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Horses worth watching, a list of runners compiled by handicapper/turf writer Greg Melikov that should improve significantly or do well next time out, won four times, ran second seven times and finished third six times since Aug. 8. These thoroughbreds are worth considering when developing your betting strategy.
Fire Cloud: Broke sixth and last, trailed by 12 1/2 lengths after a half-mile, rallied to third in stretch, made up more than two lengths and finished second beaten a length at 1 1/16 miles on Sept. 3.
Best Actor: Raced sixth and last early, moved to fifth 3 1/2 lengths behind after a half-mile, rallied from fourth in stretch to make up three lengths and finished second beaten a neck at six furlongs on Aug. 21.
Last Wompas: Raced more than 4 1/2 lengths behind in seventh after a half-mile, rallied through traffic in stretch and gained second by 1 1/2 lengths at six furlongs on Aug. 8. (Pressed pace in third a head and a half-length behind after a half-mile, dueled late in stretch and finished second beaten a nose at six furlongs on Sept. 3.)
Crater Maker: Raced six lengths behind in fifth after a half-mile, swung widest on far turn, lost ground in stretch, closed with a rush to make up 3 3/4 lengths and gained second by a neck at a mile on a good turf course July 24. (Raced third early, dropped to fifth 3 1/2 lengths behind after a half-mile, split horses on far turn, closed gap in stretch to make up four lengths and finished second by a length at 1 1/16 miles on the turf Aug. 14.)
Link to My Heart: Raced 2 1/2 lengths behind in third after a half-mile, lost ground to fourth entering stretch and ran third by a nose at a mile on the turf Aug. 1. (Raced eighth early, dropped to ninth more than six lengths behind after a half-mile and rallied from fifth between horses to gain third by a nose at 1 1/16 miles on a yielding turf course Aug. 23.)
Pure Clan: Raced four lengths behind in fourth after a half-mile, dropped to fifth after six furlongs, steadily advanced to take lead by a head in stretch and drew off to win by 2 1/2 lengths at 1 3/16 miles on the turf July 11. (Broke eighth and last, trailed by more than 6 1/2 lengths after a half-mile, came five wide into stretch, rallied to make up more than 3 1/4 lengths and finished third beaten 1 1/4 lengths and a neck at 1 1/4 miles on a good turf course Aug. 8.)
Whatta Light: Raced more than four lengths behind in fifth after three-eighths of a mile, swung out for the drive losing ground, rallied in stretch to make up more than 3 3/4 lengths and finished second beaten 1 1/4 lengths at five furlongs on Sept. 3
Sea Birdie: Raced eight a length behind in seventh after three-eighths of a mile, steadied in traffic at top of the stretch, eased out, closed well from fourth to make up more than 4 1/2 lengths and finished second by 2 3/4 lengths at 5 1/2 furlongs on Aug. 20.
Delaware Park
Tiger At Nite: Raced more than 6 1/2 lengths behind in fifth after three-eighths of a half-mile, angled six wide for the drive, closed well from fourth in stretch to make up 2 3/4 lengths and finished second beaten 1 1/4 lengths at 5 1/2 furlongs on Sept. 2.
Seminole Native: Raced 10th and last more than 13 1/2 lengths behind after a half-mile, spilt rivals in stretch from sixth to make up more than 5 1/2 lengths and finished second beaten a half-length at a mile on the turf; ran final quarter in 23 1/5. (Raced ninth and last more than 11 lengths behind after a half-mile, swung out wide into stretch, closed fast to make up more than five lengths and finished third beaten a half-length and a neck at 1 1/16 miles on the turf Aug. 16,)
Welken: Chased pace four lengths behind in third after a half-mile, advanced two wide from far turn to gain second in stretch and weakened to finish third at 1 1/16 miles on the turf Aug. 16 at Golden Gate. (Broke a bit slow, raced four lengths behind in fifth after a half-mile, came out wide for drive, rallied to third in stretch and gained second by 1 1/2 lengths at a mile on the turf Sept. 4.)
