DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Thursday, October 7, 2021

Daily Racing Form has served as the most trusted source of news and information about the sport since 1894, and moving forward we have decided to provide a free daily playbook – something that both hardcore horseplayers and casual observers can reference to get informed of each day’s action.

12:40 LRL 1st SUMMER MUSIC (#10, 10-1) is by a sire that connected with 27 of his last 130 debut runners (21%) out of a dam that won a couple of two-turn turf races. The dam is a half-sister to stakes-winning turf router Medolina and stakes-placed turf miler Skating. The second dam was stakes-placed at a mile on turf. Although there is a good amount of grass in the pedigree, the dirt works look promising including a half-mile on Sept. 5 that matches up with McMullen's 4-year-old gelding Bahama Channel (finished third for $12,500 on dirt with a 65 Beyer). -Dan Illman | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets

1:24 GP 2nd PATRICK'S LASS (#1, 4-1) over-matched last time while encountering plenty of trouble to boot along the way in a very strong race which has already produced a couple of next out winners and place finishers. Looks well spotted to get back on winning track on turn back to this distance. -Mike Welsch | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets

2:11 BEL 4th ROBOZ (#2, 8-1) debuting for a trainer who is underrated with his first time starters and doing so in a field where the experience runners have had little to offer so far. Englehart 0-13 over the past five years debuting on the grass, but they were all big prices and he did have one runner in that sample finish second at 40:1; sire Dialed in connects with 10% of his first time starters and 10% of his turf routers, and this filly is a half-sister to Belle Laura, a stakes winner on turf who has placed in four graded races on this surface. -Mike Beer | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets

2:51 LRL 5th CLOUDS OF WHITE (#4, 8-1), a half-sister to multiple stakes-placed turf sprinter Sky's Not Falling, is out of stakes-placed dirt router Sky Copper and should have plenty of bottom for initial route after three sprints. Broke slow last time, raced far behind the solid pace, split horses and was running on along the inside in the stretch. The winner of that race returned to finish third in the Rosie's Stakes at Colonial with a 58 Beyer before running third in the Laurel Futurity with a 69. -Dan Illman | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets

3:15 BEL 6th FOREVER MO (#3, 9-2) lacked room in the stretch two back when dropping out of the Appleton, then got in too tough when taken back in that strong allowance race that was dominated up close last time; back at the right level after getting some time off. -Mike Beer | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets

3:34 GP 6th EXPONENTIAL (#7, 9-2) drops a notch and on the fringes against what seems to be much tougher. Not badly beaten by likes of multiple winner Go Mike two back. Just a matter of his fondness for the new surface. -Mike Welsch | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets

3:56 LRL 7th WITTY BANTER ((#1, 8-1) gets a major class test as she hikes out of the conditioned claiming ranks, but there's no denying her sharp form. Raced at the back behind a quick pace last month, made a four-wide bid on the second turn and grinded out a victory over two next-out winners (fourth-finisher Mahkato returned to beat $16,000 "beatens" at Delaware with a 73 Beyer). Late-kicker is at the mercy of race and pace luck. -Dan Illman | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets

3:59 WO 7th LATE SURGE (#5, 7-2) wound up fifth after a tardy start in both of his sprints on different surfaces. The son of Frac Daddy is out of an unraced mare who's produced four route winners on the main track from as many starters, and could find his calling going long. -Ron Gierkink | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets

4:08 GP 7th KANTSTAROS (#1, 6-1) a sensational debut winner during Championship meet but idle a long time after wheeling back a bit quick in second start. A new gelding with plenty of good work on the tab prepping for return. -Mike Welsch | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets

4:32 WO 8th FUNICULI (#3, 4-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Ron Gierkink). | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets

8:35 RP 2nd The consistent MITHQAAL (#5, 8-1) was second against similar last out at Canterbury. -Mary Rampellini | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets

9:59 RP 5th MOVER (#8, 5-1) faced steeper last out in his first start against winners. He draws a post here that could give Vazquez options. -Mary Rampellini | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets

11:51 RP 9th FAIRWAY MAGIC (#6, 4-1) ran a big race off the bench last out when second in his first race since November. Last meet, he put together three straight wins over the local main track. -Mary Rampellini | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets