Mohawk Thoughts and Selections, March 24, 2022

1 -- TROT, NW 1 RACE

2 CACIO E PEPE yet another returning after the winter off, he made 5 starts last year, starting off in a maiden, finishing 2nd, then thrown right into the Golds, where he was overmatched, and finishing up with a Grassroots at Grand River where he ran at the start. He has new owners now, as he didnt measure up to the high hopes of a stakes performer. He could be more viable back in maidens, even at first asking.

3 JAGUARA returns to the races as a filly racing the boys. She started 5 times at 2, chasing Pure Ivory types and then closing out her season with a 2nd place in a maiden as the favorite, where she raced well enough. She qualified ok enough, finishing strongly and gets that same driver back here, the first time he will drive her in a race.

5 TYMAL TIGGS tends to be bumpy gaited so he is handled very carefully leaving, as he has blown up several times getting to the races. Nevertheless, he has some closing ability and has progressed overall now that he can stay flat. Because of that, he is vulnerable to the pace as he was last time, when he came flying late but had too far to come and they were going faster off a pedestrian half. I would think the ultimate goal is the Grassroots program and making money or selling him later for an aged horse. He is possible here, but as he just missed last time, you would have to take a short price. He is viable, but so are others.

6 STREET GLIDER was parked the mile last time and paid for it late. She was 3 wide on the turn the start before that and held 3rd money. She needs more overall speed as the better prospects come out now. She gets a better post and a new driver. I could see her if a lot of the younger ones blow up. Otherwise, she has to do more.

8 GIVE ME KARETS K has made 3 starts this year, all 2nds by a small margin. He is a slow starter anyway, so the outside post only makes it tougher to get around them all late. If he is the favorite, he is a bad favorite. I will wait on him to hopefully catch a bearcat in the next month and pop that night at a price.

4 KEVIN ANTHONY is a 4yo with 4 life starts and not much to show for it. He raced at 2 and then missed all of last year. He qualified ok, twice and now begins this season. He will have to start better and show more overall speed to compete for the win at this track. Lets see what he can do. I like others better in this spot.

1 GUINNESS made 6 starts at two, and picked up a couple of 3rds, mostly chasing Grassroots types. He comes back here at 3 and draws the rail. He appeared the type at 2 that could mature into a decent 3yo. He starts out with the trainer here, so I will watch him. He could be a price play down the line. He had a bit of trouble bearing into the turns in his only Mohawk start last year, but no inside headpole. Lets see if they made a change with that or if he is just more mature now.

10 ALL IN RESOLVE tried the golds 3 times last year and was a big longshot who raced like it. In his one try against maidens, he only managed 5th money. He starts this season from post 10 off a so so qualifier. I would think the plan is to race him into shape and then try him in the Grassroots, and if he cant do there, sell him off. Lets see what he can do late in this mile.

9 COME HOME FOR LIFE raced twice at 2, breaking in the first start, finishing 2nd in the 2nd start and trotting about the same as he just did for his qualifier to prep for the return. Post 9 and Boughton, I will watch and see what he brings for any future plays.

7 SAYONARA ANGEL has made 11 starts life, with not much to show for it. However, she did trot a back half in 57.2 last time. If she can start a bit better and do that again, she is a prospect going forward. This time, I cant see her based on all the variables.

2 -- PACE, FILLIES & MARES, CLAIMING HANDICAP $8,000 TO $10,000.

5 BEACH JOURNEY is 8 for 39 the last two years, and comes off a solid front end win at Flamboro. That was her first start in Ontario after spending most of last year at Northfield, where they go crazy fractions. She actually won the FM Open at Pompano last winter and that is no small feat as you can meet a lot tougher than you would in this spot. She is a contender if she can take her half mile track speed and do it at the big track. She picks up McNair here and he is very capable of gunning one out.

3 E R RHONDA wins every now and then, but mostly at the B tracks. She has made 313k life and comes off a 4th in this class last time, and a win the time before that at Flamboro. Fillion seems pretty good at winning with this kind in the winter and early spring. She has a decent shot if the trip works out, something you could say about many in here. She has won 62 times in her life. That counts for something. Being off a month coming into this counts against her, but its not a toss type of factor with the claimers. Im sure she has been trained back sharp to be fit enough to go with these.

7 CRANBERRY BRIE was claimed 2 back, raced bad the next time, but was okay last time in this class. She takes the higher tag, so she gets the outside, but post 7 in a small field is not a big deal if you can blast, which she can. J Mac sticks for the 3rd time and she is possible, but as the likely fave Id prefer others, although I would use her in the multi race wagers as protection.

2 DIXIE STAR N raced terrible on December 9th, and had been declining in form for a while. She now returns after 3 months off, with a new trainer. Like many in here, she is hard to like on paper, but viable on her best day.

1 CHASING SHADOWS missed more than a month shipping from Alberta to Ontario, and raced at London, leaving from the rail, and racing even the entire way. She gets back to the big track and in for a similar price. She has not won this year but is generally close.

4 MOSTLY DALI grinds out a living for the Cullens, and she managed to blow up the tote board on January 7th, but generally she is a bottom of the ticket type. She went to Flamboro last time on the class drop looking for the easy score but the 5 horse in this race wired her.

6 MY DAY was racing 5 claimers in Alberta and not fairing well at all. That was 6 weeks ago, and she has now qualified well in the prep for this. As we saw Monday, those Alberta shippers have a tendency to bomb out here unless they are high class stock. I would have to see something from her, but this time, I will pass.

3 -- TROT, FILLIES AND MARES, 4 YEAR OLDS & YOUNGER NW 3

3 SAMOSA showed flashes of real talent at 2, made 61k and beat some nice horses, then made the final of the Peaceful Way, but she was no match for any of them in the final. She qualified sharp, going away, and she is the one to beat in this spot if she is as advertised. Id want to see her parade, but if she passes that test, she should handle this mediocre bunch. Fillion did well with her last year and he is back in the drivers seat again.

1 GOODGOLLYMISSMOLLY wired a medicre bunch last time in 55 flat, but she has also been inconsistent, breaking the start before that and has had breaking problems along the way. I prefer Samosa over her, but she can get 2nd money if she keeps at it and shows up.

6 BETTINA HANOVER has missed two months after not doing enough or breaking early in a straight maiden after winning a maiden race with a weak bunch before that. She has potential, but she appears to be over her head tonight. I will watch her for when she dives back to nw2 with more experience and conditioning.

2 DRAVEN HANOVER has 2 lifetime wins, both in maidens, the last one in December, beating Kryptonite and Bettina Hanover. She hasnt done much since, and her speed just doesnt stack up with the best in here. She is a good leaver, and that can get her cheques in races like this, but last time she was up close and wiped out by others. She can take 4th or 5th if she sits and saves ground.

5 YASMENE SEELSTER has shown little to this point in 2 life starts, yet she lands in nw3 against some others who have winning form. Cant see her at all with these, but she must be watched if she starts to show life coming from way out of it on the drop back into maidens later.

7 MAISYS MUSCLES has always looked lame parading and spotty at best in races, but she goes and she got the win eventually racing the weak fields you find in that class in the winter. Now she comes off a vet scratch lame and will have to be seen. I wont touch her unless she looks a whole lot better.

4 YANKEE ROMANCE shows a break in her last 5 charted lines, including one at this track last week. Cant play her until she shows something other than that.

4 -- PACE, FILLIES & MARES, 4 YEAR OLDS & YOUNGER, NW 1 RACE

6 INFINITY SEELSTER seems to be improving, and her last mile, overall, and the last quarter would trounce many of these. McNair clearly has been under orders to race her off the pace, as she is aggresive and would likely turn into a runaway if you let her, like some Big Jims are. If she maintains what she did last time, or even improves, she is the one to beat

4 SEXY PLAYMATE didnt start at 2, but has started five times now this winter, with the first being a 2nd at London. She has gradually improved her times each race, with her last certainly good enough to go with the best of these. For a price, she is worth using in the multi race wagers. She does have early speed, which can be valuable in a race like this from the 4 hole.

2 LYONS PRINCESS didnt do enough to make the ticket in 3 starts, but did come a fast back half in the last of those. She was shipped over to Flamboro, where the fractions and overall mile are a lot slower, and she jogged there. She still fits the maiden here, but she will have to start better to make her somewhat good late kick useful. She was slightly bothered in the stretch in her last race here, then kept coming late. She is possible if she can start better with more experience now.

1 UNIQUE ERA is a fts who qualified well with the trainer, and now picks up Scott Young. I suppose she has a shot if she looks the part. The rail for a fts under the lights can be tricky. Im inclined to wait a start on her.

5 ARKELL was a big ticket yearling, and now, after 3 qualifiers makes her lifetime debut. McNair had the choice of the two his dad starts here, and he took the 6 horse, who has race experience and has shown a fast competitive mile. She is not impossible to go much faster than she has shown, but she will have to and that is hard to rely on. Her slow starts generally dont play with green maidens against viable others like this race has.

9 WINDSUN MOJITO showed decent speed at 2 in a couple of starts, but got sick mid summer and was shut down. She comes back now with the 9 hole, so likely back of the bus, sit, and brush late, and possibly get her time down. Lets see if she shows something for next time, a common theme with many of these likely prepping for the Grassroots in a couple of months.

7 WINDY REPORT is a good leaver but in 7 starts she has not been able to finish the job, even though she has been a short price in almost all of them. She will pop off one of these days, as this kind always does, for a price. As the weather warms and the better horses come out now, she will have to produce a lot more speed. So far, she has not shown she has that.

3 GRITTY GRACIE raced twice last year to no avail at KD, as she clearly wasnt ready to go much. She was shut down early, and appears to need at least a couple this year to get up to the speed of some of these. Watch and evaluate what I see tonight for a later play.

8 VINTAGE DELIGHT raced twice last year in the Grassroots but was a big longshot and not competitive. She comes back here in the spring, starting out in a maiden. She is a half sister to Ellis Park, and others who got a lot better with age. Bettors Delights can also be like that, and I will watch for signs she is putting it together. Tonight, from post 8, against others already fit and going fast, pass.

5 -- PACE, NW 1 RACE

6 CATANZARO has raced once, got on the list as he was already distanced at the half. He qualified right back, showing decent overall speed and a good last quarter. If something in here is going to score at a price, its this guy. He could just back up again, but he has a license to go forward where others just dont look like they have enough on their best day.

4 ODS AMORES raced well last time, and has obvious ability, but like others in here, he will have to back that up with a 2nd effort against a couple who have already shown fast miles or high potential. Id want to see him parade to see how he is holding up, but he is usable in the mre.

1 CODYS KNAPSACK is a slow starter who attempts to make a big 3rd quarter move. Sometimes that works, other times he blows up or stalls. Last time he was good, the time before he blew up on the turn. As a likely short price, Id use him but he is one of many because of his inconsistency.

9 SERIOUS MOJO is a fts with decent breeding and some potential. But with the 9 hole and J Mac aboard likely bringing a short price, I can see him getting beat by something that out trips him here. Play against.

5 LE GEANT has raced 5 times this winter and has gradually become competitive. But, he didnt get it done,and last time he caught a horrid, small field of no good ones, and was no match for the winner who was rough gaited but still sailed by them all under no urging, then was no good Monday night. The 3rd place finisher in that race is a professional maiden. He would have to show a lot more to think he could beat the better ones in here.

3 NIGHT SHADOW is a fts who didnt show much at all in his prep for this. He will probably need to go in 55 to win this, and that would mean dropping 5 seconds. Lets see what he has. Not tonight in my opinion.

2 HP LIS SHADOW started out okay, but like many maidens he didnt back that up in start 2 and was just as bad last time. Im sure he will find his way back, but I cant play him after how bad he was last time. He will have to show me a sign.

8 HIGHLAND SUNSEEKER is grossly overmatched with this group and from the 8 hole I suspect he is looking for a soft inside trip and hunting for 4th or 5th money.

10 AVID is yet another one of Toscanis failures that has been farmed out and makes his debut from the 10 hole as a 4yo where he appears fast, but was 20 lengths back in his qualifier so that is deceptive. Lets see what he can do here and if there is some hope he can be a decent WEG racehorse.

7 PHILTHEBANK is 0 for 13 and shows nothing to suggest he can win at this track, or at the B tracks for that matter at this stage. Pass.

6 -- TROT, 5 YEAR OLDS & YOUNGER, NW 2 (FM 3) RACES

6 MASSIVE PROFIT raced a sharp mile in his first start for The Stable on this circuit, nabbing 3rd and trotting a fast mile. He also looked good parading and is the likely winner here, and he could bring 3-1 to 7-2, which would be good value. He is my top choice and J Mac is the top dog right now, so that is also good as he goes from the highest percentage post at this track.

7 MAHONE SEELSTER made 3 starts late in his 2yo season, hit the board in all of them and won the last one. He missed his entire 3yo season, so obviously some kind of injury occured. He shows up now as a 4yo off two winning qualifiers, and showed speed and promise at 2. He is a viable longshot who can take them all down if he is healed and ready to roll.

