Ralph Siraco’s Selections For Hollywood Park

Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1997 | 6:31 a.m.

Wednesday's card

Selections made for clear racing conditions before scratches.

Post Time 12:30 p.m.

1st race 7-1/2 fur Fil 2YO Mdn Clm

1 Nat's Wedding (Garcia) 119

2 Yellena (Valdivia) 119

3 Glorious (Desormeaux) 119

4 Houston Hug (Douglas) 119

5 Fillebrown (Almeida) 119

6 Thandiwe (Berrio) 117

7 Chief's Honey (Nakatani) 119

8 In The Spin (Flores) 119

Glorious -- Been knocking at the door, set pace and third routing in last, runner-up in prior pair of mile outings, third sprinting at the fair four races back, should be a forward factor for graduation here.

Yellena -- Willingly finished second while beating top pick in last, third to top pick before that, should take stalking position here, could rally by top one for diploma theft.

Value Play -- In The Spin

2nd race 7 fur Fil 2YO Alw

1 Hope Island (Blanc) 119

2 Storm Beauty (Stevens) 119

3 Kendra Faye (Delahoussaye) 119

5 Given The Nod (Desormeaux) 116

5 Gilded Statue (Garcia) 119

Kendra Faye -- Off slow and wide rally while second in needed outing in last, outrun in Del Mar Debutante before that, debut maiden-breaker three races back, Eddie D. returns on Mandella trainee, should be set now.

Storm Beauty -- Held on to break maiden by a head as the favorite in last, bullet drill over a good track since raced, Stevens returns for team Lukas, can fight it out for repeat try.

Value Play -- Hope Island

3rd race 1 mi Turf Fil 3YO Clm

1 Timely View (Delahoussaye) 116

2 Ellie The Able (Espinoza) 112

3 Olympic Spirit (McCarron) 116

4 River Chase (Desormeaux) 116

5 Majestical Moment (Alvarado) 116

6 Funny Flag (Solis) 119

7 Walk In Time (Nakatani) 119

Funny Flag -- Inside trip to easily win as the favorite in last, in the quinella half of 10 starts this year with four victories and seven of 12 overall with six wins, Solis returns and has good stalking style for repeat try.

Walk In Time -- Bumped and ridden out for a Hollypark main track victory in last, third in prior three outings, DOllace trainee reunites with winning rider Nakatani now, should go right to the lead from outside post.

Value Play -- Timely View

4th race 1-1/16 mi CA3&up Mdn Clm

1 New Mexico Cowboy (Vergara) 120

2 Bettes Stepingout (Desormeaux) 122

3 El Marinero (Castanon) 117

4 Dude Hunsaker (Garcia) 122

5 French Postcard (Hunter) 117

6 Sammy Lee Grey (Corral) 120

7 Green Raj (Berrio) 119

8 Naturally The Best (Espinoza) 117

French Postcard -- Slow into stride and debute even effort in last, maintenance work since, stretches out now, Hunter returns, in a weak affair we'll take the one that has room to improve over multiple losers, is good as any here.

Naturally The Best -- Five-wide fifth in last, close third after setting pace before that, in the money six times this year, hustling Espinoza stays, must overcome outside post, ambitiously named.

Value Play -- Dude Hunsaker

5th race 6 fur 3YO Clm

1 I Can Go (Delahoussaye) 116

2 Pub (nakatani) 115

3 Brite Boy (Hunter) 116

4 Yuzum Tutmaz (Simpson) 116

5 Golden Bronze (Desormeaux) 116

6 Corwun (Flores) 118

7 Varley (stevens) 116

8 Lord Rochelle (Espinoza) 115

Corwun -- Dueled and outfinished to second in last, strong handling to win at this level before that, in the quinella seven of 13 starts this year with a trio of victories and half of a dozen starts at this distance with a pair of wins, Flores takes over.

Value Play -- Yuzum Tutmaz

6th race 7 fur CA2YO Mdn

1 Lucky Molar (Vergara) 119

2 Aruba Magic (Desormeaux) 119

3 Dee Walker (Nakatani) 119

4 Prestigious Chief (Delahoussaye) 119

5 Tell All Terry (Hunter) 119

6 Jade Pagoda (Stevens) 119

7 Sir Dennis (McCarron) 119

8 Frog (Atkinson) 119

Jade Pagoda -- Returns to races with sporadic works, finished first in Fairplex stakes and disqualified to fifth, July Hollypark debut runner-up before that, son of Bertrando reunites with Stevens for comeback, problematic gelding might get diploma on third try here.

Prestigious Chief -- Late-bid debut fourth in last, smart drill on the 5th since raced, jockey change to Delahoussaye now, gets extra furlong here, Prestigious graduation possible.

Value Play -- Frog

7th race 1-1/8 nu Tyrf CA3&yo Akw

1 Ragged Shoes (Solis) 118

2 Sitah Tomboy (Hunter) 115

3 Provide (Nakatani) 118

4 Heart Of Show (Flores) 115

5 Five Under (Scott) 118

6 Sir Nibbles (Gomez) 116

7 Engelbert (Douglas) 118

8 Masterful Slew (Atkinson) 118

9 Sky Stalker (Black) 116

10 Swiss Convic tion (Blanc) 115

Siyah Tomboy -- Clearly best on wet fast track first time routing in last, nice work since, in the quinella three of five this year with a pair of victories, Hunter returns, a factor throughout.

Sir Nibbles -- Four-wide distant runner-up sprinting in last, awaited room for close second before that, stretches out again, Gomez got to know him in last, third time may be the charm.

Value Play -- Provide

8th race 6 fur 2YO Mdn Clm

1 He's For Real (Desormeaux) 119

2 Really James (Douglas) 119

3 Denali Prize (Martinez) 117

4 Charlie Hustle (Castanon) 117

5 Nintyfiver (Coreal) 119

6 Hoving's Gold (Sorenson) 118

7 Piazito (Espinoza) 119

8 Magic Meeting (gomez) 119

9 Sidewinder (Black) 119

10 Scepter'd Isle (Alvarado) 119

11 King Strut (Castanon) 119

Magic Meeting -- DUeled and weakened in straight-maiden class in last, distant third before that, debut third three races back, drops to claimer now, Gomez takes over on Carava trainee, Magic diploma here.

Scepter'd Isle -- Third first time for a tag on wet fast track from the rail in last, drops in price here, gets off the rail, hustling Alvarado returns, may have found graduation level.

Value Play -- Charlie Hustle