John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Sun, May 10

Race 10

Md Sp Wt

Post: 5:27 · 1.13m · Turf · $120K purse · 11 runners

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Pace shape

11 runners

Soft pace

Only one early type; pace likely slow, helps anyone close to the leader.

1 EP — early/presser 2 P — presser 3 S — closer 5 Unclassified

Projected speed

5 of 11 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.

7-horse A,B,C box on posts 8, 7, 6, 12, 3, 5, 4

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

Cost

$210.00

210 combos

Hit prob

31.5%

simulated

Typical payout if hit

$228.50

mean $689.72

Expected ROI

+3.5%

net $7.30

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 7-horse A,B,C box on posts [8, 7, 6, 12, 3, 5, 4] — hits 31.5% of simulated runs
  • · At $210 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $229 (mean $690; 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

8, 7

B Contenders

6, 12, 3

C Value-edge longshots

5, 4

Other ticket structures (5)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
1×3×3 key (top pick) $6.00 1.7% $85.92 -71%
3-horse box $6.00 1.7% $96.03 -72%
2×4×4 part wheel $12.00 3.4% $94.87 -61%
1×4×4 key (top pick) $12.00 3.0% $94.87 -63%
A key, B in 2nd, A+B+C in 3rd $30.00 5.9% $165.04 -36%

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: 47% · Top 4 cover 1.41 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
8ASAMERICAN DEBUTANTE2.5-12.1-178.013%39%-34%
7ASLADY SYBIL12-114-177.412%36%+16%
6BEPEMERALD SPUN8.0-17.5-176.912%34%+6%
12BSTULIP12-116-175.111%33%+13%
3BPONE HAPPY ISLAND20-133-175.79%26%+14%
2EMPRESS SISI15-130-175.18%26%+10%
5CPBIRCH RUN30-157-175.38%25%+17%
10ELIDA'S ANGEL5.0-14.9-168.07%23%-20%
14JUST ENTITLED6.0-15.9-168.57%21%-16%
4CWUJOOD30-139-172.67%21%+12%
1MUNNY REIGNS20-135-168.56%18%+6%
9SCRSTHAT WASN'T ME6.0-1
11SCREPPRIVATE PROPERTY4.0-1
13SCRSWONZEE WEATHER15-1
15SCRIN SPEIGHT OF ZOOM30-1
16SCRSCHARTED DESTINY15-1

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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