
Santa Anita for Friday 8 April 2011
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Repeat after me....Let's go Rafeal....Let's go Rafael.....Let's go Rafael
Bejarano has 5 mounts today and we have selected him on top in 4 of those mounts
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Picks will be posted very early for Saturday for the early 12 noon start.
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1 Valor Da Vida  laid up for 11 months but 1st time Canani charge has a good looking work tab for a horse running at the mc20K level
5 Green Dolphin  chased a fast pace and tired late...drops and good shot to much fitter in 2nd lifetime start
4 Tsunami Warming  race 2 back wasn't bad....needs a rebound to that effort and maybe even a little more
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5 Blue Maiden  route races are superior efforts versus this group.....last looks nothing more than a turf sprint tune-up
4 Smart Striking  good close into a lack of pace in turf sprint last her 1st in the good old U S of A....had speed overseas and would be wise to tap into here in her 1st ever at a route
3 Gripsholm Castle  in good form...puts in a good finish when taken back some has she has in her last two endeavors
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7 Kemper County  pressed a solid pace in mc debut and rightfully tired late....step up seems like a positive sign that we will see more today..should be prominent from the get go
6Â Star Dance M DÂ Â exits a monster of a MSW affair that was as good as it ever gets......drop will help immensely
3 Forward Appeal  broke a little tardy and caught 3 wide chasing a wicked pace versus way better then he faces in this spot....also Hendricks is good dropping 1st time into maiden claiming and does well with 2nd timers
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2 Lisa Cozzene  can't recall ever seeing a condition claiming grass race carded in S Cal....with that in mind I believe Gaines was lured into this easy spot (willing to lose by way of a claim)...solid at this level if still the same animal
3 The Great Atlantic  same reasoning for this dropper as our top pick....very sharp drill a week ago...sharp city
4 Jordanelle  on the improve with every start...steps up quite a bit for 1st ever on the lawn but owns superior turf breeding
8 Good Friday Gal  has improved nicely since the blinks were removed.....also steps up with decent grass breeding...will need a forward effortÂ
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2 She Can Roar  broke a little tardy and ran wide in mc debut....drops....2 sharp works since.....and P Val sticks around
3 Youvegotthatright  morning glory so far...maybe the series of long drills will get this horse's head right and she will duplicate her morning promise in the afternoon
8 Oh She So  competitive in all 3 lifetime conventional dirt races.....reassuring recent work suggests she'll compete with vigor once again
6 True Beauty  owned some nice drills leading up to her debut then caught a semi-sloppy main track...may not have liked it so.......
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8 Flammable Boom  on the improve since the blinkers were taken off and now we get a serious improvement in riders....rare chance to play Bejarano at a price
10 Romeo Royale  long layoff but lone grass race is good and the work tab says ready
1 Hagibis   39 to 1 for a Puype 1ster says gimme...go today 1st on the grass........bred fine for it
5 Sun's Out  somewhat sporadic work regiment for this 1st timer but Gaines has been ready with most everything she has put on the track for the SA Meeting
NOTE: 11 Relentless Heat  has decent shot with these if draws into the fieldÂ
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6 Renegade Storm  trainer has been getting the job done of late and has a slowly developing gelding that has gotten quite good...very solid trainer/rider combo
7 Yodelen Dan  very consistent sort just missed at 1 mile which is a bit too short for his liking.....can be much more formidable at today's 1 1/8th mile distance
4 Power Series  races in Great Britain fit well here and Mitchell is good with Euro shippers......would have rated higher but he has had a tendency to break bad at times in his overseas races
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7 Megaride  like the fact Eurton started this horse in a route...good improve in last and few reasons not to believe things can't continue forward today
5 Popular Cause  might feel real good because he sure is back in short rest...should be prominent from the get go
8 All De Victors  5 lifetime races...3 of them are par like races for this level...1st time P Val has been a dangerous jock switch this meet
3 Dancing Joy  good MSW turf tightener....bred to handle a dirt route.....drop go go go today
4Â Alex TÂ Â Â improving...needs even more today
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