Free: Santa Anita horses to watch week of May 1
ALSATIAN
Trainer: Neil Drysdale
Last race: April 28, race 4
Finish: Sixth by 3 1/4 lengths
Beyer: 75
Favored in a Cal-bred N1X turf route, he had no shot. He broke from an outside post, stayed wide, was caught four wide the far turn, and ran out of steam. This race was a toss.
WOODSTOCK MEMORY
Trainer: Antonio Garcia
Last race: April 29, race 6
Finish: Second by 4 1/4 lengths
Beyer: 59
Low-level gelding steadied and lost position, dropped farther off the pace than expected, grinding rally. He’s no champ, but fits in similar $12.5k claiming route, non-winners two.
UNION REBEL
Trainer: Richard Baltas
Last race: April 29, race 8
Finish: Fourth by 11 3/4 lengths
Beyer: 72
This improving maiden threw a wingding inside the gate, did not break well and was last early. He merely ran around the track thereafter. Toss this race, give him another chance.
ABSOLUTLEY STYLISH
Trainer: Eddie Truman
Last race: April 29, race 8
Finish: First by neck
Beyer: 91
Six months off and outside post (10 of 10) no problem for Uncle Mo colt. He broke running, set strong fractions and held off the favorite in sharp maiden win. Up the ladder.
RANSOM THE MOON
Trainer: Phil D’Amato
Last race: April 30, race 8
Finish: First by 4 1/4 lengths
Beyer: 98
First in California, moving from synthetic to dirt, this son of Malibu Moon crushed N2X sprinters in quick 1:15.77 over track producing slow times, in a stakes-quality effort.