3 MAPLE LEAF BOUND scored at first asking from the 9 hole and looked like a prospect, but he also saved a ton of ground and came up the rail as the rest were giving it up. Against winners, he has come back down to earth, as many do, including the ones inside him here. He was flat 2 back when he had to rough it on the outside, and blew up well before the start last time and just went around. He has the potential to turn it around at some point, maybe even tonight against this bunch, so I will keep my eye on him. He could be a price play in here now that many have soured on his flash and crash status.

8 MYCROWNMYKINGDOM is a 4yo gelding, half brother to Bee A Magician, who cost 450k as a yearling, but what is money to a billionaire like Godin. Anyway, he is a bust at this stage, as he has 1 win and 8k made, got beat in a maiden at this track last year by Vali Hanover, and then blew up his next start and went on the shelf. His qualifier was okay, but nothing special. I would think he is on a very short leash and if he doesnt perform in his first couple of races, he will be sold off to the project guys who will tinker with him. I expect him to blast and send, and he will have to live up to that stern test.

5 VALI HANOVER is 1 for 18 the last 2 years, but has nabbed 2nd in his last 2. He isnt meeting bearcats here, so he has a shot. As the likely fave, his price will be hard to take. Id say in the 7-5 range.

2 GQ MAGIC is similar to the one above. He has one life win, last year at 3, is a very low percentage type, but he shows flashes that indicate he can do enough to make the bottom of the ticket on his best day when others fail. He blew up himself last time. I like others a bit better but he would be no shock as this is a weak group.

4 BIG MILES started well last time, then sat and came up the rail as the rest gave it up and the two legit contenders were late closers who didnt get there. Now he meets winners, some with more experience and speed than him. On the same night, the 5 horse in this race went almost 4 seconds faster. I dont see him popping up in his first try with these. Pass.

1 DEWY DEO had one win at 3, but otherwise has done nothing to show he will be any kind of dangerous with these or even weaker. He is hard to like.

7 -- PACE, CLAIMING $17,500 FOR NW $42,500 LIFETIME.

3 JUST PLAIN NEEDY drew the rail last time, and didnt get his favored trip. He did go a good mile though, and since joining Carms outfit has been gradually getting consistent and sharp. He likes the front and is likely to be put there tonight. He almost wired them from the 10 hole two back, and sat a pocket the time before that and was a decent 2nd to a bomb that came by them all late. He is one of many, but a contender on paper for sure.

5 RICOTTABKIDDINME woke up a shade last time for Montini. He was put on lasix 3 back, but had broken equipment that night. He drew outside the next race, and went okay but even. Last time, he came late and picked up 3rd money. He draws well here and has a shot for a price. He has scored at big odds a few times this winter already.

6 J J PATRICK switches to Moreau for his 2nd start at this track. He is a bit of a trip dependent hanger, but possibly Moreau can do something about that. If he is good for 2 seconds improvement, he is in the mix with these. Some look better currently, but every week is a new story with this type of class.

7 PRIMETIME SEELSTER was good at London, but since moving to WEG, and adapting to the overall much faster miles, he has become an also ran, who makes a sharp move on the turn then gets outpaced late, which he has 3 times in a row now. I like others, but one night he will stay on the rail, come up the inside and outgut them near the line. Maybe tonight, but its hard to rely on that kind of trip coming.

4 SLICK N SPORTY was a big ticket yearling who didnt race much until 5, won 3 at 6, and then was claimed from London by a chemical trainer and rAn off 3 straight. He changed hands 2 more times and now has raced poorly 3 times in a row, twice for Moreau. He did have two poor posts in the his last two at this track, and tried better at Flamboro, starting slow, going wide on the last turn and coming late, finishing going forward with the pack. He can step up, but he shows signs of tailing off since the bump back in February. It seems going faster, which you have to do at this track eventually, took the starch out of him, like it does many. He did it once, but has gone backwards since.

2 TWAIN SEELSTER is a fast leaver who likes the front, but has trouble finishing it off. He added lasix for his two starts in the West barn, but it hasnt helped enough. West has been known to bring in some big longshots, and mostly clsimers like this, but this one is hard to take based on his racelines.

1 PERPETUAL ROCK scored at bombs away odds earlier in the winter, but hasnt been able to put that kind of finish up again. He is a slow starter and tends to hang a bit on the turn and deep in the stretch. Others look better.

