McGee: How I'll play Del Mar Pick 5 for Sunday, Nov. 19
Having scanned through the latter part of a solid Sunday card at Del Mar and reading it as exceedingly difficult, I thought I’d take my chances with an early single when working up a pick-5 to start the day.
Race 1: I’ll begin the sequence by using logical contenders X S Gold (1), Mo See Cal (2), and My Claw (3) while purposely leaving out the 2-1 morning-line favorite, Super Patriot (8), whose odds surely would be much higher if almost anyone other than Bob Baffert was her trainer, no?
Race 2: Turning back slightly from two turns, Special Story (4) is my single after showing decent punch and a consistent style vs. similar types. There’s just not much in against her.
Race 3: Just trying to stay alive here when using the three favorites, all of them plausible: Ciao Bella Rosa (2), Hotsy Dotsy (3), and Let Me Flatter You (5).
Race 4: I’ll spread with four horses in each of the last two legs, hoping to catch something of a price in either while leaving out a favorite or two in each. This wide-open starter turf mile has all kinds of possibilities among its 2-year-old fillies, so I’ll keep my fingers crossed after settling on Stylitude (1), Winsinfashion (3), Quinnie (7), and We Will Re Joyce (8).
Race 5: Simply hoping to be alive when covering most of my bases and standing a good chance in this $16k N2L dash with Mt. Leinster (1), Devils Informer (3), Black Tie ‘n Tails (4), and Have Some Pride (6).
This is the straight-A play:
R1 – 1, 2, 3
R2 – 4
R3 – 2, 3, 5
R4 – 1, 3, 7, 8
R5 – 1, 3, 4, 6
50-cent ticket = $72
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