Race 6 – NW of $16,000 last 5
1-Bettor Design – shows beating 75s at Yonkers, drops to 50, lands the pole & Brian Sears, sports a solid record & finds a field where nobody stands out
5-Intrigued Royally – raced very well in the Complex Series chasing his streaking stablemate Itrustyou, and might even hold a slight class edge over his rivals in here
2-Mcdana N – I don’t like the 2 for 25 last year, but he flashed a hint of improvement in the slop at Yonkers, draws well in his third try off the bench & looms as a stalk n upset chance
Race 7 – NW of $10,000 last 5
7-Strand Hanover – last year’s Four Leaf Clover winner has been back on Lasix, couldn’t do anything with a raging Code Word last week & now takes a significant class drop
5-Dinner Guest – 1:49.2 winner here last season finished an improved third last out at Yonkers, returns to the mile track at a reduced level
3-Abelard Hanover – just missed with a speedy :26.1 two starts back, then appeared to be overloaded before he beared in & bumped into a rival, driver switch to Pierce & better post
Race 8 - $25,000 claiming
10-Stormin Rustler – rates the rare post ten call based on his sharp recent form, slight class drop, liking for the Big M & questionable opposition
8-Tugboat – just a half length shy of a well-rated Tamayo on January 13, then got caught behind a slow pace at Yonkers, can’t ignore that 11 for 33 last year
3-Gaelic Thunder – failed to polish off a perfect drive by Sears on January 20, then was left in never-never land from post 10, improved post can put him in play here
Race 9 - $20,000 claiming
9-Village Rhythm – claimed by Nik Drennan in partnership, always a big angle, aside from his raging form there might even be some upside looming, Sears choice over 1 + 5
5-Idealic Life – appeared to get torched at Yonkers last week, nailed by Village Rhythm the week before, Rene Allard now has him settled on the comeback trail
2-Laguna Beach – benefited from a great drive by an ultra confident Gingras, owns some class, likes this track & remains a prominent player with a favorable draw
