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 worse
* - 4 or more betting notches if 11-1 or more.

1^st race [OC 110k/N1X, 1 mi] – (3) Hullabaloo Ray Ray (A) was an impressive maiden winner by four lengths as an odds-on favorite last month when he beat a Hot List horse. (2) Its Saturday Night got his first win in a claimer in his second start by open lengths beating a horse who won his next start. (5) Bandmaster won his first race and then tried a pair of graded stakes at Saratoga with a fourth in the Adirondack (G3). (1) Rhythm Riot won a similar maiden claimer as the second choice above.

4^th race [Clm 35000 N2L, 1 1/16 mi] – (3) E Z Bourbon (C) came back from a March layoff last month, was bet down from 12-1 to 9-1, and finished second well clear of the show horse. (4) Franklin Delano broke his maiden for $55,000 at Saratoga and then tried a starter allowance. (6) Hot Property has been racing against better horses and might have found the right level here. (5) Private Flight broke his maiden for $20,000 last month racing ten furlongs.

5^th race [Md 55000 N1X, 6 ½ F TURF] – (1) Munny Problem drops out of maiden special weights where he had three recent second-place finishes at Mid-Atlantic tracks. (5) Frenchquarter Note was second at this level three weeks ago after a three-month layoff. (6) Turbo Launch was a close second in October for a $30,000 tag. (7) Eske Castle made one start in December at Turfway Park where he had the lead and missed by a neck as the favorite.

8^th race [Md 20000, 1 mi] – (1) True Adirondacker (C) was bet down from 7-1 to 9-2 and finished second well clear of the rest just 10 days ago for a $35,000 tag. (3) Sfumato had a pair of second-place finishes at Saratoga. (4) Where’s Your Boom had the lead in the stretch and ended up second as the favorite going ten-furlongs. (6) Authentic Legend has been racing against better.

Best bets: Hullabaloo Ray Ray (1^st); Munny Problem (5^th). Best value: E Z Bourbon (4^th); True Adirondacker (8^th).