John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Thu, Apr 30

Race 2

Alw 127000n1x

Post: 1:15 · 6f · Dirt · $127K purse · 24 runners

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Pace shape

24 runners

Hot pace

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

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

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, 4

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: 29% · Top 4 cover 0.87 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
1BEDELIGHTFUL CLAIRE1.2-11.0-188.68%22%-78%
1BEDELIGHTFUL CLAIRE1.2-11.0-188.87%22%-78%
1BEDELIGHTFUL CLAIRE1.2-11.0-188.87%22%-78%
1BEDELIGHTFUL CLAIRE1.2-11.0-188.87%22%-78%
4BECHATTER2.5-12.5-184.76%17%-56%
4BECHATTER2.5-12.5-184.76%17%-56%
4BECHATTER2.5-12.5-184.76%17%-56%
4BECHATTER2.5-12.5-184.66%17%-56%
6SGOING STEADY6.0-17.2-181.54%13%-24%
6SGOING STEADY6.0-17.2-181.54%13%-24%
6SGOING STEADY6.0-17.2-181.54%13%-24%
5EPSHARED VISION3.0-13.7-181.94%11%-53%
5EPSHARED VISION3.0-13.7-181.84%11%-53%
5EPSHARED VISION3.0-13.7-181.84%11%-53%
5EPSHARED VISION3.0-13.7-181.84%11%-53%
6SGOING STEADY6.0-18.1-181.53%10%-26%
2PSHE'Z THE LAW15-115-174.32%7%-9%
2PSHE'Z THE LAW15-115-174.32%7%-9%
2PSHE'Z THE LAW15-115-174.32%7%-9%
2PSHE'Z THE LAW15-114-174.62%7%-9%
3ECOTILLARD20-145-174.32%6%-6%
3ECOTILLARD20-145-174.32%6%-6%
3ECOTILLARD20-145-174.32%6%-6%
3ECOTILLARD20-145-174.32%6%-6%

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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