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Garnet Barnsdale’s Flamboro Downs Selections: Thursday, October 7, 2021

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Garnet Barnsdale’s Flamboro Downs Selections: Thursday, October 7, 2021

October 7, 2021
By Garnet Barnsdale
Garnet Barnsdale’s Flamboro Downs Selections: Thursday, October 7, 2021
Best Bet – (3) SO AWESOME – Race 8
Spot Play – (2) LOBEL BRUISER – Race 6
20-Cent Early Pick 5 – Race 1 – 2,6/1,5,8/1,2/1,2/2,9 = $9.60
20-Cent Late Pick 5 – Race 6 – 2,3,6/1,4,7/3/1,2,3,4,6/2,5,6 = $27.00
20-Cent Early Pick 4 – Race 3 – 1,2/1,2/2,9/2,3,6 = $4.80
20-Cent Late Pick 4 – Race 7 – 1,4,7/3/1,2,3,4,6/2,5,6 = $9.00


Race 1 —  (6) LONG WEEKEND A was absolutely dominant in his North American debut here last week and, off that sharp effort, he gets the call to repeat.  (2) HEISMAN PLAYER should find this company easier, and he looms the main danger; using.  (3) YOURTHEONE was no match for the winner last week, but he did race well, and he should be part of the Tri again.  
 
Race 2 —  (8) HIGH FLYIN JAMIE easily circled the field to win on Tuesday night in London, and he could get another great setup for his late kick here; call to repeat.  (1) BO DOVER’s recent form suggests he is a Flamboro specialist, and he should be a big speed threat starting from the rail tonight.  (5) BLUE MONK is an obvious contender on paper, but he will likely get challenged for the lead early here; small share predicted.  
 
Race 3 —  (2) SMOKE N REACTOR N beat similar here three starts back, and she should be tough tonight starting from the inside.  (1) DRESS TO THE NINES should be blasting, and if she is allowed to cut the mile she could get brave; using.  (3) RANDOMIROGEO likely won’t get the same golden trip she got when she won her most recent start; using underneath.  
 
Race 4 —  (2) SENIOR K should get another good stalking trip here and a three-peat looms.  (1) SPECTRUM SEELSTER is always the one to catch it seems and tonight will be no different. He’s the other one that I’ll use on multi-race tickets.  (6) OLD BUCK is sharp but his outside draw hurts here; using underneath.  
 
Race 5 —  (9) MELODY MAKER fits much better here and, if he can get away close to the front, he will be hard to deny.  (2) JAZZ BEACH is likely to get an aggressive steer from octogenarian Megens here, and if he goes unchallenged for too long he may forget to stop; using.  (8) UNDER WARRANTY would be rated higher from a better post. From out there, he likely takes a small share.  (1) JOE ROCKHEAD should take a share here off a nice following trip.  (7) DELIGHTFUL MAGIC got a perfect trip on the front end last week and he couldn’t convert. From post 7 this time, I’ll have to let him beat me.  
 
Race 6 —  (2) LOBEL BRUISER should take advantage of his good post draw here and try to go right down the road; top call.  (6) SHADOW TAIL is a good fit in this race, and he should be right there if he can work out a decent trip; using. (3) DONTBLVMEJUSTWATCH raced well from an outer post at Grand River, and he isn’t without a chance here. Give him a look for late Pick 5 tickets.   
 
Race 7 —  (1) MOSTLY DALI steps up off the claim but she is on a roll, and she could improve in this barn; top call.  (4) TANZANIAN almost knocked off a winner that has already come back to take another victory as a 1 to 9 favourite. She’s on my multi-race tickets.  (7) WATCH ME DANCE is sharp and dangerous, even starting from the widest post; using.  
 
Race 8 —  (3) SO AWESOME should dominate this group on the class drop, and she’s a multi-race single for me.  (5) SHEMARS LADY HAVOC is another that has been facing better, and she should be the one to fend off late; Exacta factor.  (1) JMR MACH MEL should be good for another small share in this spot.  
 
Race 9 —  (3) WILD AND CRAZY GUY has had a recent resurgence with the trainer driving, and he gets the call to take another front-end win here.  (2) THE FIXER could land in the choice’s pocket and that makes him dangerous tonight.  (1) I GOT THE LOOKS should also get a good trip starting from the inside. He’s not out of this.  
 
Race 10 —  (6) TURNING THE TABLE pressed the fastest pace last time and she fell just short. She gets the nod here.  (5) WILDCAT DELIGHT continues to race well, and she is in with a decent chance vs. this group. I liked (2) BIG DIAMOND’s race from the 9-hole last time. She is a sneaky contender here with the post relief she is getting.  (1) MARZANNK HANOVER can get a good trip here and land in the High-5.  (7) JACKIEOFALLTRADES is in solid form, but from out there she likely takes a small share.


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Garnet Barnsdale is a veteran handicapper, bettor and racing writer, who has worked as an analyst for DRF Harness for the past six years. He is also a past president of the Canadian Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association. 
 
 
 
 

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