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Friday, May 25, 2012

CHURCHILL MAY 26

ONE
1 Valued Assets 12/1 (D) New trainer

2 Ninja Cat 4/1 (X) Bad bet at M/L

3 Savage Vow 6/1 (C) Speed fig

4 Awesome's Eleven 5/2 (D) Won last

5 Golden Husker 5/1 (B) Speed fig

6 Stinking Creek 8/5 (B) Speed fig


TWO
1 Cheery 7/5 (A) Speed fig

2 Any Given Moment 12/1 (D) 2nd race

3 Kiss 5/1 (B) 2nd race

4 Ticket to Broadway 9/5 (B) 0-for-7

5 Chokoloskee 5/1 (C) First dirt

6 Smartly Bred 8/1 (D) 2nd race


THREE
1 Scat Baby  12/1 (D) Win, new trainer

2 Funny Proposition 9/5 (A) Never a bad race

3 Amie's Dini 6/5 (B) Not at M/L

4 Livi Makenzie 8/1 (X) Worsening form

5 Ice Cream Silence 3/1 (B) Two straight now


FOUR
A scramble, watch the board and pick a wild longshot...
1 Jazz Hon 6/1 (D)  Can't firgure ML
2 Sir Marchand 20/1 (D) First turf
3 Uska's Wall Cat 8/1 (D) First turf
4 Matar 5/2 (C) First turf
5 Make a Fortune 2/1 (D) First turf
6 Show Me the Way 12/1 (D) First turf
7 Thisbirdcandance 20/1 (X)First turf
8 Double Rah Rah 3/1 (C) First turf

FIVE
Which "B" horse will crowd ignore?...
1 Canook 4/1 (C) 2 wins, claimed, raised
2 Murjan 5/1 (D) Laid off
3 Coffee Boy 5/2 (B) Asmussen O&T
4 Five Star David 4/1 (B) New trainer 33%
5 Grand Traverse 2/1 (B) Best but 6 months off
6 Muhaaseb 15/1 (X) Not at this level

SIX
Lots of promising newcomers...
1 Whispering Wisdom 6/1 (D) 2nd race
2 Magic Hour 15/1 (D) Bet over 20/1
3 Stellabymoonlight 7/2 (B) Layoff, early spd
4 Any Given Chance 5/1 (D) Maybe at 15/1
5 Dreamy Diva 4/1 (C) 2nd race, good works
6 Dark Nebula 8/5 (A) Best figs by far
7 Save the World 15/1 (D) M/L would be fair
8 Crozette 15/1 (D) M/L would be fair

SEVEN
Between the 2 and 7, probably...
1 Red Vixen 8/1 (X) awful last
2 A Time to Love 4/1 (B) improving
3 Sugarscat 5/1 (C) Lousy rider
4 Langsyne 8/1 (D) Maybe at twice the M/L
5 Pure Elloquence 15/1 (X) Nope
6 Rock Song Five 5/1 (X) Nah
7 Wish Keeper 3/1 (B) Need better odds
8 Storied 5/1 (X) Lots of trouble
9 Netzerelda 15/1 (X) Amateur hour

EIGHT
Four contenders with B rating...
1 This Time 5/1 (B) Likes to win
2 Tip Along  10/1 (B) Nice old mare
3 Glory Chaser 5/1 (C)  Off form
4 Banner Year 6/1 (X) Going sour
5 Ok Elusive 15/1 (X) Outclassed
6 Sweet Jody 5/2 (B) Top trainer
7 Voodoo's Vision 3/1 (B) New trainer
8 Magnificent Mile 10/1 (X) Seems defeated
9 Buzz My Bell 20/1 (X) Maybe for show

NINE
No alpha horse here... 
1 Lune 4/1 (C) One easy win, that's all
2 Spadra 4/1 (C) Cheap win
3 Force de La Nature 6/1 (B) Declining
4 Just Like Juliet 10/1 (C) Layoff, works
5 Fontanne 3/1 (B) Working hard
6 Holiday Soiree 10/1 (C) New trainer
7 Lobshot 5/2 (B) Speed fig

TEN
The 2-7 best suited to distance, but not at chalk...
1 Cease 7/2 (X) No distance
2 Tahoe Lake 5/2 (B)Spd-dist
3 Rescue Squad 10/1 (D) Nice 1-3/8 mile
4 Harrods Creek 6/1 (C) Has distance
5 Joinem  6/1 (C) Lacks distance
6 Depeche Chat 20/1 (X) No chance
7 Simmard 2/1 (B) Spd-dist
8 Derby Kitten 20/1 (X)Doesn't fit

ELEVEN
1 Chasing Alpha 6/1 (D) 2nd race
2 Seminole Sofke 20/1 (X) Needs help
3 Dixie Carol 7/2 (C) Developing
4 Hava Dream 8/5 (A) Power trainer drop
5 Fearoftheface 20/1 (X) Oh please
6 Twentyoneandchange 20/1 (X) Hobby horse
7 Aiden's Indy 10/1 (D) Improving
8 Myland 30/1 (D) New trainer, 2nd race
9 Call to Taps 20/1 (X) 9000-to-1
10 Patty Ballgame 8/1 (C) Drop may help
11 Signing Off 6/1 (D) Might surprise