Pick sheet
Race 84:42 PM Grey-G3
1 1/16 Mi · Dirt · 7 entered. Our model's top pick, Freedom Hall, is 25% to win (morning line implies 26%). Pace: #7 is the only true speed and could control it.
Top pick #7 Freedom Hall ML 2-1 Fair 3-1 Model #1 Top last-race fig ▲▲ Big jump +21 · career best ↕ Up and down 51–85 ▲ Last fig 85 at/above par 85 1st-time Lasix
Jockey P. Moran · Trainer M. Trombetta · 31 days off
DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
10/1PID6½f DOC 62k n1xWon/5858.7-1Drew off; much best
8/28CNL6f DMoc50000Won/8772.9-1Ins;drw off;held
7/19CNL5½f DMSW6th/7 -11L514.2-1Checked5/8 & 9/16 ins
Case: Last out won in the OC62500n1x at PID. Last Brisnet figures 85-77-51. M. Trombetta / P. Moran.
Knock: Never raced this far (longest 6½f). Never raced at Woodbine.
Contender #2 Speaker's Speech ML 3-1 Fair 7-2 Model #2
Jockey R. Hernandez · Trainer M. Casse · 29 days off
DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
10/3WO5f TAlgnquin G33rd/6 -3¼L833.8-1LLacked running room
8/15WO6½f TSoarFree Stk2nd/68410-1Slw st;swoop3/8;nailed
Case: Last out 3rd in the Algnquin-G3 at WO. Last Brisnet figures 83-84. M. Casse / R. Hernandez.
Knock: Never raced this far (longest 6½f). Never raced at Woodbine.
Use #1 Play It Again ML 7-2 Fair 4-1 Model #3 ▲▲ Big jump +12 · career best ▲ Last fig 85 at/above par 85 1st-time Lasix Last out 6th/8 -5¼L in the Summer-G1 at WO. Last Brisnet figures 85-76-71. Best at today's distance 76. M. Casse / F. Aebly. Knock: Never raced at Woodbine.
Jockey F. Aebly · Trainer M. Casse · 50 days off
DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
9/12WO1m TSummer G16th/8 -5¼L8527-1Inside turn;shift 4-6w
8/1ELP1 1/16 TMSWWon/12 by 2763.7-1Ins;4p1/4;grind;up lat
7/5ELP1m TMSW3rd/11 -3L714.0-13wd;closer 2nd;ran on
Narrowing the field: A #2, #3, #7 · B #1, #4, #6 · C #5
Angles: #1 Last fig 85 at/above par 85 · #4 Best fig 80 is 5+ under today's par 85 · #5 Best fig 79 is 5+ under today's par 85 · #6 Best fig 74 is 5+ under today's par 85 · #7 Last fig 85 at/above par 85

R8 Woodbine · Grey Stakes (G3)

4:42 PM ET · 1 1/16 Miles Dirt · $175,000 · 7 runners4:42 PM · 1 1/16m Dirt · 7 runners

Official $175K · Grey Stakes (G3)

Card modelCard model Wide openFormLast 3 figsTier · angles
  1. 1Play It Again▲Ran 2ndF. Aebly · M. CasseAebly · CasseB85 76 71▲▲+127-2Fair 4-119%▲▲ Big jump +12 · career best85 76 71B▲ Last fig 85 at/above par 853

    Card model 19% · Fair odds 4-1 · Our #3 · Tier B · Form ▲▲ Big jump +12 · career best · Last 3 figs 85 76 71

    ▲ Last fig 85 at/above par 85
    Jockey Fraser Aebly 32% career 17-for-99 on dirt this meet (17%) · Trainer Mark Casse 36% career 8-for-41 on dirt this meet (20%)
    Also today · Jockey R1: Ready To Battle 7-2, R2: Padraig 5-2, R4: Alpha Gamma Girl 2-1, R6: Bunyan 8-5 +2 more · Trainer R6: Time For Action 7-2, R6: Kingslayer 10-1, R7: Tour The City 10-1, R7: Webslinger 8-1 +1 more
    LASIX 1ST4 WORKS IN 30 DAYS

    Purse drops from $500,000 to $175,000 against its last start. Switches from turf to dirt.