Ellis Park
Zipper Zapper: Raced more than two lengths behind in fifth after three-eighths of a mile, lost ground going four wide out of turn, made up 1 3/4 lengths in stretch and gained second by a nose at 5 1/2 furlongs on the turf Aug. 8. (Stalked pace in fifth more than 1 1/2 lengths behind in fifth after a half-mile, trapped behind a wall of rivals dropping back to sixth after six furlongs, slipped through along rail to gain lead by a head in stretch and won by three-quarters of a length at a mile on the turf Aug. 30; returned $27.40 on the front end and $10.40 for place.)
My Rocket Man: Raced more than four lengths behind in sixth after three-eighths of a mile, lost ground moving five wide on turn, closed well late from fifth to make up nearly five lengths and finished second beaten a neck at 5 1/2 furlongs on soft turf July 24. (Stalked pace in second from start, could not catch winner and finished in that position at 5 1/2 furlongs on the turf Aug. 16.)
Undaunted Spirit: Raced more than five lengths behind in seventh after three-eighths of a mile, rallied in the seven path to make up more than two lengths in the stretch and finished second beaten a length at 5 1/2 furlongs on the turf Aug. 21.
Thruthewindow: Broke ninth and last, raced more than 6 3/4 lengths behind in sixth after three-eighths of a mile, rallied five wide out of the turn to make up 5 1/4 lengths in stretch and finished second beaten three-quarters of a length at 5 1/2 furlongs on Aug. 27.
Miss Alice Nell: Stalked pace in third a head and 1 1/2 lengths behind after a half-mile, rallied to grab lead in stretch and drew clear under token encouragement to win by 9 1/4 lengths at a mile and 70 yards on Aug. 20.
Walkinpicture: Raced 11 lengths behind in seventh after a half-mile, came four wide into stretch, rallied belatedly to make up nearly 8 1/2 lengths and finished third beaten a neck by dead-heated winners at six furlongs on Aug. 14. (Chased pace in seventh more than 1 1/2 lengths behind after a half-mile, angled four wide late on the turn, roused for drive advancing to second in stretch and finished full of run to win by 4 3/4 lengths going away at seven furlongs on Aug. 22.)
Wekiva Wachee: Broke slowly sixth and last, raced more than 6 1/2 lengths behind in fifth after a half-mile, saved ground to the lane, made up 3 1/2 lengths in stretch and finished a game second beaten a length at six furlongs on Aug. 28.
Leather: Broke ninth and last, steadied in tight early due to spill, raced last more than 7 1/2 lengths behind after a half-mile, swung wide for the drive, rallied in stretch to make up nearly three lengths and finished second beaten a neck at 1 1/16 miles on the turf Aug. 21; ran final 2 1/2 furlongs in 30 seconds. (Raced more than four lengths behind in seventh after a half-mile, launched rally midway on far turn, grabbed lead in stretch and won by 2 1/2 lengths at 1 1/16 miles on the turn Sept. 7.)
Prime Delivery: Raced ninth and last more than 7 1/2 lengths behind after a half-mile, lacked room on far turn, and eight wide into stretch and closed steadily from seventh to finish second beaten a neck at 1 1/16 miles on the turf July 18; ran final 2 1/2 furlongs in 30 2/5 at Philadelphia Park. (Bumped at break, raced ninth and last more than 4 1/2 lengths behind after a half-mile, came four wide into the lane from fifth and finished well in third beaten three-quarters of a length by dead-heated rivals at 1 1/16 miles on the turf Aug. 19.)
Penn National
Cuvee Rouge: Bumped, bobbled soon after break in brutal trip, steadied again in tight quarters during opening quarter-mile, raced sixth more than two behind after a half-mile, blocked between rivals trying to find opening in upper stretch, steered out wider and closed well late to gain second by a neck at 6 1/2 furlongs on July 18 at Philadelphia Park; ran final 2 1/2 furlongs in 30 3/5. (Raced fourth early, dropped to fifth more than 3 1/2 lengths behind after three-eighths of a mile, lost several lengths entering stretch, closed willingly to make up 5 1/2 lengths and finished second beaten a length at 5 1/2 furlongs on Aug. 11.)
