Here we are, down to closing weekend, stuck more than a few bucks. Let’s go for the gusto, hoping a few horses show up in the right spot at the right time.

For openers, second-race entrant Seriousness, although she could become stuck on the inside again, has been racing in tough luck… . Cowboy Cobbler, coming off two bang-up sprints, is well placed in the one-mile third, but don’t disregard Watt Wins, which has had a tuneup after a long layoff… . Jacob Brown, in the fifth, goes for his 10th Playfair victory… . Lucy in the Sky, going in peak form, won’t find a better spot to try a full mile than the sixth… . In the ninth, Spokane Charlie has been off seven weeks, but Fred Hepton’s horses seldom need a race, and Mantis, taking a big class drop, has run his best races this year on muddy tracks… . In the finale, Regals’s Precious comes off a big win while Georgia Echo had big trouble when she was a beaten favorite with similar on Oct 20.

Here are today’s selections:

FIRST: $2 daily doubles wheeling the field to SERIOUSNESS in the second race ($20).

SECOND: $10 to win on SERIOUSNESS.

THIRD: $10 to win on COWBOY COBBLER and $1 trifecta box of COWBOY COBBLER, EARLY SHOVE, TENSED JOHNNY and WATT WINS ($24) and $2 exacta box of same four ($24).

FIFTH: $10 to win, $10 to place on JACOB BROWN ($20).

SIXTH: $10 to win on LUCY IN THE SKY and $5 exactas pairing her with DOYOULIKEMYSOCKS, MOONLIGHT MACKEE and NASKI’S MESSENGER ($15).

SEVENTH: $30 to win on WINEMALL.

NINTH: $5 exacta box of SPOKANE CHARLIE, BLACK BO and HOPE SPRINGS ($30).

TENTH: $5 exacta box of REGAL’S PRECIOUS, GEORGIA ECHO and SHEEN QUEEN ($30).

Original bankroll: $2,000.

Monday’s result: Won $46.30.

Present bankroll: $1,417.50.

Jim’s picks: 1, CV Sweet Dal. 2, Fs Winsome Star. 3, Tiki Terrific.

Jim’s picks: 1, Seriousness. 2, Glamour Patty Jane. 3, Frosty Bear.

Jim’s picks: 1, Cowboy Cobbler. 2, Early Shove. 3, Tensed Johnny.

Jim’s picks: 1, Cruisintothewire. 2, Just for Keeps. 3, Miracle Trick.

Jim’s picks: 1, Jacob Brown. 2, Holy Hot Rod. 3, Be Explosive.

Jim’s picks: 1, Lucy From the Sky. 2, Doyoulikemysocks. 3, Moonlight Mackee.

Jim’s picks: 1, Winemall. 2, Hoops. 3, Kal En Sport.

Jim’s picks: 1, J.B.’s Bulette. 2, Morie. 3, Table Girl.

Jim’s picks: 1, Spokane Charlie. 2, Black Bo. 3, Hope Springs.

Jim’s picks: 1, Regal’s Precious. 2, Georgia Echo. 3, Sheen Queen.

Playfair Race Course did not supply today’s entries

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