Belmont: DRF Plus handicapping report for October 27, 2013

Race 1

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UPTOWN JOE (#1, 5-1) stretches out here off ok debut going 7 furlongs ; trainer’s work with second time starters and use of go to jock mean graduation beckons.- Chuck Kuehhas

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Race 2

Vulnerable Favorite

Guessing hype machine on $2.6 million auction buy MISS BESILU will affect betting. Mott w/ 1sters 1 mile & beyond 4% wins $0.66 $2 ROI. She may well wind up the best horse in this field, but quite possibly not the best on the day.- Marcus Hersh

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SABBATICAL (#6, 12-1): With some expensive horseflesh to her inside and outside, this Phipps Stable homebred could fall through the cracks as she makes the turf-to-dirt switch. Her dam, Daydreaming, was a Grade 2 winner of nearly $700,000 on dirt for this barn.- Dave Litfin

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Race 3

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Not wild about the post position draw but if UNKNOWN ROAD (#1, 5-1) can break alertly he'll be a threat in his debut, as his works hint at some ability. -Kenny Peck

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Race 6

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DUFF ONE (#3, 4-1) could go off at an overlaid price despite rock solid form and Beyers, being ridden by a low-profile jockey for a barn having a quiet meet; was second in the P.G. Johnson over the summer at Saratoga. – Byron King

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Race 9

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