I have marked the 4 as my Key horse, but at this part of the process I am still deciding. It looks like the Key is most likely the 4 or the 9. When I originally did this race, at this point I had not made up my mind but I am focused on the 4 and the 9.
I am still not sure. They both have something going for them. Here is where I begin to feel stronger about the 4. He will be closer to the front. And if you look at the data sheet you will note that 72% of winners in routes at IND have a New Pace rating. 4 is #1 NP Early and 9 has no NP rating. Slight difference I know.
New Pace, when looking at the 4’s total past performances rates him better than the 9 horse.
.So the 4 it is for the Key. Looking at all the screens I see as companions the 9 for sure, the 1, the 6 and the 12. So our bet was 4 in a trifecta key box with the 9,1,6,12 and the 4 in an exacta key box with the 1,6,9,12,
So how did we do?
I hope this analysis is helpful to your Handicapping endeavor!