Yonkers: Analysis for Wednesday 10/2

MEET STATS: 218- 787 / $1,274.90 (-$299.10)
BEST BETS: 38 - 75 / $170.00 (+$20.00)
SPOT PLAYS: 7 - 75 / $88.40 (-$61.60)
BEST BET - PYRO (9th)
SPOT PLAY - ENERGY KING (5th)

Race 1 - F&M 20000CLM Pace

(1) ROCKNROLL ANNIE doesn't have great form but drops again, drew the pole again and gets Jason Bartlett in the bike for the first time since he won with her back in early August. (4) SPORTS FLIX got the job done when she slid down to this claiming class on 9-24. Matt Kakaley isn't here tonight, so Anthony Napolitano gets a chance with her. (6) HARPER SEELSTER took one unsuccessful shot against $25,000 claimers on September 17 and now returns to the level where she was first or second in five straight outings.

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Race 2 - F&M 20000CLM Pace

(3) ROCKINWITHDAVE toured the oval from the eight-hole on 9-24 and should be much better positioned to contend tonight as she slides inside to post three. (5) NUTTINBUTHEBEST got the nod from Bartlett over a Per Engblom trainee, which is usually noteworthy, and she was a close third in this class in her last try on September 17. (4) SHEIKH YABOOTY N has been in good form and popular at the claim box. She's prevailed twice in-a-row and is back with Cory Stratton.

Race 3 - NW10000L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5 Pace

(1) KIMBLE A missed a start on 9-23 due to sickness. This is his second appearance on Lasix, he starts from the pole, gets George Brennan back in the bike and was second against NW15000L5's as recently as early August. (4) COMBUSTION returns from Pocono tonight but was unable to pick up a victory over there. I expect he'll be a short price, and his struggles to the find the winner's circle make him a play-against for me. (3) TWIN B POWERBALL comes south from Canada into Pat Lachance's barn. He has impressive form over the half-mile track at Hippodrome 3R in Quebec and went a big mile at Woodbine Mohawk Park most recently.

Race 4 - F&M 20000CLM Pace

(5) SPEAK YOUR MIND closed with pace in a second-place result in this class last Tuesday. I'll look for her to be even better here as this is her second start back after some time off and two qualifiers. (3) OURLITTLEMIRACLE has hit the board in three straight but is just one-for-15 in the win column. She does add Bartlett for a high-percentage trainer, so I'll include underneath. (2) JILLIAN JIGGS comes into this event with back-to-back second-place results with some value to go with it. Mark MacDonald got along well with her on 9-24 and has the call again.

Race 5 - NW of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot

(2) ENERGY KING prevailed at this level two back and gets a driver switch to Napolitano here. Him and trainer Lance Hudson have been doing well together. (3) ERIN is a first-timer for trainer Ron Burke and gets Brennan in the bike. She was the runner-up in the New York Excelsior Series final for 3-year-old trotting fillies most recently. (5) FULL SCALE is on a lengthy run of top-three finishes and is definitely one to include.

Race 6 - 15000-20000CLM HCP Pace

(1) YOUR BROTHER saw his run of on-the-board results end on 9-21, but that was from post eight. He drew the pole tonight, and I'll look for him to get back into the winner's circle here. (7) JUST A WRANGLER drew the outside but won from the seven-hole back on August 10 and was claimed by Andrew Adamczyk out of his last appearance. (6) MAJOR DESIRE shows a second and a third in three tries since the qualifier in late August and gets a chance with Bartlett at the controls.

Race 7 - F&M 20000CLM Pace

(3) ELSIES DELIGHT finished a solid third from first-over against $25,000 claimers on 9-24 and gets to drop a notch on the ladder tonight. She was Jordan Stratton's choice and will be mine as well. (2) MIKILOB ULTRA won in this class back on the 3rd of September and is getting significant post relief here off of her last appearance. She also gets Bartlett in the bike. (4) LAZARUS GIRL took some wagering support on September 24 but was well off-the-pace and didn't threaten. She could offer better value tonight.

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Race 8 - F&M 20000CLM Pace

(2) SHOTGUN PERSUASION has had success in this class at Yonkers before and makes her second start back after a qualifier tonight. She was a good third after doing the first-over work last Tuesday. (1) IRON MISTRESS turned a pocket trip into a win at this level on 9-17, landed the pole again and got the nod from MacDonald. (3) BROOKDALE JESSIE struggles to find the winner's circle but has hit the board in two straight at solid prices. She also gets co-owner Austin Siegelman back at the controls here.

Race 9 - NW7500L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Pace

(4) PYRO comes north from Harrah's Philadelphia out of some fast miles and is now with trainer Paul Stafford. This horse has had lots of success at Yonkers in the past and can hopefully find some more here. (2) JIMMY CONNOR B finds what should be a softer spot than the claiming events he's been in and also gets post relief to go with it. (5) CYRUS N gets a driver switch to Bartlett and was second against NW10000L5 base class foes as recently as 8-24.