Get A Hunch, Bet A Bunch

For a Monday afternoon, Playfair has a very bettable card today. Why? Several horses that have been shopping for a spot appear to have found it. Plus, some standouts that had run out their conditions for the year have a chance to run back.

Take the feature in which Bricks’N Sticks, which has chased the best 3-year-old fillies, short and long, is matched against non-winners of two. She has been fourth and third in a pair of stakes, so there could be no more perfect spot. The same almost could be said for Barzana Dana, which lines up against $8,000 claimers in the sixth race. This Montana stakes-winner was a good third in the Speed Handicap and a decent fifth in the Turbulator. He may have a tougher time, however, because his opposition includ es such hard-hitters as Hope’s Rullah, Stubble and Playfair Mile nominee R. Lite Is Rite.

Here are today’s selections:

FIRST: $10 to win on BUBBA’S BOOKIE. $2 daily doubles pairing him with CHARLEY BUCKET, PRAIRIE WALKER and AIRBOSS ($6).

THIRD: $10 to win on MESSENGERS MARK. $5 quinellas pairing him with RED TREASON and WILLARDS SPOOK ($10).

FIFTH: $10 to win on CAPTAIN O’MORN. Divide any winnings to win between BARZANA DANA in the sixth and BRICKS’N STICKS in the ninth.

SIXTH: $10 to win on BARZANA DANA. Split any winnings, win and place, on BRICKS’N STICKS. $5 quinellas pairing BARZANA DANA with IRISH NICK WISH, HOPE’S RULLAH and R. LITE IS RITE ($15).

EIGHTH: $10 to win on SUPER JAKE. Split any winnings win and place on BRICKS’N STICKS.

Original bankroll: $2,000.

Saturday’s result: Won $8.50.

Sunday’s result: Won $5.

Present bankroll: $1,866.40.