    PACE HELPS Stalks an honestly pressed pace from a good spot.
    TROUBLED TRIP Inside turn; shift 4-6w last out; the speed figure already reflects it.
    WORKS SHARP Fit-looking prep next to these rivals: 4 works in 30d, last 8d ago
    RECORD Fraser Aebly from post 1 here: 44 wins, 122 top-3 in 254 rides · 14% wins from all posts here

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    9/12WO1m TSummer G16th/8 -5¼L8527-1Inside turn;shift 4-6w
    8/1ELP1 1/16 TMSWWon/12 by 2763.7-1Ins;4p1/4;grind;up lat
    7/5ELP1m TMSW3rd/11 -3L714.0-13wd;closer 2nd;ran on
  2. 2Speaker's SpeechRan 1stR. Hernandez · M. CasseHernandez · CasseA83 843-1Fair 7-222%—83 84A2

    Card model 22% · Fair odds 7-2 · Our #2 · Tier A · Last 3 figs 83 84

    Jockey Rafael Manuel Hernandez 38% career ★ 12-for-60 on dirt this meet (20%), #3 of 31 · Trainer Mark Casse 36% career 8-for-41 on dirt this meet (20%) ★ hot
    Also today · Jockey R1: Remarkably Human 2-1, R5: Townline Bertie 2-1, R7: King D'Oro 6-1, R9: Endrick 7-5 · Trainer R6: Time For Action 7-2, R6: Kingslayer 10-1, R7: Tour The City 10-1, R7: Webslinger 8-1 +1 more

    Comes off a turf start and tries the dirt here. Stretches out from 5 furlongs to 1 1/16 miles.

    EVEN PACE With the front end pressed, the late run has something to run at.
    WORKS LIGHT Thin work schedule next to this field: 2 works in 30d, last one 8d ago
    RECORD Rafael Manuel Hernandez from post 2 here: 76 wins, 154 top-3 in 281 rides · 21% wins from all posts here

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    10/3WO5f TAlgnquin G33rd/6 -3¼L833.8-1LLacked running room
    8/15WO6½f TSoarFree Stk2nd/68410-1Slw st;swoop3/8;nailed
  3. 3Uncle DodoRan 6thE. Wilson · B. MinshallWilson · MinshallA79 61 94▲+4↕5-1Fair 7-113%▲ Up +479 61 94 ↕A

    Card model 13% · Fair odds 7-1 · Our #4 · Tier A · Form ▲ Up +4 · ↕ Up-and-down figures 61–94 · Last 3 figs 79 61 94

    Jockey Emma Jayne Wilson 30% career ★ 11-for-53 on dirt this meet (21%), #2 of 31 · Trainer Barbara J Minshall 29% career 2-for-17 on dirt this meet (12%)
    Also today · Jockey R4: Silver Coast 8-1, R6: Kingslayer 10-1, R7: Webslinger 8-1 · Trainer R7: Sedburys Ghost 15-1, this race: King's Counsel 6-1
    ★ FASTEST WORK3/4 board here

    Owns the highest recent figure here at 94. Goes 1 1/16 miles after running 7 furlongs last time.

    EVEN PACE Honest early fractions give a closer a fair shot late.
    WORKS SHARP 5f in :59.00 on Sep 26 was the best time at that distance that morning; 2 works in 30d
    RECORD 1 win, 3 on the board from 4 starts here
    RECORD Emma Jayne Wilson from post 3 here: 28 wins, 64 top-3 in 159 rides · 14% wins from all posts here

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    10/11WO7f DDisplay Stk2nd/4 -5L791.4-1LPoor st;ask 3/8;4w3/16
    8/15WO6½f TSoarFree Stk5th/6 -9½L615.1-1LTracked;had no finish
    7/12WO5½f DVictoria StkWon/7 by ½943.7-1LDuel/lost crop70yds;up
  4. 4King's Counsel▼Ran 5thD. Fukumoto · B. MinshallFukumoto · MinshallB75 80 79▼-5≡6-1Fair 8-110%▼ Down -575 80 79 ≡B▼ Best fig 80 is 5+ under today's par 85

    Card model 10% · Fair odds 8-1 · Our #5 · Tier B · Form ▼ Down -5 · ≡ Steady figures 75–80 · Last 3 figs 75 80 79

    ▼ Best fig 80 is 5+ under today's par 85
    Jockey Daisuke Fukumoto 28% career 4-for-26 on dirt this meet (15%) · Trainer Barbara J Minshall 29% career 2-for-17 on dirt this meet (12%)
    Also today · Trainer R7: Sedburys Ghost 15-1, this race: Uncle Dodo 5-1
    ★ FASTEST WORK3/5 board here

    Beaten 7 lengths for 5th in a 10-horse race at WO. Last race was on the turf; today it runs on the dirt.

