John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Fri, May 29

Race 6

Clm 30000n2l

Post: 3:18 · 1m · Dirt · $62K purse · 9 runners

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Pace shape

9 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 2 P — presser

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 1, 8, 2

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

Cost

$6.00

6 combos

Hit prob

2.4%

simulated

Typical payout if hit

$113.79

mean $113.00

Expected ROI

-54.2%

net $-3.25

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 3-horse box on posts [1, 8, 2] — hits 2.4% of simulated runs
  • · At $6 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $114 (mean $113; 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

1, 8

B Contenders

2, 13, 11

C Value-edge longshots

3, 7

Other ticket structures (5)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
1×3×3 key (top pick) $6.00 2.5% $29.75 -78%
1×4×4 key (top pick) $12.00 4.7% $68.99 -69%
2×4×4 part wheel $12.00 4.7% $29.75 -80%
1×5×5 key (top pick) $20.00 7.4% $64.62 -69%
2×5×5 part wheel $24.00 9.0% $64.03 -71%

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: 53% · Top 4 cover 1.59 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
1AEPLANDING CRAFT4.5-13.6-178.615%44%·-2%
8AECANT STOP MUNNINGS3.5-13.4-178.514%40%-17%
2BEEPIC SUMMER10-110-178.113%38%+14%
13BEPCULPRIT3.0-12.4-178.213%37%-26%
11BEPCOMES A TIME15-114-177.411%34%+18%
6PPETOSKEY STONES6.0-16.4-174.311%32%·-4%
3CEPNA PALI JOE12-116-173.29%29%+9%
10PANOTHER MONARCH8.0-19.3-173.69%29%·+1%
7CEPGRAY IS OKAY30-154-167.85%17%+9%
4SCRETINGUS PINGUS8.0-1
5SCRPFOOTPRINT4.0-1
9SCRPSO SPECIAL20-1
12SCRELEONARDO30-1

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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