John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Sun, May 31

Race 9

OClm 125000n1x

Post: 4:56 · 1m · Dirt · $127K purse · 9 runners

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Pace shape

9 runners

Hot pace

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

2 E — pure early 4 EP — early/presser 1 P — 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 4, 11, 8

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

$44.33

mean $47.35

Expected ROI

-81.1%

net $-4.86

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 3-horse box on posts [4, 11, 8] — hits 2.4% of simulated runs
  • · At $6 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $44 (mean $47; 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

4, 11

B Contenders

8, 6, 3

C Value-edge longshots

9, 10

Other ticket structures (5)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
1×3×3 key (top pick) $6.00 2.3% $27.18 -90%
1×4×4 key (top pick) $12.00 4.1% $27.18 -85%
2×4×4 part wheel $12.00 4.6% $27.18 -87%
1×5×5 key (top pick) $20.00 6.3% $36.40 -82%
2×5×5 part wheel $24.00 8.2% $31.90 -82%

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: 52% · Top 4 cover 1.57 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
4AEPREBEL INSTINCT3.0-12.2-184.414%41%-23%
11AEPRIZE PICK6.0-15.2-185.214%40%·+4%
8BENOBLE AFFAIR10-18.2-185.413%39%+16%
6BEPMEMORY4.0-14.0-187.013%38%-13%
3BEPWESTERN WARRIOR20-123-182.610%31%+19%
10CEPI DID I DID15-118-183.510%31%+15%
9CPBILOBA20-123-180.89%28%+16%
1SLIGHTER15-111-177.69%27%+11%
7SBLUE FORTY TWO20-132-181.68%26%+14%
2SCRPGUN RANGE4.5-1
5SCRPENVISION12-1
12SCREPJ J GREY12-1
13SCREPVOLENDAM15-1

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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