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

1^st race [Md Sp Wt, 7F] – (5) Shirl’s Delight has the top two speed figures when she finished second and third in recent starts. She has changed trainers five times in her last five starts. (4) Ana’s Gun was second in both of her starts. She comes back from almost three months off with Lasix for the first time. (3) Addressable Market has a few past races that are good enough to make her a contender for the trifecta. (1) Celestial Express was second last time.

4^th race [Clm 16000, 6 ½ F] – (1) Gun Maestro (B) ran into traffic and got slowed down while trying to close along the rail last time. He is coupled with (1A) Screaming Uncle who drops down to the lowest claiming price of his career for Linda Rice. (3) Freeze Pop was last seen in June finishing third in a $30,000 N2L claimer. (2) Screw Loose returns as a new gelding after running fourth at this level. (7) Bargaining Power will make his second start following a claim.

5^th race [NY, Md 30000, 6 ½ F] – (1) Dolce Veloce will drop to the lowest level in her career with a second and a fifth in two recent maiden special weights. (4) Accelerina has three top three finishes in her recent races at this level. (7) Zhen Lou was second in her last two starts for a $25,000 tag. (2) Teresa has a pair of thirds at this level.

6^th race [Clm 12500, 1 mi] – (8) Cinderella’s Cause (C) was bet down from 8-1 to 9-2, finished third, got claimed for $16,000, and drops down in class for Linda Rice. (7) Peachy Weachy won her last start at Parx for a $15,000 tag. (2) Cupids Girl was claimed for $14,000 three races back after a win and then was claimed again for $16,000. (5) Jolly Miss Jill was claimed for $16,000 two races ago and then stepped way up to a starter allowance and ran ok.

Best bets: Gun Maestro (4^th); Dolce Veloce (5^th). Best value: Shirl’s Delight (1^st); Cinderella’s Cause (6^th).