Ralph Siraco’s selections for Del Mar

Tuesday, Sept. 1, 1998 | 9:46 a.m.

Wednesday's card

Selections made for clear racing conditions before scratches.

Post Time 2 p.m.

1st race 6 fur 2YO Fil Clm

1 Master Blasted (Espinoza) 120

2 Irish Truce (Douglas) 120

3 Berl Lee (Garcia) 120

4 Cee Dreams (FValenz) 120

5 Sum Nice (Nakatani) 120

6 Bella Villa (McCarron) 120

7 a-Curious Marlene (Almeida) 120

Bella Villa -- No threat at higher level in last, wide maiden breaker as the favorite before that, drops and McCarron stays, realistically spotted.

Cee Dreams -- Outrun and overmatched to stakes competition in last pair of outings, closed gamely to break maiden for a tag three races back, well placed to rebound with good effort.

Value Play -- Sum Nice

2nd race 6 fur 3YO&up Clm

1 Halo Passer (Alvarado) 117

2 Boysville (Gonzalez) 112

3 Persuade Me (Dieguez) 110

4 Dobob (Vergara) 117

5 Candelotto (Stevens) 117

6 Never Failed (Berrio) 117

7 April The Eighth (Pedroza) 117

April The Eighth -- Nosedive in class for comeback, solid Del Mar works, trainer Carava gets main man Pedroza to scale, it's make or break time for money run here.

Halo Passer -- Late for 2nd from inside with wake-up-call effort in last, 8 of 10 lifetime victories at this distance, hustling Alvarado returns, another inside run from the rail expected.

Value Play -- Persuade Me

3rd race 1 mi 2YO Mdn

1 Isaypete (Douglas) 118

2 Northern Avenue (McCarron) 118

3 Pick Up Stixs (Ramsammy) 118

4 Pettroff (Delahoussaye) 118

5 Rewart (Solis) 118

6 Snowdoubtaboutit (Blanc) 118

7 Affair To Be (Flores) 118

Northern Avenue -- Slow start from the rail and decent 3rd in last, even debut 5th before that, most recent 6-panel bullet drill since raced, Baffert trainee stretches out and gets McCarron here.

Pick Up Stixs -- Other Baffert trainee was 5-wide and no rally in debut, steady works since with bullet 7-panel drill on 8/22, stretches out for second start of career, Ramsammy takes over.

Value Play -- Pettroff

4th race 1-1/16 mi F&M Mdn

1 Troika (McCarron) 117

2 Ellakapella (Kaenel) 117

3 Inchacooley (Delahoussaye) 117

4 Highest Dream (Espinoza) 117

5 Desert Jade (Nakatani) 117

6 Sambac (Solis) 117

7 Pomona (Desormeaux) 117

Pomona -- English-import returns to races with series of solid Del Mar turf works with most recent bullet drill on 8/29, second to Fiji on Anita lawn mid-April in last, won U.S. debut before that, post only concern.

Troika -- Encountered traffic trouble while runner up over the course in last, won 3 of 4 prior starts on big apple turf, Mott trainee draws rail post and gets McCarron now.

Value Play -- Inchacooley

5th race 3YO&up F&M Mdn

1 Powder Report (Alferez) 118

2 Sixty Three Dreams (Flores) 118

3 Kite's N Bells (Enriquez) 118

4 Why Knott Me (Black) 118

5 Miss Bountiful (McCarron) 118

6 a-Danza Perdida (Blanc) 118

7 Raise A. Daisy (Hunter) 118

8 Always In A Tizzy (Ramsammy) 122

9 a-Estafa Telefonica (Gonzalz) 113

Miss Bountiful -- 1st time starter by Pirate's Bounty, steady Del Mar worktab, gets good post, trainer Hendricks tabs McCarron for debut run.

Always In A Tizzy -- 1st time starter by Cee's Tizzy, solid works with bullet drill on 7/2 and nice recent gate move on 8/23, Ramsammy on Cerin trainee for debut.

Value Play -- Sixty Three Dreams

6th race 6 fur 3YO&up F&M Alw

1 Sheza Valentine (Black) 122

2 Gilded Statue (Garcia) 115

3 Lite Twilight (Desormeaux) 115

4 Beguiled (Flores) 115

5 Secret Advice R.N. (Nakatani) 115

6 Excite (McCarron) 115

7 Calamity (Gondron) 115

8 Lady Cadet (Pincay) 117

Excite -- Dueled lead and gave way routing in last, solid maiden breaker as the favorite sprinting before that, returns to one-turn here, McCarron stays on Hofmans trainee.

Sheza Valentine -- Eliminated when stumbled at the start in last, dueled lead and weakened in comeback outing before that, all three lifetime victories fro 6 starts at this distance, a factor with prompt start.

Value Play -- Lite Twilight

7th race 5-1/2 fur 2YO

1 Cut For Luv (Garcia) 117

2 Chubby's Brother (Steiner) 115

3 a-Avenue Of Style (Espinoza) 115

4 Reno Hightower (McCarron) 115

5 Herculano (Scott) 117

6 Tour Pure (Delahoussaye) 115

7 a-Sizzling Summer (Ramsammy) 117

8 I'monfireforyou (Solis) 115

9 Amber's Beau (Blanc) 113

10 Starship (Desormeaux) 117

11 Bold 'N Brawny (Flores) 117

12 Proud Louie (Valdivia) 115

Avenue Of Style -- Part of potent entry, humbled foes in early July maiden breaker for a tag in last, pair of bullet drills since raced, Hollendorfer trainee returns south for this, hustling Espinoza again.

Reno Hightower -- Wide trip and late for 3rd in state-bred Del Mar stakes in last, rallied wide and up late for debut maiden breaker before that, McCarron stays on Hofmans trainee.

Value Play -- Starship

8th race 1 mi 3YO Fil Turf Clm

1 Ann Arbor (Enriquez) 115

2 Go Girl Gone (FValenz) 115

3 Sure Special (Almeida) 115

4 Blue Eyed Lilli (Ramsammy) 115

5 Mamaison Miss (Flores) 115

6 Chamyka (Sorenson) 115

7 Bang Up Play (Pincay) 115

8 Somer Wonders (Rollins) 114

9 Starlight Dreams (Delahousye) 115

Bang Up Play -- Tracked and trailed when overmatched in Grade II stakes in last, long lead and held well for 2nd before that, in the quinella 4 of 6 starts this year with a pair of victories, well spotted for rebound.

Go Girl -- Maiden goes against winners, solid close 3rd over the course with best career effort in last, draws better inside post, catches weak group for this level, stranger things have happened.

Value Play -- Ann Arbor