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Del Mar 5th Race – Post: 3:58 PT. Degree of confidence: B
Top Selection: 9-Hot Girl Walk.
Other Contenders: none.
Forecast: Hot Girl Walk tipped her hand in a solid debut performance last month when finishing a willing second in a similar abbreviated main track dash, and not much more will be needed today to earn her diploma. In that race, the C. Gaines-trained 2-year-old overcame a bit of a slow start to move within range approaching the turn and then stayed on with interest while not appearing to be totally cranked up. With that tightener behind her, the daughter of Bodexpress should be able to handle this moderate assignment in a race restricted to California-bred runners. A. Fresu stays aboard, so at 5/2 on the morning line she’ll offer reasonable wagering value.
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Del Mar 10th race – Post: 6:28 PT. Degree of confidence: B
Top Selection: 1-Divisible By.
Other Contenders: 4-Dealers Special/
Forecast: Divisible By, at 45-1, stepped forward dramatically in just his second career start when rallying with purpose to be second in a similar turf router for older maidens last month. The speed figure earned represented an 11 point improvement over his first outing – a grass sprint that was nothing more than a “get your feet wet” educational run - so if the N. Drysdale-trained sophomore improves again he should have an excellent chance to break his maiden. Likely to enjoy an ideal ground-saving trip from his favorable rail post, the son of Divisidero retains M. Smith and projects to settle somewhere in mid-pack before producing his best stuff from the quarter pole home. In a race in which many of these have had several chances without producing a win, this colt, with just two starts, certainly has a higher ceiling and thus at 6-1 on the morning line offers a reasonable gamble in the win pool and in rolling exotic play.
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