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Card modelCard model Wide openFormLast 3 figsTier · angles
  1. 1Xy SpeedC. Cedeno · M. LermanCedeno · LermanC78 89 74▼-6@trip 926-1Fair 8-112%▼ Down -678 89 74@trip 92C

    Card model 12% · Fair odds 8-1 · Our #4 · Tier C · Form ▼ Down -6 · Best fig at today's trip 92 (8 tries) · Last 3 figs 78 89 74

    Jockey Carol Cedeno 26% career · Trainer Michael Lerman 28% career
    Also today · Jockey R3: Apache One Six 12-1
    60D LAYOFF

    A big drop, handicap to optional claiming, and worth asking why. A 91 in its last five clears the 83 par for this level.

    EVEN PACE The shape is neutral for this one.
    TROUBLED TRIP Ran into trouble last out (Bobbled st; no rally), and the figure already reflects it.
    WORKS LIGHT Few works lately, 1 work in 30d and the last 29 days ago

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    8/9GP5f THandicap6th/7 -6L784.7-1b LBobbled st;no rally
    7/25GP5f TOC 50k2nd/5 -6L891.9-1b LShuffle 7/16;re-bid 3w
    6/25CNL5½f TOC 50k n2x7th/9 -1½L742.1-1b LInside; needed bid
  2. 2Itza Boss▲L. Reyes · J. D'AngeloReyes · D'AngeloB82 85 88▼-5≡@trip 893-1Fair 9-218%▼ Down -582 85 88 ≡@trip 89B▲ Lone speed on early pace1

    Card model 18% · Fair odds 9-2 · Our #1 · Tier B · Form ▼ Down -5 · ≡ Steady figures 82–89 · Best fig at today's trip 89 (6 tries) · Last 3 figs 82 85 88

    ▲ Lone speed on early pace
    Jockey Leonel Reyes 30% career · Trainer Jose Francisco D'Angelo 37% career
    Also today · Jockey R1: Slew Vinbiz 8-1, R3: Ciborio 9-2 · Trainer this race: Itza Lock 12-1, R3: Ciborio 9-2, R3: Won For Lou 8-1

    Trending the wrong way on speed, 88 to 85 to 82. Has won 3 of 6 going today's distance.

    EVEN PACE The shape is neutral for this one.
    WORKS LIGHT Few works lately, 1 work in 30d and the last 8 days ago

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    10/10GP5f THandicap7th/11 -½L823.4-1b LChase;2p;wkn
    9/12GP5f DBUmphTSptB100k5th/8 -1½L8510-1bTacked; lacked kick
    2/8GP5f TOC 25k n1xWon/7883.1-1b LDuel 3wd; clear; drvng
  3. 3Zevi's ZoneJ. Morelos · D. HurtakMorelos · HurtakC81 79 71▲+6@trip 8030-1Fair 20-14%▲ Up +6 · career best81 79 71@trip 80C

    Card model 4% · Fair odds 20-1 · Our #9 · Tier C · Form ▲ Up +6 · career best · Best fig at today's trip 80 (3 tries) · Last 3 figs 81 79 71

    Jockey Jose E Morelos 29% career · Trainer Daniel Hurtak 21% career
    Also today · Jockey R1: Stir Flay 10-1, R3: Laudable 10-1
    CLASS DROPWON LAST

    Last start was a win, in a 7-horse $35,000 claiming race at GP at 3.2-1. Switches from dirt to turf.

    EVEN PACE Balanced pace: trip and tactical speed decide it, with no strong setup advantage.
    WORKS LIGHT Few works lately, 1 work in 30d and the last 29 days ago

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    10/11GP5f DClm 35k bWon/7813.2-1b LStmbl'd st; 4wd rally
    8/30GP5f DOC 75k6th/7 -7½L7923-1b LStumbl'd st; 5wd trip
    8/24GP5f TOC 25k n1x6th/8 -2½L7122-1b LChased 3w turn; no bid
  4. 4Sosua Summer▲★J. Torrealba · V. Barboza Jr.Torrealba · Barboza Jr.A94 85 78▲▲+12@trip 934-1Fair 6-114%▲▲ Big jump +12 · career best94 85 78@trip 93A▲ Last fig 94 at/above par 83★ Best at the trip 933

