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.

2^nd race [Alw 50000s, 1 1/8 mi] – (3) Royal Bobbie (B) ran third twice following a layoff for Linda Rice. (5) Snide was a maiden special weight winner and then had the lead going nine-furlongs to finish second. (4) Higher Force won her last two races against NY-breds moving through the allowance conditions and comes back from a November layoff. (2) Fast and Frisky was claimed twice for $45,000 after finishing second in the state-bred second-level allowance.

4^th race [NY, Alw 35000s, 1 mi] – (2) Devils Arrow moves to the barn of Chad Summers to return to NY-bred competition after running second in a pair of allowances at Parx. (7) Alyvia Mavis broke her maiden for $30,000 in December and then came back to finish second in a starter allowance at Parx. (5) Timia was a front-end winner for a $17,500 tag against a field of nine. (1) Rumint won 3 out of her last 4 races and was third in January in an allowance.

5^th race [Md 12500, 1 mi] – (7) Come to Papa was claimed by Linda Rice in Kentucky for $30,000 and finished second last month at Aqueduct and drops down again. (6) Freedom Maker was second at this level in his last two starts and gets blinkers on. (3) Noguchi has been racing for a $20,000 tag in his last three starts where he set the pace and had a second in November for Linda Rice. (8) Natural Hunk was third last time behind a horse that won two races in a row.

6^th race [OC16k/SAL 12k, 6 ½ F] - (5) She’s Cool (C) took a ton of late money dropping odds from 9-1 to 7-2, finished third as a voided claim, changes barns, and returns from a November layoff. (3) My First Love (B) was the 4-5 favorite, raced on a dead rail to finish second, and got claimed back. (2) Jackie the Joker cut back to sprinting and was a winner in a similar spot. (1) Problematica set the pace to run second at this level last month.

Best bets: Devils Arrow (4^th); Come to Papa (5^th). Best Value:  Royal Bobbie (2^nd); She’s Cool (6^th).