Keeneland Select

Belmont Park Hotlist - October 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 worse
* - 4 or more betting notches if 11-1 or more.

1st race [OC 80k/N2X, 1 ¼ mi TURF] – (3) Weighted Average was last seen running third in the Clement (G3) at Gulfstream Park in January. (1) Don’t Jinx It comes back from a July layoff and finished third in November in the Jockey Club Oaks (G3). (2) Thankfulness was a winner in August at Monmouth Park and then was fourth in a stakes at Colonial Downs. (7) Agia Marina won a first-level allowance in June by five-lengths.

2nd race [Md Sp Wt, 1 mi] – (3) Ready Set Roll broke a bit slowly in his debut at 5-1 last month and finished sixth for Chad Brown. (2) Keshi makes her second start where Bill Mott he is most dangerous with maidens. (7) Mioruilt will debut for Chad Brown with an extensive work tab at Belmont Park. (5) Tinker Taylor was a $1.475 million Saratoga yearling for Bill Mott out of the $2.7 million earner Shedaresthedevil.

3rd race [Clm 20000B, 6½ F] – (4) Gypsy Dreaming was claimed earlier in the year for $20,000 and has been racing against much tougher since then. (7) Screaming Uncle has been running against open claimers and gets in this field through the N1Y condition. (1) All the Luck won his last two starts at Monmouth and cuts back to sprinting which is best. (5) Schlomo has early speed, tried two turns last time, and gets blinkers on.

4th race [OC 55k/N1X, 1 5/16 mi TURF] – (1) Mutaawid was claimed twice since May including last time for $80,000 in August when he ran fourth at Saratoga. (6) Iron Sight missed by a neck at this level on closing weekend at Saratoga. (4) Urgency was claimed for $55,000 by Linda Rice two races back and then won a starter allowance 11 days later. (8) Harrow has 11 career wins and was third in a Grade 2 at Saratoga last year. In June he won an allowance at Aqueduct and gets in this race for the claiming option.

Best bets: Weighted Average (1st); Mutaawid (4th). Best value: Ready Set Roll (2nd); Gypsy Dreaming (3rd).