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Churchill Downs Hotlist - October 28

By Bob Ehalt and Matt Shifman

1st race – (1) Risk It has the rail and should prove best at this distance and level. (9) Discotheque can get into the swing of things from the outside post. (3) One More Freud ships in after running in Del Mat stakes. (2) Sleepingonfreedom will welcome a return to dirt  Betting strategy: 1 to win, place. Exacta box: 1-2-3-9

3rd race – (4) Guns Allowed drops into a claimer and gets the nod. (3) Ingleborough should respond to a drop in claiming price. (9) Max Is Him merits some consideration here. (5) Macchiato could perk up here. Betting strategy: 4 to win, place. Exacta box: 3-4-5-9.

5th race –- (7) Caragogo has speed and may not look back in this field. (8) Vaporetti should be closing quickly at the end. (4) Greystone is highly consistent and belongs in the exotics. (1) My Boy Tony will benefit from a rail trip. Betting strategy: 7 to win, place. Exacta box: 1-4-7-8.

7th race – (5) Rules and Regs showed promise in her dirt debut and should notch a victory. (4) Dancin in Old Town is working nicely for her comeback. (2) Magic Woman will get a boost from the added distance. (3) Aegis didn’t fire on a wet track last time. Betting strategy: 5 to win, place. Exacta box: 2-3-4-5.

9th race –  (2) Perpetua drops a notch and is working quickly for this start. (5) Yasmin may be helped by a surface change. (8) Sharp Mindset might improve on dirt. (1) Market Strategy could contend from the rail. Betting strategy: 2 to win, place. Exacta box: 1-2-5-8.