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

4^th race [Alw 50000s, 7F] – (3) Doctor Love (C) was claimed for $25,000 two races back and moved up to a starter allowance where he had the lead in the stretch and finished third. (6) Russian to Win switches to barn of Amira Chichakly after two good starts at the Big A with a claiming win and then a starter allowance run. (4) Labarde moved from turf to dirt and broke his maiden by a clear margin for a $40,000 tag. [(1) Clash A. J. and (1A) Fenway] entry are both contenders for the exotics.

6^th race [Clm 25000 N2L, 6 ½ F] – (3) Holiday Jazz drops back down to this claiming level after a try in allowance company. She has enough speed to challenge for the lead in this field. (7) New York Supreme broke her maiden and then came right back to finish third in N2L claimer. (4) Ricelle is in the best form of her career after a second and then her maiden victory. (5) Freudian will make her second start after being claimed and gets blinkers on.

7^th race [OC 62k/N2X, 1 1/8 mi] – (1) No Burn (D) was bet down from 6-1 to 3-1, got off to a slow start, had to race wide, set the pace while rank under restraint, and faded to fourth. (3) Locally Owned exits a second in a starter allowance at Aqueduct at this preferred distance of nine-furlongs. (2) Two Thirty Five was claimed for $40,000 in a race where he pressed the pace and finished third. (4) Little Demon won his last two starts moving from an allowance at Penn National to one at Aqueduct, both times racing out front.

8^th race [Md 40000, 6F] – (8) Ee Yah has flashed early speed in his prior starts, drops down to the lowest level of his career, and is projected to get loose on the lead. (2) Star Attitude returns from an August Saratoga layoff where he finished fourth and takes a drop in class. (4) Chess Spectacular earned the top speed figures for this field while competing in maiden special weights at Aqueduct. (6) Sway’sinmydna comes right back a week after his debut in a maiden special weight where he pressed the early pace.

Best bets:  Doctor Love (4^th); Ee Yah (8^th). Best value: Holiday Jazz (6^th); No Burn (7^th).