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.

2^nd race [OC 80k/C, 1 1/8 mi] – (5) Unbridled Bomber drops down from three starts in graded stakes races where last seen was a winner by nine lengths. Three of his four career victories were at Aqueduct. (3) Daydreaming Boy like the top choice exits graded stakes races and won a pair of allowances when he ran at Parx Racing. (1) Uncle Moonlight appears to be the lone speed in the small but talented field and that gives him an advantage.  (4) Systemic Change won three starts for Chad Brown moving from a maiden to a pair of allowances and returns from a June layoff.

4^th race [Clm 25000B, 7F] – (6) Jolly Miss Jill drops back to the claiming ranks after a pair of good runs in starter allowances. Last seen she was claimed and won for a $25,000 tag at Saratoga. She has early speed in a field that is expected to have a slow pace. (2) Maggie was claimed from her last two starts and was a winner last month for a $16,000 price. (5) Exogen comes back from a two-year layoff for Linda Rice and had been racing in much tougher spots. (4) Luna Loca for the most part raced against higher claimers or allowances.

5^th race [NY, Alw 80000 N1X, 6F TURF] – (10) Autumn Glory (D) has not been seen racing for about a year and a half. She was a debut winner and then came right back to miss an allowance win by a neck while facing NY-breds in both. (8) Latest Edition made two starts this year and ran well just three weeks ago in open company allowances. (4) Linarite rarely runs a bad race and will drop down from a starter allowance last time. (5) Weekend Rags has got early speed and Irad Ortiz gets back on board.

7^th race [Alw 50000s, 7F] – (6) Roman Goddess was a winner two races back and was claimed by Linda Rice for $40,000. First out for the new barn she moved up to a starter allowance on a sloppy track and was third. (5) Mursal ran well in her last five starts and has consistent speed figures that top this field. (4) Ice Reply has plenty of second and third-place finishes against strong competition. (1) Vax was claimed from her last three starts where she finished in the top three and returns to the barn of Mike Maker.

Best bets: Unbridled Bombers (2^nd); Jolly Miss Jill (4^th). Best value:  Autumn Glory (5^th); Roman Goddess (7^th).