FRIDAY, MAY 3 2013 POST TIME 7:25 P.M. 70 RACING DAY

RACE 2 SCRATCH TIME CHANGES
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Race 2: Driver/Trainer Combination
Horse # Driver Trainer Starts Win % R.O.I.
1 J Jamieson P Shepherd 0 0 $0.00
2 Ri Zeron D Brewer 8 0.12 $0.54
3 K Oliver A Montini 259 0.11 $1.20
4 S Filion R Allard 5 0.2 $0.76
5 B Davis Jr K Mcmaster 65 0.23 $3.82
6 Ra Waples R Boyd 24 0.08 $0.81
7 P Macdonell D Nixon 44 0.27 $6.20
8 M Saftic D Tackoor 39 0.2 $4.84
9 S Zeron M Fine 71 0.26 $1.67
2nd Race Selections by K.C.M. THE HORSEPLAYERS JOURNAL
5 SHIPPS XPECTANCY missed by a small margin last time when looking for his third win of the year. He looks like a good fit when compared to the
other eight racers that will contest this $10-$12,000 claiming handicap. McMaster keeps the value at $10,000 and that results in a favourable mid
pack starting position for him. He gets only a slight preference.
9 FIRST IMPRESSION will try again for trainer Marty Fine. He wasn’t so good in a one race stint with the same trainer a while back. He finished
fifth at this same level. It might be a different story tonight is my guess. Post 9 didn’t bother me too much. He can produce early speed if Zeron
chooses to use that racing style.
7 J DS CALEB MAN knocked the stuffing out of the favourite players two back when he had a 72-1 score. Nixon, like so many other trainers, can
surprise at times. He was faster that night than he was in previous races. He’ll drop down to race for a lower claiming value tonight. That change
has to be considered.
6 BATTLE RIVER STORM has produced best recent results at the smaller venues and because of that he can only be rated as an upset candidate
and given the lowest spot in my group of top four prospects. He might find some of his rivals tonight to be too tough for him is my guess. He’d need
a trip advantage to finish near the very top of the order.
THE FOLLOWING LISTED IN POST POSITION ORDER
(1) ST LADS DUDE has been a consistent item for a high percentage trainer. I don’t think we can't write him off completely in a race where most
look to have a reasonable chance of finishing in the top three.
(2) PUTNAMS ATTACK offers a 9-for-14 top three record for 2013. That’s not too shabby. He’s another piece in the puzzle with Zeron listed as his
partner again.
(3) AMBLE OVER HANOVER has most recently been a fringe player at best. The classification change didn’t help very much last time. I’m going
to have to watch.
(4) ARDYNE ACE has offsetting positive and negative factors. He regained winning form last time but will step up into a higher claiming category
tonight. What’s your guess?
(8) DUKE DID IT offers up potential if your strategy is to try to beat the race favourites. Tackoor, like any one of the other eight trainers in the lineup,
is capable of putting one of his pupils into winning form on any given night.