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 [NY, Clm 25000 N1X, 7F] – (3) Montebello (B) raced wide on an inside favoring track and finished second well clear of the rest. (4) That’s Money was claimed for $16,000 last time when he was a winner and moves back to face NY-breds. (1) Horse Be With You returns from a five-month layoff and drops in class moving back to state-bred competition. (5) Brew Pub raced against tougher competition in his last two starts.

5^th race [Clm 25000 N2L, 6 ½ F] – (3) Justheart (B) raced six wide on a track that had a strong inside bias, finished second, and got claimed. (4) She’s Always Rosie came back from a five-month layoff, set the pace, and finished second in a $40,000 race. (2) Be Inspired raced at Laurel Park in her four starts with a debut win in a maiden special weight and then four allowances. Blinkers go on. (6) Dat Dares Right ran the best race of her career last month when she improved to finish second.

6^th race [Clm 16000B, 7F] – (6) Thank You Jon (B) broke slowly and got what a NY handicapper described as a “strange ride”, finished third, and was claimed. (1) I See You Lookin drops back to the $16,000 claiming level at which he broke his maiden and won the N2L condition. (2) Badlands Ruler was a winner for the second time a year ago at this claiming price. (3) King Khali is a past maiden special weight winner.

8^th race [OC50k/SAL50k, 1 mi] – (4) Ada May (A) lost irons at the start, got far behind, and rallied to finish second. (8) Heavenly Light moved from a $50,000 maiden claiming win to run second at this starter allowance level. (6) Helen’s Revenge moved from Oaklawn Park where she broke her maiden and then tried a stakes race to join the barn of Linda Rice. (3) Timia beat NY-breds in a maiden special weight and tried the first-level allowance twice.

Best bets: Monetbello (3^rd); Thank You Jon (6^th). Best value: Justheart (5^th); Ada May (8^th).