Keeneland Select

Aqueduct Hotlist - November 7

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 4th or worst
* - 4 or more betting notches if 11-1 or more.

1st race [Moc 75000C, 1 mi] – (3) Chartist will drop into a claimer after rallying from far back to finish fifth in her only start. (2) Grit N Glitter was second in her only start which was in a maiden claimer $35,000 at 5-1. (6) Baseball Lady was third the only time that she ran for a tag. (1) Fonzi Angel had a second when she ran in a spot like this one and that was after a troubled start that forced her back to last in an eight horse field.

5th race [Moc 75000C, 6 ½ F] – (6) Credit Risk (C) was bet down from 6-1 to 9-2 in her debut last month where she set the pace and finished second well clear of the rest.  (2) It’s Carol’s Way was third in her debut in a maiden special weight last month. (3) Clarividente has three seconds in a row in maiden special weights including most recently in her first try on the grass at Meadowlands. (7) Daniella Marie gets blinkers on for her second start after pressing the pace in a maiden special at Aqueduct last month.

7th race [The Central Park, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (1) Attfield was a debut winner at Saratoga and then ran third in the Futurity (G3) last month. (5) Honey Dutch moved onto the grass for his third start at Kentucky Downs and won by almost seven lengths with a front-end effort and then missed by a head in a Churchill Downs allowance. (3) Noble Dynasty broke his maiden in his second try and then was fifth in the Pilgrim (G2). (6) Jutland won his first start in July at Horseshoe Indianapolis and then ran in three stakes races with a pair of seconds at Colonial Downs and Laurel Park.

9th race [The Stewart Manor, 6F TURF] – (1) Should’ve was a debut winner at Kentucky Downs for Wesley Ward who then shipped to Aqueduct a month ago to finish third in the Matron (G3) after setting the pace. (4) Beach Heist was a winner at first asking for Will Walden at Keeneland three weeks ago by almost three lengths at 6-1. (10) Hark Theangelssing has two wins with a debut maiden at Colonial and an allowance at Laurel which came after trying a state-bred stakes. (3) Sweet Montreal won both of his starts against NY-breds in a Saratoga maiden and then a stakes at Aqueduct by more than three lengths.

Best bets: Credit Risk (5th); Attfield (7th). Best value: Chartist (1st); Should’ve (9th).

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(6)Credit RiskC on 9/125Set the pace in her debut.