Steve Matthews' Aqueduct selections for Saturday, April 27
Best bet: GOOD LORD LORRIE (6)
Best value: YOUBETTERBEJOKING (2)
FIRST: Knight Trail lost all chance when taken up at the start in debut; throw deep in horrible opener. Practical Miss owns three seconds from seven starts; runner-up again? Teresa should be aided by cutback to 7 furlongs.
SECOND: Youbetterbejoking should pack intensified kick with slight cutback in distance. Agility displayed improved speed in last; dangerous. Game Misconduct fired crisp half-mile drill since last start and could impact at fat ticket.
THIRD: Night Effect could capitalize on soft lead with Kendrick Carmouche aboard. Proven Hope will be in the garden if top pick hits the wall. Reserve Currency is another that would be aided by pace meltdown.
FOURTH: Risk Free fired crisp half-mile drill for switch to sod; price will be on your side. Kerry is fresh and owns a win on Big A grass; very playable. Masterof the Tunes could prove very tough on an unchallenged lead.
FIFTH: Colonel Vargo is riding a three-race winning streak; takes another. Printrack owns speed and fast figures; very dangerous. Mister J T makes third start of form cycle; right in the thick of this.
SIXTH: Good Lord Lorrie is training sharply for first start since winning debut last summer; ready. Carson's Run is a Grade 1 winner on grass; big-time player. Works for Me could play out as the speed of the speed with aggressive handling.
SEVENTH: Clem Labine drops and could get favorable pace setup. Brazillionaire compiled three tight works this month for first start since February; worth long look. Poppy's Pride owns speed and fast back numbers; must consider.
EIGHTH: Can't Fool Me logs fast late-pace figures on "A" efforts. Roagna visually and numerically impressed when winning debut last fall; serious threat. Overacting hails from the Chad Brown barn and likely will be overbet; your move.
NINTH: Courtly Banker could secure unchallenged lead in first grass start; need to escape AE list. Koru tallied swift final fraction when a useful fourth in debut; very playable. Bettrluckythangood could be the prime beneficiary if pace meltdown ensues. Scherzando is 0-for-24 but owns fast figures on best efforts. All Good Here has the benefit of the rail on tight-turned turf course; don't ignore.