    Card model 14% · Fair odds 6-1 · Our #3 · Tier A · Form ▲▲ Big jump +12 · career best · Best fig at today's trip 93 (2 tries) · Last 3 figs 94 85 78

    ▲ Last fig 94 at/above par 83★ Best at the trip 93
    Jockey Jg Torrealba 31% career · Trainer Victor Jr Barboza
    Also today · Jockey R1: Mischief Meister 6-1, R3: Squire 8-1 · Trainer this race: Sabian 9-2
    60D LAYOFF★ FASTEST WORKWON LAST

    Last race was on the dirt; today it runs on the turf. Tops the field on speed figures, a 94 against 93 for the next best.

    EVEN PACE The shape is neutral for this one.
    WORKS SHARP Fastest work of the morning on Sep 27 (3F in :35.20), 2 works in 30d

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    8/30GP5f DOC 50kWon/3 by 1½941.3-1b LStalked; up in time
    7/27GP5f TOC 25k n1x2nd/7 -3L853.3-1b LGood finish outside
    5/30GP5f DOC 62k b7th/7 -6½L7817-1b L2p;swung 6p str;no bid
  5. 5Itza Lock▲LSY. Torres · J. D'AngeloTorres · D'AngeloB92 81 79▲▲+13@trip 9112-1Fair 12-18%▲▲ Big jump +13 · career best92 81 79@trip 91B▲ Last fig 92 at/above par 83LS

    Card model 8% · Fair odds 12-1 · Our #7 · Tier B · Form ▲▲ Big jump +13 · career best · Best fig at today's trip 91 (3 tries) · Last 3 figs 92 81 79

    ▲ Last fig 92 at/above par 83LS

    Longshot read: 12-1 on the morning line, and the model has it at 8% against a line of 6%. A read, not a bet.

    Jockey Yolber Torres 32% career · Trainer Jose Francisco D'Angelo 37% career
    Also today · Jockey R3: Brushfire 6-1 · Trainer this race: Itza Boss 3-1, R3: Ciborio 9-2, R3: Won For Lou 8-1
    ◆ NOTE · TRIP TROUBLE60D LAYOFF4 WORKS IN 30 DAYS★ FASTEST WORK

    Class relief: optional claiming last time, optional claiming today. Comes off a dirt start and tries the turf here.

    EVEN PACE No pace advantage either way, so this comes down to trip and class.
    TROUBLED TRIP Chart note from last time: Rail bid; shut off 1/4. A trip worth forgiving, though the number already carries it.
    WORKS SHARP 4f in :48.60 on Oct 16 was the best time at that distance that morning; 4 works in 30d

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    8/30GP5f DOC 75k3rd/7 -2L923.9-1b LRail bid; shut off 1/4
    7/25GP5f TOC 75k n1x3rd/7 -4½L816.0-1b LSwung 5w;willingly
    6/26GP5½f DOC 75k n1x3rd/6 -6½L791.4-1b LBmp btw; willingly
  6. 6Axthelm▼J. Ocasio · R. DibonaOcasio · DibonaC75 86 89▼▼-13@trip 908-1Fair 12-18%▼▼ Big drop -1375 86 89@trip 90C▼ 2nd off a layoff after a poor return (75 vs 86)

    Card model 8% · Fair odds 12-1 · Our #8 · Tier C · Form ▼▼ Big drop -13 · Best fig at today's trip 90 (4 tries) · Last 3 figs 75 86 89

    ▼ 2nd off a layoff after a poor return (75 vs 86)
    Jockey Jonathan Ocasio 26% career · Trainer Robert S Dibona 34% career
    Also today · Jockey R1: Mel's Manner 30-1

    Figure of 89 on the record sits above the 83 par. Figures have slipped: 89, 86, 75 over its last three.

