Select Nadeau: Churchill Play of the Day Sat 5.4.24
| “PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau | |
| Date | 5/4/24 |
| Featured track | Churchill Downs |
| Race number | 10 |
| Race overview | A wildly deep and contentious renewal of the G1 Churchill Downs for 4up going 7Fs on the main track. |
| Pace | For a 7F G1 sprint there’s not a ton of it on paper, but there’s also a full field, so the pace should develop, though coming from the back and winning might be a big ask, and there are more than a few of those types here. |
| Trends | It was just a few days early in the week, but the main track played fair, which is noteworthy, as it can tend to be very fast and potentially speed-favoring as Derby Week, and especially Friday and Saturday, draw in. |
| Best Play | #4 MR. WIRELESS (6-1): Perceived two-turn specialist came back in a 6F sprint at FG and rolled, with a monster figure too, so adding another furlong should only help, and while this is a deep and competitive field, there are no stars, and he seems to be in a great spot off that encouraging comeback. |
| Bet Types | Aggressive WP bet, and single in ALL horizontal exotics as well. |
| Play of the Day Winners | CD Meet: 10-4-2-1 ($2.49/$6.13)
CD POD: 1-0-0-0
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