John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Thu, Apr 30

Race 1

Clm 50000b

Post: 12:45 · 6f · Dirt · $78K purse · 28 runners

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Pace shape

28 runners

Hot pace

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

4 E — pure early 12 EP — early/presser 4 P — presser 8 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.

3-horse box on posts 1

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

Cost

$1.00

1 combos

Hit prob

0.0%

simulated

Typical payout if hit

$0.00

mean $0.00

Expected ROI

-100.0%

net $-1.00

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 3-horse box on posts [1] — hits 0.0% of simulated runs
  • · At $1 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $0 (mean $0; 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

1, 1

B Contenders

1, 1, 6

C Value-edge longshots

Other ticket structures (3)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
4-horse box $1.00 0.0% $0.00 -100%
5-horse box $4.00 0.0% $0.00 -100%
6-horse box $7.00 0.0% $0.00 -100%

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: 19% · Top 4 cover 0.58 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
1BEBANNED FOR LIFE1.6-11.1-185.75%15%-84%
1BEBANNED FOR LIFE1.6-11.1-185.35%14%-84%
1BEBANNED FOR LIFE1.6-11.1-185.35%14%-84%
1BEBANNED FOR LIFE1.6-11.1-185.35%14%-84%
6BEPYOU AIN'T POPPN3.5-13.2-183.24%12%-45%
6BEPYOU AIN'T POPPN3.5-13.2-183.24%12%-45%
6BEPYOU AIN'T POPPN3.5-13.2-183.24%12%-45%
6BEPYOU AIN'T POPPN3.5-13.2-183.24%12%-45%
4EPSTAR'S IMAGE4.5-13.4-179.84%11%-35%
4EPSTAR'S IMAGE4.5-13.4-179.84%11%-35%
4EPSTAR'S IMAGE4.5-13.4-179.84%11%-35%
4EPSTAR'S IMAGE4.5-13.6-179.34%11%-36%
3SSURF CITY12-113-182.13%10%-10%
3SSURF CITY12-113-182.13%10%-10%
3SSURF CITY12-113-182.13%10%-10%
3SSURF CITY12-113-182.13%10%-10%
5PKEEP ON MOVING8.0-17.9-179.83%10%-19%
5PKEEP ON MOVING8.0-17.7-179.83%10%-19%
5PKEEP ON MOVING8.0-17.7-179.83%10%-19%
5PKEEP ON MOVING8.0-17.7-179.83%10%-19%
7EPTEJON PASS6.0-18.3-180.53%10%-27%
7EPTEJON PASS6.0-18.8-179.83%9%-27%
7EPTEJON PASS6.0-18.8-179.83%9%-27%
7EPTEJON PASS6.0-18.8-179.83%9%-27%
2SOPTICAL6.0-18.4-179.73%9%-28%
2SOPTICAL6.0-18.3-179.73%9%-28%
2SOPTICAL6.0-18.3-179.73%9%-28%
2SOPTICAL6.0-18.3-179.73%9%-28%

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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