8 -- PACE FILLIES & MARES, CLAIMING HANDICAP $12,000 TO $15,000.

3 ANCHOR SO REEL was a very high percentage winner last year and earlier this year at a variety of B tracks, and was 1st and 2nd with J Mac driving lower down on the page. He returns here, but her form has tailed off. Like many of these, form tails off, form pops up again. J Mac is good finding the right kind of soft trip with this kind. She has a shot based on all of that.

7 SOMETHING ROYAL has been solid in this class but not good enough to win, as was the case last time as she was nosed out on the line. She was a win machine last year but has been 8 of 11 on the ticket and yet winless so far this year. One of many with a decent shot.

2 YNOTHOS was a 16 for 29 win machine last year at the B tracks but wasnt as successull in her first try with these. She had broken equipment last time at Flamboro, and now comes back to try this class again. She is one of many in here with a legit shot off the right trip.

1 BLINK AND GONE goes off the claim for Fellows, and she is the consistent, hard knocking claiming type that guys like Fellows like and do well with. She is one of many, but she doesnt win as much as she is 2nd and 3rd, so there is also that.

4 COCO BEACH DE VIE brushed to the top and wired them from there last time, a group including and similar to many of these. She should blast off here and try to take them all the way. That is possible, but like many in here, she isnt always as good this week as she was last week.

6 YUMMY CANDY ships in from Saratoga, where she was mediocre at best, and will face tougher here. She does have a fast mark at Dover last year, but that is a highway anyway. She won the odd one last year and can pick up a slice if she adapts. The jury is out if she is good enough.

8 SANTACRUZ SEELSTER seemed to have an issue in February which caused her to break many races in a row. She has straightened that out now and has gone a bit faster each time. Now she has to step up, and from the 8 hole, to be a winner again. She has one life win in 25 starts and has only managed 4th in her last two races, both with very short fields. Im not ready to use her yet, but Demers seems to get this kind going eventually, so I am keeping my eye on her.

5 RUNAWAY HEIRESS ships in from London, where she has been a decent B track horse for a year or two. She is 3rd off the claim and tries the big girls tonight. She has also almost missed a month,and is a 15.1 longshot on the program. She will have to go much faster with these. I will watch once.

9 PERFECT BELLA ships in from Northfield, where she has been nfg, and drops into the Fellows barn. She qualified ok enough and will start her local journey from the 9 hole. Pass until I see her perform in a real race and possibly with a post that can make her viable.

9 -- TROT, NW $39,000 IN 2021/22 (MIN 15 STARTS)

2 TEXACO MAN has solid form and speed, and should handle this bunch without any trouble. Should. He was winless in just 6 starts last year and eventually whatever caused that is going to reach back out and bite him. This is the type of race where its hard to go against him, but you cringe taking 3-5 or else on a horse like this. Reluctant top call but I would never single a horse like this.

7 TUCKERS OUT was put on lasix last time, taken to the back and raced ok to go a back half in 56.3. He has enough ability to be the one to win it if the 2 blows up. Must use on the multi race wagers.

6 ARCHIES STAR is the logical one to go to if you are looking to beat Texaco Man. I guess that makes sense, but he has his issues as well. He is a mediocre starter and doesnt do enough in the lane. He needs a lot to go his way trip wise to win the entire shabang. Which he can, if the 2 bombs out and the rest dont step up. The odds are against all of that happening, but I will still use him on the multi race tickets as stranger things have happened in racing before.

1 HORSE TRADER was racing good in January, with 3 2nd place finishes, then came up sick. He qualified and then raced well to be 2nd in a similar class to this one, then bombed out again his last 2. He is the type, in this type of class, that is not impossible to step back up with no warning and turn the car right around on a dime. For a big price, Id use him in the multi race wagers on the chance the 2 doesnt show up and the other contenders are flat or no good.

3 SWANS HONEY drew the 10 hole, went right to back, and had no shot last time. Her previous effort, 32-1 from the rail where she nabbed 2nd, was obviously much better and the winner of that race came back 4 days later and doubled up. She is possible if the 2 blows up, which is the key variable of the race either way.

5 VICTOR INVICTUS is 2 for his last 34, and doesnt even do enough off soft trips to make the ticket, let alone win. He is hard to like with his racing style and lack of winning ability.

