John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Mon, May 25

Race 7

Clm 50000n2l

Post: 3:50 · 6.5f · Dirt · $76K purse · 14 runners

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Pace shape

14 runners

Hot pace

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

2 E — pure early 7 EP — early/presser 4 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.

3-horse box on posts 5, 13, 3

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

Cost

$6.00

6 combos

Hit prob

0.9%

simulated

Typical payout if hit

$204.18

mean $207.97

Expected ROI

-69.3%

net $-4.16

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 3-horse box on posts [5, 13, 3] — hits 0.9% of simulated runs
  • · At $6 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $204 (mean $208; 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

13, 3, 10

C Value-edge longshots

Other ticket structures (5)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
1×3×3 key (top pick) $6.00 0.9% $44.03 -90%
2×4×4 part wheel $12.00 1.6% $62.77 -87%
1×4×4 key (top pick) $12.00 1.7% $57.95 -89%
1×5×5 key (top pick) $20.00 2.7% $70.05 -90%
4-horse box $24.00 3.0% $83.15 -84%

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: 38% · Top 4 cover 1.14 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
5AETAMINO1.6-11.1-182.213%36%-62%
13BEPLUCIUS VERUS8.0-18.0-178.89%27%·-1%
3BEPSPEEDSTORM15-117-176.39%26%+10%
10BEWEAREBACKYOUNGMAN4.5-14.6-175.58%25%-21%
4PMCILROY8.0-110-177.78%25%·-3%
2EPCLOCKER SPECIAL6.0-18.0-175.98%24%-13%
9PLIL MUGGS10-115-176.58%24%·+0%
12EPGOOD MOJO12-115-174.66%20%·-0%
1PTRIPP'S PROMISE12-113-173.76%19%·-0%
11EPARMY WILDCATTER20-129-174.06%18%+6%
14EPPOP PAUL20-140-170.65%16%·+4%
6SLONGSTRIDER20-136-170.75%16%·+3%
7PSOUTHERN BULLET30-154-171.04%14%+5%
8EPGRAY IS OKAY30-158-167.04%11%·+3%

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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