John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Sun, May 17

Race 2

Clm 16000n2l

Post: 1:14 · 7f · Dirt · $36K purse · 7 runners · LIVE Trifecta math uses live odds for 7 of 7 runners

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Pace shape

7 runners

Hot pace

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

3 E — pure early 2 EP — early/presser 2 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 5, 2, 6

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

Cost

$6.00

6 combos

Hit prob

5.8%

simulated

Typical payout if hit

$92.48

mean $96.25

Expected ROI

-7.0%

net $-0.42

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 3-horse box on posts [5, 2, 6] — hits 5.8% of simulated runs
  • · At $6 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $92 (mean $96; 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

5

B Contenders

2, 6, 4

C Value-edge longshots

3

Other ticket structures (5)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
1×3×3 key (top pick) $6.00 5.6% $28.68 -54%
A key, B in 2nd, A+B+C in 3rd $9.00 8.0% $55.27 -50%
2×4×4 part wheel $12.00 10.5% $78.88 -40%
1×4×4 key (top pick) $12.00 10.4% $64.54 -47%
2×5×5 part wheel $24.00 19.0% $67.56 -29%

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: 64% · Top 4 cover 1.93 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 Live Pred Fig Win ITM% Edge
5AEPFERMI8.0-18.8-12.5-173.221%58%-15%
2BETRAJECT10-112-1·10-168.217%49%+25%
6BEPBACHELOR PARTY2.0-12.2-13.5-166.715%45%-12%
4BETURKISH PISTACHIO3.0-14.3-1·3.0-169.614%42%-22%
3CSQUIBBLE15-121-18.0-166.313%40%+12%
7EVINNO RONNIE6.0-19.3-1·6.0-166.412%38%·+1%
8SMO INDIAN LADY10-116-15.0-162.89%30%-13%

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. Live column: ↓ green = ≥25% shorter than ML (money horse); ↑ red = ≥25% longer (drifting). See How to Use for the math.

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