ANALYSIS

We’re gonna take a swing here in this $10,000 N2L claimer. #5 Divining Dancer (15-1) graduated locally at the $12,500 level and then tried allowance company three times. Two of those were on the slop, and the third was against a rugged group in which this one was 57-1 while coming off a seven-week break. He drops into the sort of company his ledger says he needs, and on his second off the bench, he can move forward… Heavy favorite #5 Pistol P (7-5) has the best figs of the group, already owns four wins, and projects to be the controlling speed. So why not just eat the chalk? This horse is 0-for-9 at the seven-furlong trip, some pretty unsightly, and while he’s still the most likely winner, the value proposition of very short odds on a horse with that record just isn’t there… #6 Playboy Roy (5-2) has competed with similar in two prior starts, shifts into the Reynolds barn here; she’s 17% first off the claim… #2 Political Decision (10-1) looked to be a bit outfooted sprinting last time and ought to appreciate a bit more ground today…