CONTEST ENTRY

[HP]

CONTEST/HP entry – Belmont Sat. July 13

1) Patti’s Pro
Master O Foxhounds
Ce Bon Ce Bon

2) Mint Money
Jimmielee
All Geared Up

3) Stroll
Chimney Slew
Henresa

4) Soldotna
River Rush
Island Guide

5) Devilish Look
La Pro
Pretty Brassy

6) Pocket Knife
Sharps N’ Flats
Run Up The Flag

If scratches add – Buck’s Country Fred
Baryshnikov’s Song

If on dirt
Buck’s Country Fred
Baryshnikov’s Song
Sharps N’ Flats

If scratches add - Run Up The Flag

7) Gilded Emperor
Marhoob
My Cousin Matt

If on dirt
Strandhill
My Cousin Matt
Duality

Startac
Gritty Sandie
Whitmore’s Conn

If on dirt
Whitmore’s Conn
Startac
Staging Point

9) Silk Drawers
Irish Rail
Stormy Lustre

If scratches add – Carson Grove

Good luck. HP

[Linda]

1st:Patti\'s Pro
    Master O Foxhounds
    Above The Crowd
Scratch Alt:Distant Dibo

2nd:Herecomesthewarden
    All Geared Up
    Aeras
ScAlt:Jimmelee

3rd:Stroll
    My Mystery Man
    Pretty Wild
ScAlt:Henersa

4th:Sovereign Kit
    Island Guide
    River Rush
ScAlt:Soldotna

5th:Devilish Look
    Pretty Brassy
    Whispered Call
ScAlt:Little Lori Lu

6th:Sharps\'N Flats
    Pocket Knife
    Run Up The Flag
ScAlt:Baryshnikov\'s Song

7th:Duality
    Ballet Critic
    Marhoob
ScAlt:Gilded Emperor

8th:Staging Post
    Illusionary
    Moon Solitaire
ScAlt:Startac

9th:Sunsational Julia
    Silk Drawers
    Irish Rail
ScAlt:Polish Donut

I assume that if there is a scratch of a 1st selection, then the 2nd selection moves up to 1st, the 3rd selection moves up to 2nd,etc. Any other system would make no sense.

[Michael D.]

Race 1
1. Patti\'s Pro
2. Master O
3. Above t Crowd
Scratch
4. Ce Bon
5. Wild Look

Race 2
1. Smart Tap
2. Red
3. Mint Money
Scratch
4. HCTWarden
5. Jim

Race 3
1. Stroll
2. Chimney
3. Mystery
Scratch
4. Point Given (hope not)
5. Savannah

Race 4
1. Island G
2. Soldotna
3. River Rush
Scratch
4. Sovereign K
5. BB Hounor

Race 5
1. Pretty Brassy
2. La Pro
3. Devilish L
Scratch
4. Whisper C
5. Dynamic P

Race 6
1. Sharps n F
2. Pocket Knife
3. Run up TF
Scratch
4. Nonneg
5. New Paradigm

Race 7
1. Gilded E
2. Duality
3. Marhoob
Scratch
4. My Cousin
5. Ballet C

Race 8
1. Gritty San
2. Moon S
3. Startac
Scratch
4. Staging Post
5. Elta

Race 9
1. Silk Drawers
2. Irish Rail
3. Sun Julia
Scratches
4. Mc Lady
5. My Girl Nessa

forecast is good; assuming all turf races stay on....if not, I lose.

[Michael D.]

Sorry, forgot the rules.... my #4 choice is valid in case of scratches. My #5 pick will not count, even if two of my picks are scratched.

[mholbert]

Since this is a braindead contest, let\'s use a braindead approach.

