Charles Town picks and horses to watch: October 28
Frank Vespe- October 28, 2022
Charles Town Races has an eight-race card on tap for this evening. Post time for the opener is 7:00 p.m., and we’ve got Charles Town picks.
Carryovers: Jackpot Pick 6, $6,171
- Dean Delivers seeks return to winning ways in Dave’s FriendDean Delivers, winner of July’s De Francis Dash, returns to Laurel Park Saturday to headline the Dave’s Friend Stakes.
RACE
Race 4
CONTENDERS
6-1-3-2
ANALYSIS
The most interesting horse in this allowance — though not our top choice — is #1 Spurn (5-2), who is returning from a 17-month break. He’d won three of six one-turn dashes at CT, and one of those defeats was a near-miss third behind Golden Key in the Coin Collector. If ready and back to his old self, he wins here, but we’re inclined to do the wait-and-see routine in the top spot. Instead, we’ll use #6 Grumpelstiltskin (4-1), who will need to get back to his better form here. The shape of the race, with some early types to tackle each other, should work for his later-running approach, and he’s drawn well outside… #3 Be Be Bop (9-2) arrives off a win and beat similar two back… #2 Majestic Seas (2-1) may be speed of the speed but has failed against similar previously…
Race 7
6-3-2-4
Top choice #6 Motawaafeq (1-1) has run two good races at CT, breaking his maiden in his first local try and then running a good second against allowance foes in his first try versus winners. He looks poised to make it two-for-three in this spot… #3 Benny the Book (8-1) earned a hard-fought win last out to graduate, and in his third start off a seven-month break, he owns the right to improve… #2 Its Over (5-2) owns the best Brisnet speed figs of the group, and it’s a positive the trainer Claudio Gonzalez ships him to CT, where he can run for a pretty good purse while protected from being claimed. But it’ll be his first local try, and you’ll want to be a bit cautious on the odds. He’s also been the beaten favorite in his last two… On the flip side, a horse who may end up offering some value is #4 Violent Rock (4-1), who ran pretty well last time he ran locally. We’re inclined to draw a line through the last when he stopped at Parx and give him another crack in this spot…
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4th. I cannot “Spurn”,”Grumplestiltskin”
but will put”Be Be Bop”on top and will stick
“Not A Trick”in the exacta.
4th,Dead heat for the horses,dead meat for the pickers.
7th.”Motawaafeq” will seek his first win here
without me.I’ll look closely at”Benny The Book”but
will think “Its Over”and cover him.
7th.Decent cold exacta: $15.30 for $1.
I keyed #2 horse in 3rd race in my pick 3 and 4. Think a 30 beyer wins this race and he should be about#8-1.
8th.”Freedom Is Ringing” but I”Better Boogie”.
It’s time for bed for this old head.