Meadowlands: Analysis for Friday 11/27

MEET STATS: 27 - 116 / $160.60 (-$71.40)
BEST BETS: 4 - 9 / $12.80 (-$5.20)
SPOT PLAYS: 1 - 9 / $9.40 (-$8.60)
BEST BET - COVER GIRL (7th)
SPOT PLAY - FOCUS POCUS (2nd)

Race 1 - F&M NW6/TrackMaster Rating 83.6 or Less as of 11-24-20/NW8 or 100000LT Drawn Outside Pace *$50K GTD Pick 5 Pool*

(6) ROSE RUN VICTORIA put in a good effort from first-over last Friday and gets back on a regular rotation tonight after being idle since 10-17 coming into that race. (8) STONEBRIDGE SOUL finally gets away from the best open pacing mares tonight, but she hasn't won since July of last year. (4) I'M VERY SPECIAL comes in from Yonkers in good form against similar and draws an ideal post to get well positioned.

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Race 2 - NW2/25000LT / NW3/30000LT, NW Last 3 Starts Trot

(4) FOCUS POCUS defeated NW2's at Pocono back on 10-6 and gets a pilot change to Andrew McCarthy tonight after closing from ninth to fourth a couple weeks ago. (10) GET LEGS could not have been any more impressive in his debut on 11-13. He moves all the way from the pole to post ten tonight, and I'll try and beat him. (3) KOMBUCHA was the runner-up to Get Legs after a first-over trip. She changes drivers from Tetrick to Gingras.

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Race 3 - GSY Series/10000CLM Pace

(5) RUTHLESS DUDE draws a much better post tonight than he's had in his last pair, and I'll hope the new pilot can take advantage. (4) GOOD DAY MATE draws inside of the other logical contenders in this GSY Series event and finished with interest after getting shuffled a couple weeks back. (9) GRANDPA DON rallied by everybody to win last week, and there's certainly a chance he could get a favorable setup since there are often pace battles in these races.

Race 4 - NW2500L5/TrackMaster Rating 75 or Less as of 11-24-20/10000CLM Trot

(1) TROLLER picked up a fourth-place finish against NW7500L5's the last time he was at the Meadowlands on 10-16. He gets reunited with David Miller and also has a trainer change with Dan Morrisey taking over. (4) STENHOUSE HANOVER is often an adventure at the start, but he's certainly well-spotted tonight at the bottom level if George Nap can keep his mind on business. (8) SB FINE AND DANDY took one shot against NW4500L5's and now drops back to the level where he was a winner on November 6.

Race 5 - NW4500L5/Winners Base Class NW3500 or Less or TrackMaster 75 Last Start Trot

(4) LINDY'S BIG BANG makes his third start for Andrew Harris tonight and has both class and post relief going for him. (5) IMPACTER ships up from Dover after a private purchase. That was a nice rallying second-place performance on 11-3, and he adds Dexter Dunn tonight. (1) CARRICK might be the one to beat tonight as he drops a notch after coming in third against NW7500L5's.

Race 6 - NW7500L5/Winners Base Class NW6000 or Less Last Start/20000CLM Trot *$50K GTD Pick 4 Pool*

(1) SPECTRE cruised last week in his second start for trainer Justin Sodano, and though he does move up tonight, I'll use again. (3) WISENHEIMER enters off a victory over NW4000L5's at Harrah's Philadelphia most recently and showed the ability to finish second against NW12000L5's at Pocono back in October. (4) SILVERMASS VOLO has raced well at the Meadowlands before and was a gaining fourth at Pocono on the 14th of November.

Race 7 - NW4/50000LT Trot

(5) COVER GIRL made a big first-over move into the lead last Friday but then couldn't hold on. She goes on the Lasix program tonight, and I'll give her another shot. (6) BEYOND ORDINARY kept his good form with another strong second-place finish last Friday in the same event my top pick exits. (3) FEEL THE MUSCLE defeated NW4's at Yonkers on the 5th of November and gets a chance with Mark MacDonald after being driven by trainer Harry Landy in recent appearances.

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Race 8 - F&M NW4500L5/TrackMaster Rating 78 or Less as of 11-24-20/15000CLM Pace

(5) BE BEST got the nod from George Nap over another one in here and was second against NW7500L5's the last time he drove her on 10-24. (3) EXOTIC DANCE came back around to top form last Friday, winning at 7-1. She won't be that kind of price tonight, but we've seen her get on streaks before. Dexter Dunn gets a chance with her this time. (1) KOTARE YARRA N raced well to finish third behind Exotic Dance and is in line for a similar trip from the pole position again.

Race 9 - NW10500L5/Winners Base Class NW8000 or Less Last Start Trot

(9) FASHION CREDITOR starts from another bad post, but I didn't think there was anything wrong with his effort last Friday after he made front from post ten. He gets a chance with Scott Zeron here. (5) HENDERSON SEELSTER returns after a strong second-place finish against NW14000L5's at Harrah's Philadelphia. As long as he minds his manners near the start, he's capable. (1) JUSTLIKEHIM closed strongly again a week ago to finish second at this level and is probably due to win soon.

Race 10 - NW6/75000LT / NW8 or 100000LT Drawn Outside Trot *$40K GTD Pick 4 Pool*

(1) BERKERY J seems to be putting it all together since he joined the Alagna barn as he backed up his third-place performance from 11-13 with a win last Friday. I'll use on top. (3) WINNERUP showed big improvement last week as he finished second at this level. Maybe he just doesn't like the half-mile oval over at Yonkers. (10) HL REVADON gets the worst of the draw tonight, but he can hustle off the gate, so I think MacDonald will be able to get him positioned on or near the lead.

Race 11 - F&M NW2500L5/TrackMaster Rating 73 or Less as of 11-24-20/10000CLM Pace

(3) STICK THAT LIP OUT has a driver change to Gingras tonight on the drop, and I'll hope he can just send her down the road like when she won over better back in October. (4) TALL POPPY N looks like a wake-up candidate for the Dunn/Harrison combination as she gets class relief in her second start off the layoff. (7) EDEN PAIGE N made front but was pressured by a parked foe and had to settle for second on 11-13. She gets another chance at the bottom level here.

Race 12 - NW14500L5/4YO Higher Money Earners Drawn Outside Trot

(1) JL CRUZE didn't fare as well when he bumped up to face better two weeks ago, but this appears to be a much more realistic spot tonight, and he gets back with Dexter Dunn. (6) CUE HALL hikes up here but was very impressive last week and was facing better in Canada prior to joining the Harris barn. (3) WARRIOR ONE was fifth in the same race my top pick comes out of and put up a huge mile two back.

Race 13 - 7500CLM Pace

(8) NIALL HANOVER slides down the class ladder after facing better claimers in his last pair and adds Dexter Dunn. That's good enough for me in this wide-open nightcap. (4) AMERIMAN has post relief tonight after closing in 27 3/5 in his last two appearances from post nine. (3) DASHBOARD gets another chance with Gingras here after a gaining fourth-place performance a week ago.