    EVEN PACE No pace advantage either way, so this comes down to trip and class.
    WORKS Steady, unremarkable work pattern: 1 work in 30d, last 8d back

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    10/10GP5f THandicap10th/11 -7L7514-1b LBmp brk;svgnd;no bid
    8/30KD6f TTrfSprnt G210th/12 -6½L8647-1bChased;4-6w;fanned 8wd
    7/4SAR5½f THarvyPack Stk7th/11 -5¾L8930-1bChased 4-2w; no kick
  7. 7Giant Teddy▲▼H. Figueroa · A. PuckettFigueroa · PuckettB84 93 83▼-4@trip 888-1Fair 10-110%▼ Down -484 93 83@trip 88B▲ Last fig 84 at/above par 83▼ Age 5+ at a price, figures fall as the distance rises

    Card model 10% · Fair odds 10-1 · Our #6 · Tier B · Form ▼ Down -4 · Best fig at today's trip 88 (3 tries) · Last 3 figs 84 93 83

    ▲ Last fig 84 at/above par 83▼ Age 5+ at a price, figures fall as the distance rises
    Jockey Heriberto Figueroa 28% career · Trainer Andrea L Puckett 18% career
    ★ FASTEST WORK

    Winless in 5 starts at this distance. Switches from dirt to turf.

    EVEN PACE No pace advantage either way, so this comes down to trip and class.
    WORKS SHARP Fastest work of the morning on Jun 15 (3F in :35.60), 1 work in 30d

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    10/4GP5f DOC 50k5th/6 -1½L843.2-1LChased 2w; no bid
    8/30GP5f DOC 50k2nd/3931.3-1LOff slow; in tight
    7/27GP5f TOC 25k n1xc3rd/7 -1½L831.3-1L3w bid; outkicked
  8. 8Test Factor▲N. Juarez · R. CrichtonJuarez · CrichtonA90 78 87▲▲+8@trip 875-1Fair 8-111%▲▲ Big jump +8 · career best90 78 87@trip 87A▲ Last fig 90 at/above par 83

    Card model 11% · Fair odds 8-1 · Our #5 · Tier A · Form ▲▲ Big jump +8 · career best · Best fig at today's trip 87 (6 tries) · Last 3 figs 90 78 87

    ▲ Last fig 90 at/above par 83
    Jockey Nik Juarez 30% career · Trainer Rohan G Crichton 34% career
    ★ FASTEST WORK

    3rd last time, 1 length back, in a field of 6. Fastest 4F work of its morning on Sep 24 (:47.40), a sign it is training forwardly.

    EVEN PACE Balanced pace: trip and tactical speed decide it, with no strong setup advantage.
    WORKS SHARP Fastest work of the morning on Sep 24 (4F in :47.40), 1 work in 30d

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    10/4GP5f DOC 50k3rd/6 -1L9011-1b LRallied 3w; outkicked
    8/24GP5f TOC 25k n1x2nd/8 -2L784.5-1b LRe-bid 4w; willingly
    7/25GP5f TOC 50k4th/5 -4L872.0-1b LRushed;flattened out
  9. 9Sabian▲D. Herrera · V. Barboza Jr.Herrera · Barboza Jr.A92 79 81▲▲+12@trip 859-2Fair 5-117%▲▲ Big jump +12 · career best92 79 81@trip 85A▲ Last fig 92 at/above par 832

    Card model 17% · Fair odds 5-1 · Our #2 · Tier A · Form ▲▲ Big jump +12 · career best · Best fig at today's trip 85 (4 tries) · Last 3 figs 92 79 81

    ▲ Last fig 92 at/above par 83
    Jockey Diego A Herrera 27% career · Trainer Victor Jr Barboza
    Also today · Jockey R1: Strike 9-2, R3: Venezuelan Hope 5-1 · Trainer this race: Sosua Summer 4-1
    WON LAST

    Won last out in a 6-horse optional claiming race at GP. Was 5th of 6 at the first call last time.

    EVEN PACE No pace advantage either way, so this comes down to trip and class.
    WORKS LIGHT Light on works against these rivals (0 works in 30d, last 35d back)

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    10/4GP5f DOC 50kWon/6 by 3½923.7-1b LTight 3/8; late rally
    8/24GP5f TOC 25k n1xWon/8792.4-1b LBumped st; rail rally
    7/27GP5f TOC 25k n1x4th/7 -2L812.8-1b LStalked btwn; evenly

▲ / ▼ angle for / against · ★ best figure at the trip · LS longshot read · 1 2 3 = our top three · A B C tiers · ▲ ► ▼ form · ≡ ↕ steady / up-and-down. Tap a row for its notes, a name for the horse's page. Analysis only. Pace: fast and contested (5 early types). Helps stalkers and closers.

