Saratoga - Race #4
| #5 Malarkey | Rice charge goes for a barn that has started the meet very hot, has a stalking gear in a race with some speed, and could offer a hint of value as well; look out. |
| #8 Blunt Force | Heavy hitter was a very fast (for this group) winner last time, but it came against N3L foes, so this is a rise in class, although a repeat makes her tough; using. |
| #6 Stay Fond | Belmont winner rises slightly off a solid score and will be a late threat here, but spotting ground to them on this track hasn't worked a lot so far; underneath only. |
| Race Summary | There's a lot of positives on the 5, and she probably won't be favored either, so play her aggressively to win and place, and get some added value by keying her in the early Pk5/Pk4 as well, since she hits hard off her improving form, for a barn having a banner meet early on. |
| #2 Towering | Homebred had a trip on debut then was a flat 5th last time behind a heavy favorite, but this is a group there for the taking, the cutback should work, and the price will be right too; look out. |
| #8 Snicket | Expected chalk was 2nd from a bad draw last time and certainly fits, but she cuts back and doesn't have a lot of speed, which may leave her with too much to do in the lane; second-best. |
| #10 Quantitativbreezin | Heavy hitter was a fast 2nd on debut, though it came in an MCL, so while she's best on figures, this is a rise in class, and she too is lacking early speed; making her prove at underlaid odds. |
| Race Summary | The price will be right on the 2, and the competition is too, as there's no one to fear here, so give her a look in all the slots, and especially in the late Pk5, and to kick off the late Pk4 as well, as a win would add value to both sequences, and she may be poised for a breakthrough in the often pivotal third lifetime start. |
| #10 Yah Huh | Longshot got to the turf last time and woke way up with a solid 6th, should only improve off that tightener, doesn't meet much, and will be ignored at the windows; bombs away. |
| #3 Bricco | Stalker has run just twice, so he's full of upside, and he also goes second-off the long break too, for a Bond barn that knows how to aim for a spot and deliver; looms very large. |
| #1 Aintitfunkynow | MSW dropper will be favored off that often potent angle, and Irad is here too, so there goes your value, on a horse that has basically been stuck in neutral in all six starts; no thanks. |
| Race Summary | The price will be right and then some on the 10, and he's really not far off the favorites here on paper, and he has every right to move forward off that turf debut a well, so give him a look in all the slots, and especially to end the late Pk5/Pk4 as well, since he has the look of a sneaky longshot, for a Handal barn that knows how to spot its stock. |
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