John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Sat, May 16

Race 10

Alw 82000n1x

Post: 5:44 · 6f · Turf · $82K purse · 11 runners

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Pace shape

11 runners

Hot pace

5 early types pressing for the lead — expect a fast pace, favors closers (P/S).

1 E — pure early 4 EP — early/presser 2 P — presser 4 S — closer

Projected speed

Trifecta shape

Wide open

Lottery shape — low hit rates, larger payouts when they cash. Entertainment-only; the model is not confident in any structure.

5-horse A,B,C box on posts 6, 4, 9, 8, 5

The model's most-likely-to-cash structure (informational — not a bet recommendation).

Cost

$60.00

60 combos

Hit prob

8.9%

simulated

Typical payout if hit

$374.37

mean $698.90

Expected ROI

+3.6%

net $2.17

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 5-horse A,B,C box on posts [6, 4, 9, 8, 5] — hits 8.9% of simulated runs
  • · At $60 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $374 (mean $699; trifecta payoffs are heavy-tailed). Estimated from the public pool, validated against archive payoffs.
  • · Wide-open shape — anyone could hit; longshots have room.

A Top picks

6

B Contenders

4, 9, 8

C Value-edge longshots

5

Other ticket structures (5)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
A key, B in 2nd, A+B+C in 3rd $9.00 2.0% $304.36 -11%
1×3×3 key (top pick) $6.00 1.5% $294.22 -25%
3-horse box $6.00 1.4% $307.35 -28%
1×4×4 key (top pick) $12.00 2.8% $341.63 -20%
2×4×4 part wheel $12.00 2.6% $304.36 -27%

Hit prob is the model's per-race PL distribution. "Typical payout" is the median cash, weighted by the public pool's odds (not the model's own picks) and calibrated to actual historical trifecta payoffs — so it reflects what the tote really pays, not the model's disagreement. Walk-forward backtests show pari-mutuel takeout (~16-26%) is too steep to consistently clear at this data scale — these are tipsheet outputs, not bet recommendations.

Top-4 ITM concentration: 44% · Top 4 cover 1.32 of the 3.00 expected ITM finishers

Field

Click any horse name for the per-horse breakdown (last-10-races chart, SHAP feature contributions, full PP table).

PP Horse ML Pred Close Pred Fig Win ITM% Edge
6AEBURNING BRIDGES4.0-14.2-181.815%43%-8%
4BPVOODOO DOLL8.0-16.3-178.510%31%·+3%
9BPSTORMY BIRTHDAY6.0-19.0-178.210%29%-7%
8BSTOUGH CRITIC8.0-17.9-176.210%29%·+1%
7SSUNDAY BOY8.0-110-178.99%27%·-2%
11SLOVE COIN2.0-12.5-176.49%27%-58%
10EPJOKER ON FIRE5.0-15.3-176.59%27%-16%
2SLAWYER MASON8.0-110-177.79%26%·-2%
1EPWIT STORM3.5-14.4-177.78%25%-32%
5CEPI'M DUE20-133-175.17%21%+9%
3EPJOE WEST15-124-172.45%16%·-0%

Sort the table by clicking column headers. Edge = our predicted ITM% minus the public-implied ITM% (live odds when present, ML otherwise); green ▲ ≥ +5pp, red ▼ ≤ −5pp. See How to Use for the math.

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