By Matt Shifman and Bob Ehalt

Hot List Key:
 A: A preferred horse to watch                                 B: Secondary horse to watch
*C: Went down 2 or more betting notches and finished 1st through 3rd
*D: Went down 2 or more betting notches and finished 4^th or worst
* - 4 or more betting notches if 11-1 or more.

3^rd race [Clm 25000 N2L, 7F] – (3) She’s Cool (C) was bet down from 6-1 to 7-2 and finished third in a $40,000 claimer. (5) Catchphrase drops into a N2L condition for the first time after winning a NY-bred maiden special weight by more than six-lengths in January. (1) Dat Dares Right has early speed which could serve her well in this field. (2) Moonlit Weekend gets blinkers off and has a few past races at this level that would make her a contender.

4^th race [Clm 20000, 6F] – (3) Equus comes back from a nine month layoff for Linda Rice and was third in a $50,000 claimer when she was taken by Rice. (2) Brzina was claimed for $32,000 last month by Rice. (5) My First Love hit the board in 5 out of her last 6 races with two wins and was claimed four times. (6) Sweet Gracie was claimed by Jamie Ness for $20,000 at Laurel and he wins with 26% of his new horses in their first starts.

5^th race [Clm 15000, 6 ½ F] – (4) Rockible broke his maiden for a $20,000 tag and then tried a $32,000 claimer which was far too tough. (5) Strand Road won a $40,000 maiden against NY-breds and then was over-matched for $30,000 at Parx. (1) Bookitwithhaddad like the others mentioned above, now moves to an appropriate claiming level compared to the maiden level victory. (2) One Vision won a $25,000 maiden for NY-breds.

8^th race [NY, Md 30000, 1 mi] – (9) Ah Ca Ira (A) stumbled at the start, got far back, and rallied to miss by a half-length. (7) Dear John (B) returned to the correct level and finished second well clear of the rest of the field. (6) Houdini’s Bride returns from an almost year layoff when she just missed a maiden win at this level. (8) Khali’s Storm was second found an appropriate level when she was third against open company for a $20,000 tag.

Best bets: She’s Cool (3^rd); Equus (4^th). Best value: Rockible (5^th); Ah Ca Ira (8^th).