    PACE HELPS Stalks an honestly pressed pace from a good spot.
    WORKS SHARP Fastest work of the morning on Sep 26 (5F in :59.00), 2 works in 30d
    RECORD 1 win, 3 on the board from 5 starts here
    RECORD Daisuke Fukumoto from post 4 here: 13 wins, 42 top-3 in 90 rides · 12% wins from all posts here

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    10/4WO1 1/16 TrCupSaucerB300k5th/10 -7L754.9-1b LPress;wilted;came back
    8/30WO6½f DSimcoeB300kWon/9801.8-1b LSwung 7w;drift;held
    7/19WO6f DMSW2nd/11 -3L796.7-1bChase wnr 3-4w;2nd bst
  5. 5Authentic Gold▼Ran 7thJ. Campos · K. VassilievaCampos · VassilievaC79 65 59▲▲+23↕20-1Fair 50-12%▲▲ Big jump +23 · career best79 65 59 ↕C▼ Best fig 79 is 5+ under today's par 85

    Card model 2% · Fair odds 50-1 · Our #7 · Tier C · Form ▲▲ Big jump +23 · career best · ↕ Up-and-down figures 44–79 · Last 3 figs 79 65 59

    ▼ Best fig 79 is 5+ under today's par 85
    Jockey Jose Luis Campos 26% career 10-for-58 on dirt this meet (17%) · Trainer Katerina Vassilieva 31% career 1-for-10 on dirt this meet (10%)
    Also today · Jockey R1: Tan Toast 6-1, R2: Mr. Perfect 10-1, R3: Mrs D 9-5, R7: Magical Factor 7-2

    Has moved up each time out, 59 to 65 to 79. 2nd last time, 2 lengths back, in a field of 11.

    PACE HELPS Stalks an honestly pressed pace from a good spot.
    WORKS LIGHT Light on works against these rivals (1 work in 30d, last 7d back)
    RECORD Jose Luis Campos from post 5 here: 19 wins, 73 top-3 in 225 rides · 9% wins from all posts here

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    10/4WO7f DMSW2nd/11 -2L7912-1LBid 1/16; outfinished
    9/6WO6½f DMSW3rd/6 -4L657.8-1LRally3Wbtwn1/4;held3rd
    8/1ELP1 1/16 TMSW11th/12 -6¾L5931-1Bore out11/16;ins;wknd
  6. 6Okarito▼Ran 3rdR. Munger · E. HartyMunger · HartyB74 658-1Fair 12-18%—74 65B▼ Best fig 74 is 5+ under today's par 85

    Card model 8% · Fair odds 12-1 · Our #6 · Tier B · Last 3 figs 74 65

    ▼ Best fig 74 is 5+ under today's par 85
    Jockey Ryan Munger 30% career 7-for-42 on dirt this meet (17%) · Trainer Eoin Harty 34% career
    Also today · Jockey R3: Epic Affair 5-2, R4: Starship Salute 6-1, R6: Happy Marsden 6-1, R7: Tour The City 10-1 +1 more
    3 WORKS IN 30 DAYSWON LAST

    Won last out in a 12-horse maiden special weight race at CD. A step up in company: maiden special weight before, stakes gr3 today.

    EVEN PACE Real pressure up front should bring the pace back to it.
    WORKS Average work schedule for this field (3 works in 30d, last 8d ago)
    RECORD Ryan Munger from post 6 here: 22 wins, 74 top-3 in 185 rides · 14% wins from all posts here

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    9/24CD1m TMSWWon/12 by 27413-1bIns;2-3p;7p upr;rally
    8/21ELP6f DMSW6th/12 -11L6516-16p into lane;improved
  7. 7Freedom Hall▲Ran 4thP. Moran · M. TrombettaMoran · TrombettaA85 77 51▲▲+21↕2-1Fair 3-125%▲▲ Big jump +21 · career best85 77 51 ↕A▲ Last fig 85 at/above par 851

    Card model 25% · Fair odds 3-1 · Our #1 · Tier A · Form ▲▲ Big jump +21 · career best · ↕ Up-and-down figures 51–85 · Last 3 figs 85 77 51

    ▲ Last fig 85 at/above par 85
    Jockey Pietro Moran 32% career 17-for-93 on dirt this meet (18%) · Trainer Michael J Trombetta 33% career
    Also today · Jockey R1: Ratings Upgrade 5-2, R2: Hoity Moroni 3-1, R3: Homeawayfromhome 3-1, R4: Dwight 3-1 +4 more
    LASIX 1STWON LAST

    Raises its level, optional claiming last time and stakes gr3 now. A longer trip: 6½ furlongs last out, 1 1/16 miles today.

