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DEL MAR ANALYSIS FOR SATURDAY – 8/29/2020

RACE 1

ES – SPEED DUEL ON TAP BETWEEN AMBIVALENT 8/5, BOLU 8/1, AND WASPIRANT 3/1.

C – NONE

RACE 2

E/S – VERY FAST PACE FOR DIRT MILE. KING EDDIE 8/1 IS FASTEST FROM THE GATE. KYLEMORE 9/2 AND WILSHIRE DUDE 7/2 WILL BE THE CLOSEST CHASERS. EVEN SECRET TOUCH 2/1 AND WINNING ELEMENT 5/2 WON’T BE FAR BEHIND.

C – OF THE SPEEDERS, THOSE WITH BEST STRETCH SPEED ARE KYLEMORE, WINNING ELEMENT AND SECRET TOUCH.

RACE 3

E/S – MELA JONES 8/1 IS THE QUICKEST AND THE CLOSEST PURSUER IS FREEDOM LASS 3/1.

C – TOP CLOSER IS ZUCCHERA 7/2. STAR OF AFRICA 8/1 AND GOODTINGSCOMINPINK 4/1 ALSO RUN ON LATE.

RACE 4

E/S – FASTEST BY FAR IS DR.TROUTMAN 4/1. CAJUN TREASURE 7/2 AND POLAR WIND 3/1 WILL BE CHASING.

C – TOP CLOSER IS THE FAVORITE BLAME IT ON KITTY 5/2.

RACE 5

MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT HAS 6 THAT HAVE RUN AND 5 FIRSTERS.

E/S – FIERCE FOR SUL 5/2 IS SUPERFAST EARLY AND IN THIS SHORT TURF SPRINT COULD BE LONG GONE.

C – CHITU ME TOO 4/1 IS TOP CLOSER WITH A GOOD SPEED FOR A MAIDEN.

LS – QUEEN STORMBORN 15/1 IS QUICK ENOUGH EARLY TO PRESSURE THE TOP HORSE WHILE PREDICTABLE TULLY 10/1 HAS SOME DECENT EARLY LICK AS WELL, ALTHOUGH NOT AS FAST AS THE TOP 2. LE TUB 15/1 IS AS STRONG LATE AS THE TOP CLOSER.

RACE 6

E/S – TOP SPEED IS PETRUCHIO 5/2.

C – TOP CLOSER IS VITTORIO 2/1

LS – HONORARY DEGREE 12/1 FAST ENOUGH TO BE CLOSEST TO TOP SPEED HORSE.

X-FACTORS – 3 FIRST TIME STARTERS ALL LISTED BY THE ML AS CONTENDERS

RACE 7

E/S – BIG SWEEP 7/2 TOP SPEED. AVENUE DE FRANCE 8/1 AND OVER ATTRACTED 6/1 FAST ENOUGH TO APPLY PRESSURE TO TOP HORSE.

C – BIG CLOSER CROUGHAVOUKE 3/1. MIND OUT 4/1 AND OVER ATTRACTED 6/1 ARE ALSO LATE THREATS.

RACE 8

E/S – LOTS OF SPEED TO CONTEST THIS 5 1/2 FURLONG DASH ON THE FRONT END. MCKALE 5/1, MICRORITHMS 3/1 AND DESERT LAW 6/1 ARE EVENLY MATCHED AND SHOULD SET A SIZZLING PACE. EVEN TIGER DAD 6/1 COULD MAKE AN IMPRESSION STALKING FROM FOURTH.

C – SURFING STAR 6/1 AND CHAMPAGNEONME 6/1 ARE HOPING FOR A SPEED MELTDOWN.

RACE 9

E/S – ONE BAD BOY 4/1 HAS A CLEAR-CUT SPEED ADVANTAGE EARLY. GREGORIAN CHANT 8/1 AND ORDER AND LAW 6/1 WILL BE CHASING FROM A FEW LENGTHS BACK.

C – BORDER TOWN 7/2 IS THE TOP CLOSER. BRANDOTHEBARTENDER 5/1 ALSO HAS A GOOD LATE RUN.

LS – LINCOLN CITY 12/1 AND ROUTE SIX SIX 15/1 WILL LIKELY BE THE LEADERS CLOSEST PURSUERS. KAZAN 12/1 CAN MOTOR LATE.

RACE 10 – PAT O’BRIEN (G2) $150,000

E/S – TOP TWO PROMINENT ON THE PACE EARLY SHOULD BE LAW ABIDIN CITIZEN 5/1 AND VERTICAL THREAT 8/1. P R RADIO STAR 6/1 WILL BE CHASING FROM THIRD.

C – BIG CLOSER IS GIANT EXPECTATIONS 7/2. HE CAN REALLY MOTOR LATE. FLAGSTAFF 5/2 HAS THE LOOK OF A VULNERABLE FAVORITE.

RACE 11

E/S – FINALE IS A 5 FURLONG TURF SPRINT WHICH USUALLY HAS A STRONG BIAS TO EARLY SPEED. TOP TWO DUELERS ARE FACTS MATTER 6/1 AND BLACKOUT 6/1. ALLEVA 9/2 ALSO HAS SPEED BUT WILL HAVE TO SIT AND WAIT WHILE THE SPEED MERCHANTS FIGHT IT OUT.

C – TOP CLOSER IS ULTIMATE BANGO 3/1. COMBAT ZONE 8/1 ALSO LIKES TO RUN LATE.

LS – RESTORING DREAMS 15/1 HAS THE KIND OF EARLY SPEED THAT COULD PUT HIM SQUARELY IN THE TOP 3 EARLY AT AN OVERLAID PRICE.

 

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