4 CARMENS FLUKE has been off since November, when he wasnt doing much relative to what he meets here, and only won 1 in 24 at the B tracks. His so so at best qualifier suggests he has no shot whatsoever. He needs to drop money fast to get back in the nw classes at the bottom at places like London and Grand River, so I expect him to be jammed the next couple of weeks to achieve that goal.

10 -- PACE, POP-UP EVENT FINAL- CLAIMING $9500

5 KINGOFBROKENHEARTS was claimed by the trainer/owner on March 10th, winning fairly easy, so he was in the final and skipped racing altogether last week. Now, McClure chooses him over the rail horse, although he has not been driving him all along. That means something to me. He is another that is likely blasting. Someone is getting hung or shuffled badly in this race. It could be him if the 4 horse beats him out and the rail horse insists on leading. If he can beat one of those two out, he has a decent shot at a 2nd move to win it all. If he can do all that.

4 SPORTS JACKET was claimed last time, as he slashed his tag with his one shot to make this final, which he did by winning. He has decent early speed and he will need to use it to get in behind Choreographer and hope that one does the work and sets up a chance to get out in time and pace away. Its possible, but who knows when you sit behind a speedball who can just spit the bit in front of you, if they run him, which happened last time.

3 HELLO ROCKY is another among most who was claimed out of the first leg, got 2nd, and then was put in for the protection tag to make sure they kept him for the 25k final here. He won that next start, so they are 6k ahead now, assuming he gets claimed here, another likely scenario. He wasnt as lucky or good last time, but one could argue the main goal was to have him jacked up for this final, the big money for these types. He is 2 for 35 with that win 3 back in the last 15 months, but he has new, more successful connections now. He is a mediocre at best starter, and thus, he will rely on the outer flow to get him in contention if things go his way.

2 AJKNIGHT came into this series with decent, yet unspectacular form, shipping in from the Bs, then got 2nd money to lock his spot up for this final, was claimed that night, and went to Flamboro like many others raising his tag so he was secure as a proposition in this race for the current owners. In any event, they are now 4k ahead, as he won that race and also goes for an additional 500 bucks here, assuming he gets claimed, which is likely. He has a shot if they battle in front of him, which in these types of rodeo events, is likely. In spite of last weeks win, he is 2 for 32 over the last 15 months. He needs a good trip and possibly can get it. Sorrie takes over and he is good with this kind in finding a way to save some ground yet be able to be in position to win late.

1 CHOREOGRAPHER on his best day, when he makes front, would crush this bunch. His best days seem to be behind him, but he certainly has turned around a sharp decline in the last month. West got him going, wired with authority a similar bunch to these to lock in his spot in this final, and was claimed, so West paid a 3500 premium to get him back for this final, and then put him in for 2k more last time to try and win some money, keep him tight, and make sure he had him for this race. Which he now draws the rail, but loses McClure to another. That is the most concerning part, that McClure knows and saw all that, but he goes to another, who albeit is apparantly jacked up and ready for this race too. Can he find old glory here. Yes. Is he a cinch to do that. No. Will he have crazy pace pressure like last time. That is a lock. Can he handle it and live to tell. That we will find out. I think he gets beat, but seems to be good for a while with West, who likely knows he can cash out a good buck just racing him after this race anyway.

8 ATEYATEFNGERSLOUIE has been claimed out of all of his last 4 races, and makes the final here without winning a leg. Post 8 vastly hurts his chances, as he has no shot at the top and he isnt the type that likes to go around horses on the turn. I like others.

9 LYONS IMAGE has been claimed out of his last 5 races, and last time he brushed to the top, caught very soft fractions and accelerated home for a comfortable win. None of that works here and I would think he is lucky to score 4th or 5th money if he sits back and lets others burn themselves out battling.

7 THUNDERING JIM won two legs and thus easily made the final, so he was saved last week and preps for this. He is certainly to be claimed again, so its a very low risk claim. He seemed to peak a few starts back, and was all out last time and barely held off a hanger. I prefer others, but he is possible on his best effort with others battling in front of him. I dont see him gunning out this time. If he does, he is hung the mile.

6 JUST MARVELOUS was claimed out of both legs and made the final, so he was protected last time, and still managed to get 2nd money. However, he had every shot at the weakening leader in that 2nd leg, and couldnt go by him, a habit he has. I cant see him winning this with this many live options all around him.

10 ELROY SHINER I wouldnt like if he drew well. Post 10 makes it easy to toss him.