John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Sat, Jun 6

Race 4

OClm 55000n1x

Post: 12:53 · 6.5f · Dirt · $120K 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.

6-horse A,B,C box on posts 2, 7, 4, 1, 5, 9

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

Cost

$120.00

120 combos

Hit prob

40.1%

simulated

Typical payout if hit

$100.85

mean $300.32

Expected ROI

+0.5%

net $0.56

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 6-horse A,B,C box on posts [2, 7, 4, 1, 5, 9] — hits 40.1% of simulated runs
  • · At $120 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $101 (mean $300; 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

2

B Contenders

7, 4, 1

C Value-edge longshots

5, 9

Other ticket structures (5)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
3-horse box $6.00 7.1% $63.29 -22%
1×3×3 key (top pick) $6.00 5.8% $58.68 -38%
A key, B in 2nd, A+B+C in 3rd $12.00 8.5% $63.08 -27%
2×4×4 part wheel $12.00 10.4% $69.61 -29%
1×4×4 key (top pick) $12.00 9.8% $49.37 -58%

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: 62% · Top 4 cover 1.87 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
2AEPNAIVE MELODY3.0-12.6-186.023%60%·-3%
7BEPHELEN'S REVENGE8.0-18.2-184.417%49%+21%
4BESPEIGHTFUL LILY6.0-16.0-184.015%45%+9%
1BEPP MUTTER PICKLE8.0-19.1-182.910%32%·+4%
6ECHATTER4.0-15.1-181.510%31%-20%
8PCOACH ALBERT LADY8.0-18.4-178.57%23%-5%
5CEPI'M A CUTIE PIE30-134-178.37%22%+14%
9CEPMILA CANDY30-134-179.36%21%+13%
10PSPECTACULAR GREY12-116-175.95%16%·-3%
3SCRESTEER CLEAR3.5-1

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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