4/3/16 Santa Anita Late Pick Four - Preview

Moving our action back downstate today, where the featured event is the Grade 2 mile and a half Tokyo City Cup.  That's Race 8 on the card, so we'll be looking at it below as we take another run at The Late Pick Four at The Great Race Place.

RACE 7 - OC 80k/N1X - Nine Furlongs Turf

A’s

# 6 Beach Patrol (Morning Line 5-2)

# 10 Arcature (ML 3-1)

B’s

None

C's

# 3 Undeniable U (ML 7-2)

Scratch # 1 Opportunistic (ML 8-1); # 2 Taima the Hawk (ML 30-1); # 4 Canada (ML 12-1); # 7 Marqula (ML 15-1); and # 8 Diplodocus (ML 8-1).

Beach Patrol graduated by as many as he wanted to last time out in his first start after switching to the Phil D'Amato barn.  Arcature was within two lengths of the winner at the wire in The Pasadena last time out.  Arcature will be adding blinkers today; runners for Trainer Simon Callaghan tend to do well when he makes that move.  Undeniable U is the only runner in this gutted field with a Win at today's trip.

RACE 8 - The Tokyo City Cup (Grade 3) - Twelve Furlongs Dirt

A’s

# 2 Class Leader (ML 7-2)

# 7 Lieutenant Colonel (ML 5-2)

B's

# 1 Big John B (ML 2-1)

# 5 China Girl Lover (ML 9-2)

C's

None

Class Leader gets some class relief along with what looks to be a pace scenario that will be kinder to closers.  Lieutenant Colonel has been showing steady improvement since moving to the West Coast and the barn of Jerry Hollendorfer.

Big John B is a Graded Stakes winner on the dirt at today's distance.  China Girl Lover has demonstrated in the past the ability to carry his form from the turf to the main track.

RACE 9 - [S] MSW - Six Furlongs Dirt

A’s

# 2 Worldwide (ML 3-1)

B's

# 9 Ree O Kerr (ML 8-1)

# 10 Rocket Fuel (ML 9-5)

C's

None

Scratch # 4 Snitched On You (ML 15-1) and # 8 Easter Morn (ML 10-1)

Worldwide has hit the board in each of his three career races, all at this class level.  Ree O Kerr ships in from upstate after taking the Place in his debut against open company non-claiming maidens.  Rocket Fuel took the Place in his debut last time out at this class level.

RACE 10 - (F) OC 40k/N1X - Six and a Half Furlongs Downhill Turf

A’s

# 4 Pearl de Vere (ML 4-1)

# 5 So Sweetitiz (ML 7-2)

B’s

# 9 Entrechat (ML 5-1)
# 10 Queenofthepalace (NZ) (ML 8-1)

C's

# 7 Holograeme (ML 12-1)

# 11 Little Treasure (Ity) (ML 12-1)
# 12 Hundi (Ire) (ML 10-1)

Pearl de Vere won charging down the hill against classier foes two starts back.  So Sweetitiz took the Place in her first try charging down the hill last time out.  Entrechat took the Place charging down the hill against Allowance company two starts back.

Queenofthepalace (NZ) has taken the Show in each of her two prior tries down the hill.  Holograeme should appreciate the turn back in distance.

Little Treasure (Ity) took the Show charging down the hill last time out.  Hundi (Ire) took the Place at this class level charging down the hill back in January.

OK, that's the analysis.  Playing our tickets in Crist fashion, we get:

All A Entries

$1.00 P4: 6,10 with 2,7 with 2 with 4,5 $8.00

All A Entries with All B Entries

$0.50 P4: 6,10 with 1,2,5,7 with 2,9,10 with 4,5,9,10 $48.00

A's with One C

$0.50 P4: 3 with 2,7 with 2 with 4,5 $2.00

$0.50 P4: 6,10 with 2,7 with 2 with 7,11,12 $6.00

Total: $64.00

Post Time for Race 7 is 6:42 EDT / 3:42 PDT.  Good luck to all.

Peace and Love,

Jimbo