PP 1) Noe Valley(KY)<\/b>.\u00a0\u00a0 Sired by More Than Ready, Trained by socalman..\u00a0\u00a0 Noe Valley makes her fourth start here, bringing a 1-1-1 record to the table..\u00a0\u00a0 She’s been steadily improving with each start, posting a career high 69.3 speed in her last start..\u00a0\u00a0This will be her second try on turf..\u00a0\u00a0 She held on well in her last turf try, settling in right where she wanted to be, but unable to pick up the pace to gain any ground in the second half..\u00a0\u00a0 The switch back to turf may have been prompted by a steady fade in a front loaded field in her last start..\u00a0\u00a0 Her sire More Than Ready tends to be stronger on dirt, but still has bit of a turf upside,.\u00a0\u00a0 If she can improve her speed another notch, she could be right in the mix, but the composition of the field doesn’t favor her here, with early speed out front and a good closer behind..\u00a0\u00a0 Though I see a good future for her, I’ll have to pass on her here.<\/p>\n
PP 2) Downtown Bimbo<\/b>.\u00a0\u00a0 Sired by Speightstown, Trained by sandiego..\u00a0\u00a0 Downtown Bimbo puts her perfect record on the line here in her fourth start, with her first try on the grass..\u00a0\u00a0 She was a dominant force in her first three on dirt, with a length and a quarter being the closest anyone has come to her..\u00a0\u00a0 Her speeds have been excellent, as well, impriving with each start and posting a very nice 78.3 in her last..\u00a0\u00a0 The switch to turf puzzles me a bit here, especially with her sire Speightsdown not a strong force on the grass, though Distorted Humor on the dam side is about 50\/50 through his female lines..\u00a0\u00a0 But the short field here is a good a place as any to see if she has the versatility..\u00a0\u00a0 She’s been at or near the front in each of her first three, and has proven herself very hard to catch, even with an extra furlong over what she faces here in her last two..\u00a0\u00a0 If she shows the same speed she did in her last, she’ll be tough to beat here..\u00a0\u00a0 Even if she drops five points on the grass, she still has four points on the next best speed in this field..\u00a0\u00a0 A solid bet here at 2\/1 odds.<\/p>\n
PP 3) Hennigan’s Scotch(KY)<\/b>.\u00a0\u00a0 Sired by Kingmambo, Trained by wrecked..\u00a0\u00a0 Hennigan’s Scotch jumps to stakes after a win in her maiden debut last out..\u00a0\u00a0 Though she ran a nearly picture perfect race in her debut, her choice as the overwhelming favorite here is more likely based on her regal high end breeding..\u00a0\u00a0 That being said, her first start was on a premium Class A track, and she posted a 68.3 speed in what is typically a tentative race, being a first start.\tRelatively speaking, she closed alot of ground in a five and a half furlong race, and her breeding should give her more than enough stamina to duplicate the feat at this distance or even longer.nbsp;\u00a0With the very good speed up front, she could find herself deeper out at the half here, but I think she has the class to make a race of it as they head down the stretch.<\/p>\n
PP 4) No Me Gusta(NE)<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Sired by Blumin Affair, Trained by reaper519.nbsp;\u00a0No Me Gusta takes her fourth trip here, behind putting up a win and a place after switching to turf in her second start.\u00a0\u00a0Her speeds have been a bit marginal, topping out at 59.4, putting her at a distinct disadvantage here.\u00a0\u00a0She got her victory last out on a yeilding track, managing to keep her head out front, but on firm turf, she couldn’t hold on late at a shorter distance than she faces here.\u00a0\u00a0She is likely to force the pace in the very early going here, but unless she hiding alot more speed somewhere under her saddle, she’s not going to last long.\u00a0\u00a0I wish her luck here, put not going to put my money on it here, een at those juicy 26\/1 odds.<\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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