9/18/16 Los Alamitos Race Course Late Pick Four - Preview

Saturday at Los Al was the Barretts Debutante; Sunday will showcase the male version, as the featured thoroughbred race in SoCal will be The Barretts Juvenile for colts and geldings (and, though not listed in the conditions, ridglings as well).  We'll be looking at that contest below, as we take another run at The Late Pick Four at Orange County's own Los Alamitos Race Course.

RACE 6 - Clm $12.5k N2X - Eight Furlongs Dirt

A’s

# 5 Zim N the Mailman (ML 5-2)

B’s

# 4 What We Doing (ML 4-1)

C's

# 6 Northern Iowa (ML 4-1)

EDIT - Scratch # 2 Brother Gil (ML 2-1)

The last time, indeed the only time, that Brother Gil competed on a Fast dirt track it was under today's conditions at today's distance, and he got his picture taken when it was over.  What We Doing is actually racing above his conditions today, being as he is still eligible for N2L company; but the early interest What We Doing has shown in his most recent dirt starts suggests that he could be ready to move forward today.  Zim N the Mailman could be the one running best late.  Northern Iowa took the Place against open but unrestricted claimers two starts back.

RACE 7 - [S] (F) OC 20k/N$Y - Eight Furlongs Dirt

A’s

# 2 Sidepocket Run (ML 5-2)

B’s

# 3 Chicago Angel (ML 8-1)
# 4 Allsquare (ML 2-1)
# 5 Chao Chom (ML 9-5)

C's

None

Scratch # 1 Cuddle Alert (ML 12-1) and # 6 Reckless Charm (ML 8-1)

Sidepocket Run was victorious at this class level two starts back.  The "B" Selections are everyone else, as I did not feel that any of the entrants here could be comfortably eliminated from contention.

RACE 8 - [R] The Barretts Juvenile $100k - Six and a Half Furlongs Dirt

A’s

# 2 Big League (ML 4-5)

# 5 California Diamond (ML 9-5)

B's

None

C's

None

Big League took the Place in the Grade 2 Best Pal last time out.  California Diamond won The Santa Anita Juvenile back in July.

RACE 9 - Md $30k - Eight Furlongs Dirt

A’s

# 1 Iceberg Slim (ML 5-1)

# 3 True Magic (ML 5-1)

# 7 Beantown Boys (ML 6-5)

B's

# 2 Bic Mitchum (ML 4-1)

# 4 Ghost of War (ML 15-1)
# 5 Midnight Reveler (ML 10-1)

# 6 Dark Squall (ML 10-1)

C's

None

Beantown Boys is the only one of the seven runners in this field to have ever been the Post Time Favorite in a prior contest.  In fact, Beantown Boys is the only runner in this field to hav eever left the gate at odds lower than 10-1.  The seven runners in this field have combined for twenty-two career races.  In those twenty-two races, none of these runners has ever finished in the Trifecta.  Only Beantown Boys and Iceberg Slim have ever finished in the Superfecta.  If you have the bankroll to afford it, you really should consider hitting the "ALL" button for this contest.  EDIT - With the scratch of Brother Gil in the opening leg, we now have the bankroll to buy this race.

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

All A Entries

$1.00 P4: 5 with 2 with 2,5 with 1,3,7 $6.00

All A Entries with All B Entries

$0.50 P4: 4,5 with ALL with 2,5 with ALL $56.00

A's with One C

$0.50 P4: 6 with 2 with 2,5 with 1,3,7 $3.00

Total: $65.00

Post Time for Race 6 is 7:28 EDT / 4:28 PDT.  Good luck to all.

Peace and Love,

Jimbo