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Del Mar for Wednesday 25 July 2018

Slightly above average card this afternoon. Let's call it a 6 on the 1 to 10 scale of things.

Best of luck as always!

 

race 1    average clarity

4  Duranga   good history sprinting (3 2 0 1) and her lifetime best was her lone race on the Del Mar dirt.......red hot trainer at the helm and Prat who up has won 4 of his last 5 mounts for Hollendorfer

7  Robin's Love   lifetime best in latest in her 1st ever at Dmr on the dirt.........and ..........well placed to succeed this afternoon as the 20K nw3 offered today has the same basic par time as the 25K nw2 she won at......and won at by 4 1/4L.......short rest of only 6 days is a challenge physically or would have been top pick

1  Miz Tianjin   drops quite a bit but she has run for 20K before winning her MC20k by a dozen lengths......back to G. Franco who is 2 for 3 on this filly..........not out of the win picture here by any means

6  Always Believe

 

race 2    average clarity

7  Momma's Baby Boy   both lifetime races on the Dmr dirt fit solidly........Hollendorfer is often at his best when he steps up a claiming horse a level or two.......MC40K in last - MC50K today.......nice 6 works series since his latest run on June 8th......seems well prepared for today's race

6  Tidal Effect   moved forward in his latest 1st out following the Bill Morey claim.......returns at the same level 24 days later with two reassuring works put in......and Morey is rather prolific 2nd out following a claim as in 14 wins in his last 45 with 16 others hitting the board

3  Bartlett Hill   rider upgrade..........and.........finally competes at a level that his numbers and running lines fit just fine.......if of course he can handle his 1st on the dirt

2  Street to Indy

 

race 3    average clarity

6  Bow and Arrow   sharp win at Lrc off of the 1/2 year layoff in his latest......near bullet work at SA since.......handles the Dmr surface just fine.........record with the blinkers on and no fronts is impressive (4 3 1 0)

1  Louden's Gray   would have made it 3 wins in a row if not for a bad start........and a bad start with only 5 furlongs to work with.......obviously he has shown that the 8K level fits him well.........and........last two times he has had to cope with the 1 post he won

4  Upperclassman   last two races at LA are better than appear in print and hint this four-year old gelding can fit at today's 8K level at Dmr.......and a much improved 4F work since his last supports the notion he is in good form.......should go off a big price

8  Tomasio

 

race 4    average clarity

1  Law Abidin Citizen   best ever and a good fit here was his latest which was the only time he has had the blinkers on in a turf race.......they wisely remain on today and we get a jock upgrade.......gelding appreciates ample time between starts and Glatt shows patience and gives it to him

6  Adens Dream   an impressive red-hot weekend for Sadler and he might keep the good times rolling here with this five-year old who is training "lights out" for this 5F turf sprint race

7  Stormy Liberal   only 1 for 4 on the Del Mar turf but it was a big win as he won the 2017 BC turf sprint in 2017 when the BC was at Dmr and at today's 5F.......seemingly not as sharp these days but still very dangerous

5  Tribilist

 

race 5    below average clarity

7  Sound Logic   impressive works in June for this 1st time starter and the connections backed off the strong drills some likely not to show too much so as not to get claimed.........and for a small barn Pederson has shown that can get a first time starter ready enough to compete for the win

3  Hoss Cartwright   flashed some tremendous speed for a MC25K in his debut on the GG AW..........likely exited the race in great shape for the trainer to double his claiming price for his 2nd start......1st on conventional dirt is a ? mark

5  Black Storm   there appears to be enough early speed in this affair to flatter the off pace running style of this Lloyd Wicker gelding.....only race this fellow ever ran at Del Mar was his maiden debut and is better than appears in print and turned out to be a key race

1  Poise to Strike

 

race 6    average clarity

9  Souter   owns a pedigree that says he should prefer a turf route over a turf sprint......and man did it ever show it in his 1st at a turf route in his latest........earned an adjusted for trouble Santucci fig (2L for break & 6L for being wide) that would crush these with a better trip and with the same effort/energy.......new jock gets a shot in Desormeaux

5  Jimmy D   slow to develop but seems to have turned into a useful turf runner now........latest at AP fits but he will likely need our top choice to get another bad trip or fall off form to get a shot at the circle of joy

7  Son of War   had his sprint prep.......nice turf drill since the prep........we will see what he has got today 2nd out after a 3 year layoff

3  Spa Shackalacka

8  Extreme Heat

 

race 7    average clarity

4  Hoppertunity   2 for 2 at the 12 furlong marathon dirt distance.........both races were Graded affairs and his average margin of victory was 4 1/2 lengths......Prat was up for both races.....Baffert is the trainer......a no brainer to put as our top pick-a-rue

5  Full of Luck   five-year old has never trained for Hollendorfer like he is right now........and he has won at about 12F in Chile......the way King Jerry is going these days you can't discount this guys chances despite being disappointing so far in 3 USA starts

3  Little Scotty   gelding likes to lead and lead away from the rail.......if the track was like last week (dead on the inside) that would be a great thing and make him dangerous

2  Unapologetic

 

race 8    below average clarity

11  Belle Monte   lone race was run as a two-year old on 16 Nov at 5F on the turf ......the effort was better than appears in print.........not the best of trips and it was a fast heat at 5F on the turf........takes that ever magical MSW to MC drop for his 2nd lifetime start........good looking work tab.......the D'A has been ice-cold but might jump-start things here

14  Sea Glass   woke up in her latest 1st time with the blinkers on.........works since hint she exited the race in good shape...........when this filly got into the field from the AE list Asa Espinoza jumped off of our 3rd choice to ride this filly..........last fits decently but she likely will build off her improved effort

12  Red Bomber   like D'Amato Baltas is cold and could use a win.........three year old filly ran well off of a long hiatus from the game in her last.......she should be a major player in this race is she can run as well on the Dmr surface as she did at Lcr in her layoff last

5  Omerta

4  Baby Ice

6  Veiled Heat

 

 

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