John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Sat, May 16

Race 5

Alw 54000n1x

Post: 12:51 · 1m · Turf · $54K 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 3 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.

1×3×3 key (top pick) on posts 7, 4, 6, 15

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

Cost

$6.00

6 combos

Hit prob

1.4%

simulated

Typical payout if hit

$164.29

mean $260.31

Expected ROI

-39.6%

net $-2.38

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 1×3×3 key (top pick) on posts [7, 4, 6, 15] — hits 1.4% of simulated runs
  • · At $6 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $164 (mean $260; 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

7, 4

B Contenders

6, 15, 5

C Value-edge longshots

13, 11

Other ticket structures (5)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
3-horse box $6.00 1.6% $164.29 -50%
1×4×4 key (top pick) $12.00 2.5% $153.00 -48%
2×4×4 part wheel $12.00 2.8% $153.00 -50%
4-horse box $24.00 5.0% $164.29 -39%
1×5×5 key (top pick) $20.00 3.8% $153.00 -53%

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: 44% · Top 4 cover 1.31 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
7APMAMBO QUEEN5.0-14.0-180.514%40%·-3%
4AESASSARI2.5-11.6-179.212%35%-38%
6BEPSYNERGISM15-114-177.010%30%+14%
15BEPDEVASTATING10-113-178.49%26%·+3%
5BEPSERENITY SONG10-17.5-177.08%25%·+2%
3PI LOVE GIRAFFES6.0-16.6-177.68%23%-13%
1SNICK'S NOTION12-115-177.47%23%·+3%
13CEPCHILLY GIRL30-135-176.16%18%+10%
11CEPDETERMIND PRINCESS30-144-175.35%17%+9%
10SBUZZAWAY15-125-172.35%15%·-1%
2EPDON'T FOOL WITH ME30-143-173.55%15%+7%
9PTIDEOFTIME10-113-176.85%15%-8%
12EPSHARMIN12-116-171.14%13%-7%
8ESO DARN PRETTY12-117-163.12%5%-14%
14SCRSLOVELY LOOKIN LILI30-1

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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