TimeformUS Belmont Horses in Focus for Friday, Sept. 7, 2018

Race 3:
Mercurian (#5)

Her last effort is not as bad as it appears given the extremely fast pace.

Gets a deceptively positive trainer switch.

DRF Formulator Fact: Over the past five years, Emron Ibrahim is 14 for 90 (16 percent, $2.64 ROI) in dirt sprints at NYRA.

8-1 on ML

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Race 4:
Tiz a Kitten (#4)

Finished a good second to a pretty formidable rival, Magic Hatter, in her last turf start.

Ran one of her best turf races going seven furlongs over this course last September.

Gets a positive rider switch to Jose Ortiz.

4-1 on ML

Race 8:

Closer Still (#1)

Got checked and steadied out of position as his rider lost an iron in an incident on the far turn last time.

Put in the fastest final quarter-mile of any horse in the Coronation Cup despite losing all of her momentum on the turn.

Has shown the ability to compete at this level in the past.

12-1 on ML