Sunday, July 8, 2018

7/8/18 Oak Tree At Pleasanton Late Pick Four - Preview

It's Sunday, the final day of the racing meet at the Alameda County Fairgrounds; well, at least until Autumn.  For those of you with your eyes on the jackpot pools, keep in mind that, even though this is the final day of the meet, there is no mandatory payout today.  Any jackpot not scooped Sunday will carryover to the State Fair at Sacramento, where racing begins on Friday the 13th.  Anyway, all that is merely a public service announcement for those interested; so with that out of the way let's just get to it, as I take another run at The Late Pick Four at Oak Tree at Pleasanton.

RACE 6 - Clm $4k N2L - Six Furlongs Dirt

A’s

# 1 Borden County (Morning Line 7-2)

B’s

# 2 Cash Driven (ML 4-1)
# 8 Singaprayer (ML 5-1)

C's

# 6 Atticism (ML 9-2)

Scratch # 5 Gone My Way (ML 5-1)

Border County and Singaprayer filled out the bottom two rungs of the Trifecta last time out while running with a higher price tag on their heads.  Cash Driven took the Place at this class level last time out.  Atticism took the Place at this class level two and three starts back.

RACE 7 - Md $8k - Six Furlongs Dirt

A’s

# 4 Dominate Warrior (ML 2-1)

B's

# 3 Pepper Sings (ML 5-2)

C's

# 1 Ur Not My President (ML 15-1)
# 2 Wild Rival (ML 12-1)
# 5 Nevada Wild Cat (ML 6-1)
# 7 Game Star (ML 8-1)
# 8 Starting Lineup (ML 10-1)


Scratch # 6 King of Leon (Arg) (ML 5-1)

Dominate Warrior disappointed as the Post Time Favorite in each of his last two starts, taking the Place both times; perhaps the third time is the charm.  Pepper Sings took the Show at this class level last time out while disappointing as the Post Time Favorite.  The backup "C" Selections are everyone else.

RACE 8 - (F) Clm $16k N2L - Six Furlongs Dirt

A’s

# 2 Sharona Sunset (ML 7-2)

B’s

# 1 Clean Living (ML 4-1)
# 3 Easter Dream (ML 3-1)
# 4 Hub Cap (ML 12-1)
# 5 Swanee (ML 9-2)
# 6 Mariposa Brava (ML 5-1)


C's

None

Scratch # 7 Sunset Melody (ML 6-1)

Note for future reference that, while this contest was carded for open company, all entrants are California bred.

Sharona Sunset took the Show at this class level last time out.  Clean Living could improve going second off the layoff.  Easter Dream could move up with the class drop and the added equipment.  Hub Cap could be the one running best late.

Swanee showed good early speed against more expensive stock last time out.  Mariposa Brava set all the fractions while winning her debut last time out.  Yeah, that all of them; so the "ALL" button it is.

RACE 9 - (F) Md $25k - Five and a Half Furlongs Dirt

A’s

# 8 Darkstream (ML 3-1)

B's

# 2 Admonition (ML 4-1)
# 3 Tribal Finale (ML 7-2)

C's

# 5 Bellaasario (ML 10-1)
# 6 Fire Command (ML 9-2)
# 7 Oursensationalgirl (ML 10-1)


Scratch # 1 Night of Idiots (ML 12-1) and # 4 Girlinexcess (ML 6-1)

Darkstream took the Place at this class level last time out.  Admonition took the Show against non-claiming maidens over this track last time out; however, last time out was last September, and the drop into the maiden claiming ranks after the long layoff is a bit of a red flag.

Tribal Finale and Fire Command filled out the final two rungs of the Trifecta against California bred company last time out.  Bellasario is on the tickets because everyone else is.  Oursensationalgirl drops in for a tag for the first time.

OK, that's the analysis.  Playing my tickets in modified Crist fashion, I get:

All A Entries

$1.00 P4: 1 with 4 with 2 with 8 $1.00

All A Entries with All B Entries

$0.50 P4: 1,2,8 with 3,4 with ALL with 2,3,8 $54.00

A's with One C

$0.50 P4: 6 with 4 with 2 with 8 $0.50
$0.50 P4: 1 with 1,2,5,7,8 with 2 with 8 $2.50
$0.50 P4: 1 with 4 with 2 with 5,6,7 $1.50

Total: $59.50

Post Time for Race 6 is 7:15 EDT / 4:15 PDT.  Good luck to all.

Peace and Love,

Jimbo

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