R1
Master o Foxhounds
Pattis Pro
Above the Crowd
alt: Ce Bon Ce Bon

R2
Herecomesthewarden
Houston\'s Wicked
All Geared Up
alt: Red\'s Red

R3
Chimney Slew
Stroll
Pretty Wild
alt: Midnight Charlie

R4
Island Guide
River Rush
Sovereign Kit
alt: Soldotna

R5
Devilish Look
Pretty Brassy
La Pro
alt: Begateful

R6
Run Up The Flag
Pocket Knife
Sharps N Flats
alt: Nonnegotiable

R7
Gilded Emperor
Dualty
Suave Devil
alt: Marhoob

R8
Staging Post
Moon Solitaire
Startac
alt: Eltawaasul

R9
Irish Rail
Silk Drawers
Mac Lady
alt: Polish Donut

[dpatent1]

With the obligatory meaningless commentary:

Race 1:

1 Master O Foxhounds (May be food for the foxhounds after this race)
6 Above the Crowd
2 Wild Look
3 Heffreius

Race 2:

3 Smart Tap (Somebody has to win)
1 Mint Money
6 Houston\'s Wicked
5 Herecomesthewarden

Race 3:

8 Stroll (Best bet in a cakewalk)
5 Pretty Wild
2 Savannah Road (great numbers for a first timer)
2B Blakelock

Race 4:

3 Sovereign Kit (Nunzio\'s Waterloo)
2 River Rush
7 Island Guide (sorry, Nunzio)
5 Soldotna

Race 5:

7 Devilish Look (Ouchy but dangerous)
1 Little Lori Lu
8 Begateful
4 Pretty Brassy

Race 6:

2 Nonnegotiable (Negotiates a win)
1 New Paradigm
6 Baryshnikov\'s Song
4 Pocket Knife
1A Pleasant Success (in case of a double scratch)

Race 7:

2 Ballet Critic (Pirhouettes to victory)
1 Marhoob
6 Gilded Emperor
3 Strandhill

Race 8:

6 Moon Solitaire (Alone under the wire)
5 Startac
8 Whitmore\'s Conn
4 Staging Post

Race 9:

6 Silk Drawers (Will love the feel of winning)
7 Irish Rail
8 Polish Donut
3 My Girl Nessa

[kev]

R1: PATTIS PRO
ABOVE THE CROWD
MASTER O
alt:CE BON

R2:AERAS
MINT MONEY
REDS RED
alt:HOUSTONS WICKED

R3:SAVANNAH ROAD
MY MYSTERY
CHIMNEY S.
alt:BLAKELOCK

R4:ISLAND GUIDE
ROVER
RIVER RUSH
alt:TREASURED GIFT

R5:LITTLE LORI LU
DEVILISH L.
JETTALYM
alt:LA PRO

R6:NONNEGOTIABLE
RUN UP THE FLAG
SHARPS N FLATS
alt:POCKET K.

R7:DUALITY
MY COUSIN M.
GLIDED EMPEROR
alt:BALLET CRITIC

R8:STAGING POST
STARTAC
GRITTY S.
alt:PROUD MAN

R9:SLIK DRAWERS
POLISH DONUT
MAC LADY
alt:IRISH RAIL

[Michael D.]

I would be interested in hearing your analysis on race four. I made Island Guide my best bet of the day. Of course there is the chance of JR stealing the race like he so often does, but if IG runs back to his last 1M race, he should run by them all in the stretch. IG win, ex box w/RR ? What was your thinking here? Thx

[Michael D.]

This was for DP

[Friendly]

For Sheets and Giggles....

Race 1
Patti\'s Pro
Above the Crowd
Ce Bon Ce Bon
Wild Look

Race 2
All Geared Up
Smart Tap
Herecomesthewarden
Houston\'s Wicked

Race 3
Stroll
Pretty WIld
Chimney Slew
Point Taken

Race 4
Island Guide
Soldotna
Sovereign Kit
River Rush

Race 5
Devilish Look
Little Lori Lu
La Pro
Pretty Brassy

Race 6
Baryshnikov\'s Song
Nonnegotiable
Pleasant Success
Pocket Knife

Race 7
Gilded Emperor
Ballet Critic
Duality
Strandhill

Race 8
Moon Solitaire
Startac
Staging Post
Whitmore\'s Conn

Race 9
Silk Drawers
Irish Rail
Polish Donut
My Girl Nessa

Now, off to the track!!

Jerry, JR.

[dpatent1]

Michael,

My thoughts on Island Guide were that the horse was ouchy (significant bounce off of the last 7 with time and then an even bigger gap before todays race) and thus very unlikely to run back to the 7s.  Take away the 7s and he had a bunch of 11s and 13s with one 9.  There were several other horses with a good chance to run a 10 or better and given my negative read on his line figured him as third most likely to win.  I was right about Island Guide but wrong about the winner.