John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Sat, May 16

Race 2

OClm 40000n2x

Post: 11:05 · 6f · Dirt · $58K purse · 8 runners

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Pace shape

8 runners

Contested pace

4 early types — pace should be honest but not crazy. No strong style bias.

1 E — pure early 3 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.

6-horse A,B,C box on posts 10, 7, 4, 13, 9, 8

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

Cost

$120.00

120 combos

Hit prob

49.5%

simulated

Typical payout if hit

$337.26

mean $824.04

Expected ROI

+239.9%

net $287.92

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 6-horse A,B,C box on posts [10, 7, 4, 13, 9, 8] — hits 49.5% of simulated runs
  • · At $120 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $337 (mean $824; 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

7, 4, 13

C Value-edge longshots

8, 9

Other ticket structures (5)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
4-horse box $24.00 17.9% $232.99 +160%
2×4×4 part wheel $12.00 10.0% $201.15 +134%
A key, B in 2nd, A+B+C in 3rd $12.00 9.6% $218.33 +103%
3-horse box $6.00 5.5% $342.09 +204%
1×3×3 key (top pick) $6.00 6.0% $193.09 +88%

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: 63% · Top 4 cover 1.88 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
10AEPBLUE KINGDOM1.2-10.7-189.824%62%-38%
7BSBAND CAMP12-112-184.914%43%+23%
4BPFREEZE THE FIRE10-19.0-187.714%43%+20%
13BPGRAND OPENING8.0-17.6-184.013%40%+12%
3EPCALL ME ANDY1.2-10.9-182.111%34%-66%
9CEPUNCLE CAT15-113-182.210%32%+16%
8CPDEPOSITION30-136-181.97%24%+16%
11EDEAN DELIVERS10-111-179.86%22%·-2%
1SCRPALL THE HARDWAYS30-1
2SCREPWICKEDDIVINE6.0-1
5SCREPSUREMEANTTOOBE12-1
6SCRERADICAL RIGHT12-1
12SCREMAGIC MULE30-1

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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