    PACE CHALLENGE Pressured on the lead; getting clear early matters. (early-speed points: 6)
    SHARP LAST OUT Drew off; much best last out, and it did it the right way.
    WORKS LIGHT Light on works against these rivals (2 works in 30d, last 8d back)
    RECORD Pietro Moran from post 7 here: 34 wins, 87 top-3 in 187 rides · 18% wins from all posts here

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    10/1PID6½f DOC 62k n1xWon/5858.7-1Drew off; much best
    8/28CNL6f DMoc50000Won/8772.9-1Ins;drw off;held
    7/19CNL5½f DMSW6th/7 -11L514.2-1Checked5/8 & 9/16 ins

▲ / ▼ 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: #7 is the only true speed and could control it.

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.

● Official result

$2 payoffs · our pre-race read is unchanged below

Our top pick, #7 Freedom Hall, finished 4th.

1st2Speaker's SpeechWin$7.20Place$3.80Show$3.10Our #2
2nd1Play It AgainWin—Place$2.90Show$2.50Our #3
3rd6OkaritoWin—Place—Show$3.50Our #6
4th7Freedom HallOur #1
Race conditions and our readpace, conditions, story
¼½¾FINISHSTART1 1/16 MILES · DIRT · main2-turn

WOODBINE · RACE 8

OFFICIAL

Grey Stakes (G3)

Field
7 runners
Purse
$175,000
Post
4:42 PM ET
Pace
Pressed Pace
Card model top pick
#7 · 25%

Stakes, for 2-year-olds.

Stakes race — the top class. Owners pay entry/nomination fees that build the purse, which draws the best horses available.

● Track record at 1 1/16 Miles: 100.73

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 #7 Freedom Hall (early speed, M/L 2-1). Recent figures: 85 · 77 · 51. It exits a win and is clearly doing well. Backup is #2 Speaker's Speech at 3-1. Use #1 Play It Again 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.

● OUTCOME · OUR #2 WON

Speaker's Speech (our #2) won · top pick Freedom Hall ran 4th

What worked

  • ✓ Winner came from our top 3 (our #2)
  • ✓ Our top 3 finished 4th, 1st, 2nd

What didn't

  • ✗ Top pick off the board (4th)

TBredIQ ranking → finish

#1#7 FREEDOM HALL4th
#2#2 SPEAKER'S SPEECH1st
#3#1 PLAY IT AGAIN2nd
#4#3 UNCLE DODO6th
#5#4 KING'S COUNSEL5th

Actual finish

1st#2 Speaker's Speechour #2
2nd#1 Play It Againour #3
3rd#6 Okaritoour #6
4th#7 Freedom Hallour #1
5th#4 King's Counselour #5
At a glance: model vs the morning line

At a glance

  • Market favourite #7 FREEDOM HALL (2-1) — our number agrees.
  • #7 FREEDOM HALL — our top number on the card, about right at the windows (25.5% to their 26.2%).
  • #2 SPEAKER'S SPEECH — our #2 number, about right at the windows (20.4% to their 19.6%).
  • #1 PLAY IT AGAIN — our #3 number, about right at the windows (18.9% to their 17.4%).

Model vs the morning line · analysis, not advice

  • The model and the morning line roughly agree on this field.
Pacewho goes to the front

Pace

Pressed Pace. Speed under pressure from multiple pressers. Likely honest pace, slight closer benefit.

Likely leader: #7 Freedom Hall; the shape helps #1 Play It Again, #4 King's Counsel, #5 Authentic Gold; and works against #7 Freedom Hall.

Lead
7Freedom Hall97
Press
none
Stalk
5Authentic Gold914King's Counsel891Play It Again87
Close
2Speaker's Speech926Okarito793Uncle Dodo78

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

7
Freedom Hall
97
5
Authentic Gold
91
4
King's Counsel
89
1
Play It Again
87

Closing Kick · late-pace figure

2
Speaker's Speech
17
3
Uncle Dodo
8
6
Okarito
8
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