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.

1^st race [Clm 12500 N2L, 6 ½ F] – (7) Tactical Trackstar broke his maiden with a front-end effort in his second start in a $20,000 maiden claimer at Saratoga and then tried an allowance. He comes back from a six month layoff and drops into a winning spot. (5) Majestic Arc returns from a December layoff and drops from $17,500 when he was second. (2) Cool Hand Rich has shown speed in recent races and moves to an easier spot. (3) Strand Road comes back from an October layoff.

3^rd race [Clm 30000 N2L, 7F] – (4) Chocolatechocolate (B) was hard to handle early in the race, went six wide, and finished second well clear of the rest of the field. (5) Heavenly Light broke his maiden for $50,000 when he was claimed and then raced in four starter allowances with three second-place finishes. (1) Scarlet’s Dream comes back after three weeks and drops back to this level when she was second. (6) Mo Attitude had a pair of top three finishes for a $20,000 tag.

4^th race [Md 20000, 7F] – (4) Quinns Silent Roar (A/C) rallied against a speed bias and finished second. (1) Nightscope will make her debut for Linda Rice who has been placing her horses in winning spots all winter. (3) Game and Blue made two starts for higher claiming prices. (7) No Difference gets Flavien Prat for her debut after spending the winter training in Florida.

8^th race [Md 20000, 6F] – (1) Richies Love (D) was bet down from 10-1 to 9-2, went six wide, and finished fourth after a two-month layoff. (9) Whiskey Runner was competitive in all three of his starts. (6) Tampa Style will drop down with the best speed figures in the field. (11) Always Packen finished in his only two races for the $20,000 tag.

Best bets: Tactical Trackstar (1^st); Quinns Silent Roar (4^th). Best Value: Chocolatechocolate (3^rd); Richies Love (8^th).