John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Thu, Apr 30

Race 3

Md 30000

Post: 1:45 · 1m · Dirt · $57K purse · 36 runners

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Pace shape

36 runners

Contested pace

4 early types — pace should be honest but not crazy. No strong style bias.

4 E — pure early 20 P — presser 4 S — closer 8 Unclassified

Projected speed

8 of 36 runners have no BRIS run-style code (often first-time starters); narrative may understate the true pace.

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 7

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 [7] — 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

7, 7

B Contenders

7, 7, 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: 15% · Top 4 cover 0.46 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
7BPIN FOR A SPIN2.0-12.6-172.04%11%-74%
7BPIN FOR A SPIN2.0-12.6-172.04%11%-74%
7BPIN FOR A SPIN2.0-12.6-172.04%11%-74%
7BPIN FOR A SPIN2.0-12.6-172.04%11%-74%
6BEKOPIANA4.0-14.1-169.34%11%-40%
6BEKOPIANA4.0-14.1-169.34%11%-40%
6BEKOPIANA4.0-14.1-169.34%11%-40%
6BEKOPIANA4.0-14.0-169.34%11%-40%
5PSPOTTED3.5-13.7-170.53%10%-46%
5PSPOTTED3.5-13.7-170.53%10%-46%
5PSPOTTED3.5-13.7-170.53%10%-46%
5PSPOTTED3.5-13.7-170.53%10%-46%
2PFRESH OUT8.0-112-168.13%9%-19%
2PFRESH OUT8.0-112-168.13%9%-19%
2PFRESH OUT8.0-112-168.13%9%-19%
2PFRESH OUT8.0-112-168.13%9%-19%
3PMY SECRET DREAMS10-115-168.63%8%-15%
3PMY SECRET DREAMS10-115-168.63%8%-15%
3PMY SECRET DREAMS10-115-168.63%8%-15%
3PMY SECRET DREAMS10-116-168.43%8%-15%
9PSOUPERRAZZLEDAZZLE6.0-18.9-168.83%8%-29%
9PSOUPERRAZZLEDAZZLE6.0-18.8-168.83%8%-29%
9PSOUPERRAZZLEDAZZLE6.0-18.8-168.83%8%-29%
9PSOUPERRAZZLEDAZZLE6.0-18.8-168.83%8%-29%
1MARKET STRATEGY15-118-164.12%7%-9%
1MARKET STRATEGY15-118-164.12%7%-9%
1MARKET STRATEGY15-118-164.12%7%-9%
1MARKET STRATEGY15-117-164.02%7%-9%
4SSILVERTOWN15-121-167.92%7%-9%
4SSILVERTOWN15-121-167.92%7%-9%
4SSILVERTOWN15-121-167.92%7%-9%
4SSILVERTOWN15-121-167.22%7%-9%
8MOTOWN SOUND30-152-154.31%3%-6%
8MOTOWN SOUND30-152-154.31%3%-6%
8MOTOWN SOUND30-152-154.31%3%-6%
8MOTOWN SOUND30-153-154.21%3%-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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