Philadelphia Park
Reflected Way: Raced third early, eased back to sixth more than 1 1/2 lengths behind after a half-mile, rallied wide from fifth in stretch, made up three lengths and finished second beaten a head at a mile on Sept. 1.
Minor Issues: Raced 3 1/2 lengths in fourth after a half-mile, lost ground near quarter pole and finished second by 2 1/4 lengths at 6 1/2 furlongs on Aug. 1. (Raced more than 6 1/2 lengths behind in sixth and last, angled out into the lane, closed fast in stretch, couldn’t catch winner and finished second by a length at 5 1/2 furlongs on Aug. 29.)
Retama Park
Littlebitofhope: Raced ninth early, dropped to 10th and last more than 15 lengths behind after a half-mile, saved ground on both turns, closed fast from fifth in stretch to make up five lengths and finished second beaten a head at a mile on Sept. 4; ran final quarter in 24 4/5.
Jeff Kentucky: Broke from the outside 14th post, raced 10th early, moved to sixth more than 3 1/2 lengths behind after a half-mile, came five wide into stretch, rallied from fourth to make up more than 1 1/2 lengths and finished second beaten a nose at six furlongs on Aug. 28.
Smart Seattle: Stalked pace in fourth two heads and 1 1/2 lengths behind after three-eighths of a mile, raced greenly a bit in stretch, boxed, steadied, traveled sideways several strides, went outside for room, unleashed powerful late kick and won going away by a length at 5 1/2 furlongs on the turf Aug. 13; ran final 1 1/2 furlongs in 17 2/5. (Raced three lengths behind in fourth after a half-mile, made sharp move on turn to draw even with winner, battled outside to mid-stretch and finished second beaten 1 1/4 lengths at 1 1/16 miles on the turf Sept. 3.)
Bella Attrice: Raced 17 lengths behind in eighth after a half-mile, advanced to 11 1/2 lengths back between rivals on far turn, steadied inside at three-sixteenths pole, angled out in mid-stretch, made up nearly 2 1/2 lengths and finished second beaten a head at 1 1/16 miles on the turf Aug. 7; ran final 2 1/2 furlongs in 28 3/5. (Raced 10 lengths behind in third after a half-mile, closed gap on far turn, accelerated to lead by 1 1/2 lengths in stretch, faltered nearing the wire and finished third beaten a nose and three-quarters of a length at 1 1/16 miles on the turf Aug. 26.)
Try Your Best: Raced more than 5 1/2 lengths behind in fifth after a half-mile, saved ground on turn, rallied inside into stretch, took an awkward step in upper stretch, steadied sharply at eighth pole awaiting room in fifth, angled outward and rallied late to gain second by three-quarters of length at 1 1/16 miles on the turf July 16 at Belmont. (Raced more than 4 1/2 lengths behind in sixth after a half-mile, angled three wide between horses enter stretch, finished strongly from third and won by 1 1/4 lengths full of run at 1 1/16 miles on the turf Aug. 17.)
Mustang Fever: Broke slowly 12th and last, steadied in traffic early, raced ninth more than 13 lengths behind after a half-mile, rallied inside while awaiting room nearing quarter pole and finished well to gain second by a nose at six furlongs on the turf July 8; ran final quarter in 23 1/5 at Belmont Park.
Timonium
Perfect Pet: Chased pace more than 3 1/2 lengths behind in third after three-eights of a mile, angled out four wide for drive, closed gamely to make up nearly three lengths in stretch and finished second beaten a nose at five furlongs on Aug. 22 at Laurel Park. (Bumped at break by runner-up, raced 8 1/2 lengths behind after a quarter-mile, lacked a rally and finished third at a half-mile on Aug. 30,)
Woodbine
Beaujelais Nouveau: Raced more than four lengths behind in 10th after a half-mile, rallied six wide through the turn to fifth in the stretch, rallied gamely to make up three lengths and finished second beaten a length at seven furlongs on Sept. 2.
Wiseher: Raced more than eight lengths behind in 13th after a half-mile, hustled six wide on far turn, rallied from sixth in stretch to make up three lengths and gained second by a half-length at 1 1/16 miles on the turf Aug. 20; ran final 2 1/2 furlongs in 30 seconds.
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