John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Sun, May 24

Race 3

Clm 50000

Post: 1:44 · 5f · Turf · $86K purse · 11 runners

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Pace shape

11 runners

Hot pace

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

2 E — pure early 5 EP — early/presser 3 P — presser 1 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.

1×3×3 key (top pick) on posts 10, 11, 2, 7

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

Cost

$6.00

6 combos

Hit prob

2.3%

simulated

Typical payout if hit

$70.01

mean $99.78

Expected ROI

-61.1%

net $-3.66

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 1×3×3 key (top pick) on posts [10, 11, 2, 7] — hits 2.3% of simulated runs
  • · At $6 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $70 (mean $100; 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

10

B Contenders

11, 2, 7

C Value-edge longshots

5

Other ticket structures (5)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
3-horse box $6.00 2.3% $90.67 -63%
A key, B in 2nd, A+B+C in 3rd $9.00 3.0% $81.30 -55%
2×4×4 part wheel $12.00 4.4% $70.01 -68%
1×4×4 key (top pick) $12.00 4.3% $52.45 -69%
1×5×5 key (top pick) $20.00 6.3% $81.30 -65%

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: 50% · Top 4 cover 1.50 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
10APLET MY PEOPLE GO3.5-13.0-187.216%45%-12%
11BEPCAN'T DENY IT2.5-11.8-186.713%38%-34%
2BEPALDER15-113-185.212%34%+18%
7BEPNASTY HABIT8.0-18.0-184.011%33%·+5%
8SANTARES4.5-14.5-181.510%31%-15%
4PBOLTAGE10-113-181.38%25%·+2%
6EPGARDINER10-19.5-180.28%25%·+2%
5CEPSAINT IN THE CITY30-133-181.07%23%+15%
3ECHISELER15-112-178.87%21%+5%
1PB D VALESKI12-115-177.95%18%·-2%
9EMISTER MMMMM15-126-163.82%7%-9%

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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