Yonkers: Analysis for Monday 11/23

MEET STATS: 201 - 626 / $1,226.40 (-$25.60)
BEST BETS: 36 - 65 / $127.90 (-$2.10)
SPOT PLAYS: 10 - 65 / $76.70 (-$53.30)
BEST BET - NICHOLAS BEACH (9th)
SPOT PLAY - THREE WAYS N (5th)

Race 1 - 12500CLM Pace

(1) MARK WITHA K takes a huge plunge to the bottom level here after being 6-1 in the Open and winning four straight against way better than these not all that long ago. I guess he should beat these, but you should probably have a look at him on the track. (3) REASONABLE FORCE comes out of an improved effort down at Harrah's Philadelphia, and Paul Stafford's barn seems to be firing pretty well again right now. (6) ZOEEZ BOY HENRY hasn't done much for trainer Andrew Harris yet and is winless in 2020, but did gain ground in the last quarter in his most recent effort.

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Race 2 - NW5000L5/12500CLM Trot

(2) ADAGIO DE LA TOUR has post relief here after starting from the eight-hole last Monday, and this horse usually does his best racing during the fall and winter months. (1) SHOWMEYOURGUNS drops to the bottom level tonight and partners with Brennan, who usually gets the best out of him. (5) WATKINS is another Stafford trainee in the early double, and he's been in good form, with only the one poor result on November 3 in the last while.

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Race 3 - NW2/25000LT Pace

(5) REIGNING BILLS makes his second start for Harris off the layoff tonight, and he does own a win over NW2's at Yonkers, that coming back in March of this year. (2) THREE DRAGONS has been racing well behind well-meant foes Slippin The Clutch and Brazen Brazilian recently and meets up with a much more wide-open group here. (1) ALWAYS HOTSPEED is another of these recent Iowa shippers that have a number of wins that don't count towards their total for entry because they came at the fairs. He was third as the choice against NW2's at Pocono on 11-10.

Race 4 - NW5000L5 Pace

(6) SCOUTS REPORT won a couple times for Blackler at Yonkers last year and in January of 2020. I'll look for a more aggressive approach out of Bartlett and hopefully some value. (4) TREVOR ONE lands in a reasonable spot after facing better in Pennsylvania lately, but he is the lone 3-year-old in the field. (3) BARIMAH A loses Bongiorno's driving services tonight but has hit the board in this class in two of his last three tries and should offer value underneath if he can do so again.

Race 5 - NW5000L5 Pace *$7,500 GTD Pick-5 Pool*

(6) THREE WAYS N races out of a barn that had a win at long odds a week ago, and he wasn't bad on the same card, closing in 28 2/5 to finish fourth. He gets a driver change to the hot hands of Pat Lachance tonight. (4) HEAVEN'S GAIT is probably in "now-or-never" territory tonight as he drops to the bottom level. He kept Siegelman in the bike tonight. (5) OFFICIAL DELIGHT performed well against similar down at Harrah's Philadelphia last month before he got up in class and appeared a little overmatched. Brennan gets the drive.

Race 6 - NW4/50000LT Pace

(3) SCOOTNROLL made a very uncharacteristic break over at Pocono on 11-14 but had finished first or second in all 12 of his tries prior to that and did win at Yonkers back in late July in a New York Sire Stakes Excelsior B Series race. (1) FLYING FINN N knocked off a heavy favorite to score in a NW4 tilt on the 9th of November and is now in the Nick Devita barn. (6) WESTERN VACATION took command in the third quarter last Monday but got picked off by longshot Hudsen A late. He's done well in all his attempts for the Bongiornos thus far.

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Race 7 - NW10000L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5 Pace

(2) FINE DIAMOND slides down a notch tonight after finishing second against NW15000L5's on November 14 and gets another inside post to work with. (3) SOHO LENNON A was rejected by Marohn Jr. but won easily two starts back at this level. (1) BILBO HANOVER returns tonight after racing down at Harrah's Philadelphia in his last pair of appearances. He was third against NW10000L5's when last in Westchester on 10-26.

Race 8 - NW7500L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Pace

(1) GRAND PRIORITY isn't having the success he did last year in 2020 as he has just one victory, but he lands in a winnable spot from the pole position tonight, and he drops down from the NW10000L5's. (2) THISJETSABOOKIN is in the same boat as my top choice as he's one-for-19 this season. He moves in to post two from the eight-hole after closing to finish fourth on 11-16. (4) CAN B PERFECT has picked up just one check since joining the Stafford barn, but I think this is the softest group he's faced, and I wouldn't be stunned by a better effort.

Race 9 - NW6/75000LT Pace

(2) NICHOLAS BEACH absolutely cruised over NW6's in his Yonkers debut on 10-26, and though he's been idle since, he's displayed a great deal of talent thus far in 2020, and I don't see it being a big issue. (1) SPORTS OBSESSION made front but couldn't hold on in the lane last Monday, finishing third. He has the pole position this time and might be able to follow my top pick. (7) LEVINE shifts outside here but comes off an impressive victory over NW8's on November 9.

Race 10 - NW7500L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Pace

(4) PERFECT BET backed up his win at Freehold on Halloween with a solid third-place effort last week and is on a regular racing rotation tonight. Like his stablemate Three Ways N earlier on the card, he picks up Pat Lachance this time. (2) BETTING EXCHANGE was racing in the pocket on the far turn last week but lost all chance when he had to leave the track when rivals hooked wheels in front of him. He's worth being included. (3) ART SCENE hikes up from the NW5000L5's tonight but is another one coming off a traffic-troubled trip as he got trapped in behind a tiring pace-setter in the third quarter a week ago.