How to read these marks
1 2 3
Our top three by the card model's win chance. Tap “Our order” to sort by it.
Win %, Fair
The card model's chance to win, and the odds that chance works out to with no takeout. Fair is green when the model rates the horse above its morning line (the line scaled to add up to 100%).
Tier A B C ?
The field ranked on recent speed figures and the morning line together: A = top three, B = next three, C = the rest, ? = no figures yet.
71 60 72
Last three speed figures, newest first. “@trip 75” = best figure at today's distance (within 30 yards) on this surface.
▲▲ ▲ ► ▼ ▼▼
Form: last figure against the average of the three before it. ▲ = up 3 or more, ▲▲ = up 8 or more, ► = within 3, ▼ / ▼▼ = down. The number is the difference.
≡ ↕
≡ steady: the last four figures sit close together. ↕ up-and-down: they swing widely.
★
Best figure in the field at today's distance and surface, from two or more tries, not tied. When that horse isn't in our top three it gets a “Distance horse” note above the field.
▲ ▼ chips
Handicapping angles for or against the horse. LS = longshot read: 8-1 or more on the morning line and the model rates it higher than that line.

These marks describe the past performances. None of them is proven to beat the odds: in our test of 100 handicapping angles, nothing did better than the final odds, and the morning-line favourite wins more races than our top-ranked horse. Read them as notes, not as a reason to bet.

Race conditions and our readpace, conditions, story
¼½FINISHSTART5 FURLONGS · TURF · infield1-turn

EQB · RACE 2

UPCOMING

Optional Claiming $50,000

Field
9 runners
Purse
$35,000
Post
4:12 PM ET
Pace
Tactical / Honest
Card model top pick
#2 · 18%

Claiming $50,000, for 3-year-olds and up.

Claiming race — every starter can be bought for the claiming price out of the race, so owners risk losing a horse that's clearly best. That keeps the field evenly matched on ability.

The shape is the story here: there's little established early speed, so a tactical horse can control soft fractions up front and prove hard to run down.

Our number tops on #2 Itza Boss (a presser/stalker, M/L 3-1). Recent figures: 82 · 85 · 88. Backup is #9 Sabian at 9-2. Use #4 Sosua Summer in exotic structures.

What would change our mind: a key scratch that reshapes the early pace, a sharp turf-to-dirt or surface switch off the rail, or live money showing up on a horse the board had dismissed. Watch the tote late.

At a glance: model vs the morning line

At a glance

  • Market favourite #2 ITZA BOSS (3-1) — our number agrees.
  • #2 ITZA BOSS — our top number on the card, about right at the windows (20.1% to their 19.6%).
  • #9 SABIAN — our #2 number, about right at the windows (16.1% to their 14.3%).
  • #4 SOSUA SUMMER — our #3 number, about right at the windows (14.9% to their 15.7%).

Model vs the morning line · analysis, not advice

  • Longshot the model rates above its line: #3 ZEVI'S ZONE (30-1) — our fair 2.9% is above the morning line's 2.5%; supported by: 3-way speed duel up front — meltdown sets up the closer
Pacewho goes to the front

Pace

Tactical / Honest. Balanced shape: 1-2 speed, supporting pressers, closers in play. Trip wins out.

Likely leader: #2 Itza Boss; pressure from #8 Test Factor, #7 Giant Teddy.

Lead
none
Press
2Itza Boss968Test Factor957Giant Teddy934Sosua Summer906Axthelm79
Stalk
3Zevi's Zone945Itza Lock939Sabian911Xy Speed82
Close
none

Number = last-race early-pace figure. Green border = the shape helps; red = it works against.

Early speed and closing figures, horse by horse

Early Pace · E1 figure · front runners

2
Itza Boss
96
8
Test Factor
95
3
Zevi's Zone
94
5
Itza Lock
93
7
Giant Teddy
93
9
Sabian
91
4
Sosua Summer
90
1
Xy Speed
82
6
Axthelm
79

Closing Kick · late-pace figure

1
Xy Speed
16
4
Sosua Summer
15
5
Itza Lock
15
3
Zevi's Zone
10
7
Giant Teddy
10
8
Test Factor
10
9
Sabian
10
2
Itza Boss
8
6
Axthelm
8
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