Yonkers: Analysis for Thursday 11/3

MEET STATS: 231 - 867 / $1,349.30 (-$384.70)
BEST BETS: 52 - 90 / $187.90 (+$7.90)
SPOT PLAYS: 10 - 89 / $81.50 (-$96.50)
BEST BET - TEMPUS SEELSTER (1st)
SPOT PLAY - TENTHOUSAND ANGELS (5th)

Race 1 - F&M NW7500L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5/15000CLM Pace

(5) TEMPUS SEELSTER rallied to finish third in a NW10000L5 base class race last time out. She drops an additional notch here and was Jordan Stratton's choice of five horses. (4) VELOCITY MCSWEETS was second to the well-meant Sports Flix last Thursday. She gets away from that foe here and should be in the mix. (3) WHO'S SMOKIN N shows hitting the board against NW10000L5's and NW15000L5's back in September and October. She does come into this event off a sick scratch.

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Race 2 - NW4/50000LT Trot

(6) LOOKS LIKE MONI topped NW4's on 10-20. He's in the mixed sale in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, next week, so I am expecting he'll turn in another quality effort here. (2) CANTSTOP YANKEE downed NW2's impressively two back and then was second in Looks Like Moni when they hooked up on October 20. I'll look for that same result tonight. (3) THE BOSS MAN owns a prior victory at this level on 9-22 and comes in off a second-place finish to a dominant winner last Thursday.

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Race 3 - F&M NW5000L5/12500CLM Pace

(4) ROBMOTION BLUECHIP picked up a check against NW4's in her second start for trainer Cory Stratton on 10-19 and drops to the bottom level tonight. (7) CRUSH ME shows a second-place finish against $50,000 claimers back in mid-September and slides down to face a wide-open group of NW5000L5's here. (1) ANNE BONNEY N went a long way on the lead last time out at Harrah's Philadelphia and landed the pole here to perhaps try similiar tactics.

Race 4 - NW4/50000LT Trot

(6) MUSCLE DAN romped over NW2's last Thursday to pick up his first local victory. He does step up tonight, but it caught my eye that George Brennan took him over a Ron Burke trainee, which almost never happens, so I'll put him on top. (4) CIEL BLEU took a lot of wagering attention a week ago as he invaded from Canada but didn't stay on-stride. I'll bank on trainer/driver Pat Lachance having him better tonight and include. (2) BY A HOFF HANOVER returns from Pocono. He's got just one victory this year, but he has shown the ability to hit the board against NW4's and mixed NW4/NW6 company.

Race 5 - NW5811L5/12500CLM Pace

(6) TENTHOUSAND ANGELS is worth another shot tonight against bottom level rivals as she finished with good pace from well-back a week ago. (7) GABBY'S GIRL takes another crack against NW5000L5 base class foes after doing most of the pace-making and finishing second last Thursday. (3) IDEATION HANOVER was second to Coral Bella as a heavy favorite last week. She drew inside again and gets reunited with Stratton.

Race 6 - NW6/75000LT Trot

(7) ESPLOSIONE comes in off a fourth-place finish in the Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final. Prior to that he gained several spots in the final quarter over the half-mile oval at Western Fair. He also got the nod from George Brennan for the red-hot Nifty Norman barn. (4) DRIBBLING BI has back-to-back runner-up results and makes his second start for trainer Darran Cassar. (3) PATRICK HANOVER toured the track from an outside post a week ago. He landed an inside slot here and was in great form over half-mile ovals in Canada.

Race 7 - F&M NW12271L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5/20000CLM/NW6 PM Races LT Pace

(6) JOYRIDE HANOVER dominated in the corresponding class to this one two back at Harrah's Philadelphia and finished up her mile with plenty of pace against NW15000L5's locally on 10-20. (2) WESTERN ROSIE closed well after angling off the pylons at a higher level last Thursday. She drops and moves inside on the gate here. (7) SPORTS FLIX has scored back-to-back romping wins since coming back to trainer Eric Abbatiello and I'll include.

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Race 8 - F&M Open Trot

(4) GHOSTINTHESHELL S cruised in the F&M Open Trot at Yonkers two back and returns tonight after finishing third in the top class down at Harrah's Philadelphia. (1) HEY LIVVY qualified well locally with the addition of trotting hobbles on 10-21. If the hobbles help with the breaking issue she sometimes has, she definitely has the talent to win. (2) KENZIESKY HANOVER got caught up in an early duel a week ago and had to settle for third. She's another horse entered in the mixed sale in Harrisburg next week.

Race 9 - NW2/25000LT Trot

(3) STARLIT THISWANMAN finally landed an inside post after having outside draws in all of his local tries and also gets a driver switch to Braxten Boyd. (1) HECKRAISER HANOVER broke last time out at Harrah's Philadelphia, but he'd been very sharp prior to that, and I'll include. (2) SAID N DONE AS miscued a week ago but took plenty of wagering attention in that event. He was third against NW2's on October 12 and switches drivers to Stratton.