Yonkers: Analysis for Monday 10/12

MEET STATS: 168 - 510 / $995.80 (-$24.20)
BEST BETS: 31 - 53 / $106.50 (+$0.50)
SPOT PLAYS: 8 - 53 / $55.00 (-$51.00)
BEST BET - GRATIAN HANOVER (9th)
SPOT PLAY - ROLLINWITHAMBITION (5th)

Race 1 - 12500CLM Pace

(2) DEERFIELD BEACH finished second a couple times recently against $15,000 claimers at Harrah's Philadelphia and once against NW2500L5's at the Meadowlands. He had a bad trip from post ten most recently over at The Big M but draws well here, and I'll give him a chance at a price. (5) ZOEEZ BOY HENRY made a big move from seventh to second in the second quarter last Monday and held second after that. He moves from post eight from post five tonight, and that could result in a smoother journey. (7) HIGHVIEW CONALL N has won three straight, but he has a negative post change tonight, going from the two-hole to post seven. He's obviously razor-sharp, but I'll take a shot against.

Race 2 - NW2/25000LT Pace

(7) ROLL WITH DOM cruised to a facile win over NW1's from post eight at Pocono back on 9-28. He has plenty of half-mile track experience from the NY Sire Stakes Excelsior "A" Series, including a second to eventual champion Uhtred here at Yonkers on 7-28. (5) FRISKY PEDRO hasn't won in 18 appearances this year, but he has hit the board against NW2's before, and Joe Bongiorno takes over the lines. (4) MV OK PALACIO BR came to a walk and finished seventh as the heavy favorite last time out, but he could definitely rebound. Trainer Rob Harmon did have a couple of winners on Thursday (10-8).

Race 3 - NW5000L5 Pace

(2) THREE WAYS N crunched his rivals in Freehold's NW5000L5 class three back, and he drops from the NW8000L5 group down there and the NW7500L5 level locally tonight. (3) ARI ALLSTAR has also been facing better as of late and owns plenty of winning experience over the track this year. (4) ART HISTORY turned in an improved effort in his last try against NW7500L5's a week ago and now slides down to the NW5000L5's. He won when last in against these types back on the 27th of July.

Race 4 - NW5000L5 Pace

(3) NEPTUNE has been a good fit against the NW5000L5's, finishing third and second in his last couple and catches a field that he can definitely threaten against here. (2) MR BIG LOAD returns from Saratoga tonight after finishing fourth. He does show a second-place effort against NW10000L5's back in late August, and if he could get back to that kind of performance, he'd be tough to beat. (1) MARINER SEELSTER has an improved post to work with tonight, and maybe that speed try last week sharpened him up, even though he did tire. He was also Bartlett's choice.

Race 5 - NW4/50000LT Pace *$7,500 GTD Pick-5 Pool*

(2) ROLLINWITHAMBITION picked up a third-place finish two back behind the red-hot Wyatt J and then had post eight and was in against tough foes at the Meadowlands in subsequent appeearances. He draws a nice, inside post tonight to give Siegelman some options and I'll put on top. (7) LOTTERY WINNER ships in from The Red Mile for trainer Nancy Takter. She sent out a live longshot winner in Caviart Rockland a week ago, and this guy does show winning a division of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series recently. (6) ROLLNTHEJOE was victorious in the NY Sire Stakes Excelsior "A" Series at Saratoga three back and was competitive against NW3's at Harrah's Philadelphia for the Alagna barn.

Race 6 - NW7500L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Pace

(4) ROCK ON MOE took advantage of the improved post last week to win as the favorite. He moves up here but retained Marohn Jr., and this is a group he could definitely double-up against. (5) OLDE BROADSIDE invades from Saratoga in sharp form. I think this is a little bit tougher spot than he has been facing, but that was a classy foe in Panocchio he defeated up at the Spa. (3) GALACTIC GALLEON N switches drivers to Bartlett, but he's a pretty tough horse to guess on. I'll include since he did finish third against NW10000L5's with Bartlett at the lines back in early August.

Race 7 - NW4/50000LT Pace

(1) IDEAL ARTILLERY is three-for-three since exiting the New York Sire Stakes, including a complete romp over NW4's on 9-28. He's an imposing presence from the pole position. (6) SAILBOAT HANOVER wound up third last Monday in a NW4 event, and though he does move out from post two to post six, he changes drivers to Bartlett. (7) MISTER REBBILY A owns two wins over NW4's at Yonkers, including an open-length score a week ago. He didn't have to face Ideal Artillery in that event, though.

Race 8 - NW8/100000LT Pace

(4) SKIP TO MY LOU races out of the high-percentage Robert Cleary barn and gets reunited with Tyler Buter tonight. Buter drove him to a open-length win in a career-best clocking back on 9-7 at Pocono, and I will use with the hopes he has some value. (3) GLOBALDOMINATION N had to do the first-over work last Monday and had to settle for third. He usually a threat at this level, and he gets an inside post for the second straight time. (2) CAVIART ROCKLAND got a great front-end drive from Dube a week ago and held sway. He sticks against NW8's here and might be on the engine again.

Race 9 - NW10000L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5 Pace

(2) GRATIAN HANOVER closed with plenty of pace in his last two from outside draws. He gets post two tonight, and I anticipate Bongiorno will look to wire these on the drop. (6) ROCKATHON is winless in 2020 but does slide down a notch and gets another shot with Brennan. (1) SPORTS TEEN picked up a confidence-building win over NW5000L5's on 9-15 and kept it going with another victory over NW7500L5's on the 25th of September. He takes another step up here, but does get to start from the rail.