*** RACE NINE ANALYSIS *** by The Wizard on Saturday, February 21, 2009

(# 4) MERIBEL Found the G2 San Gorgonio at Santa Anita too tough in her first start for trainer Mark Casse. This mare is a cut below the best but she is a very tough nut in non-graded company. She has finished in-the-money several times against the big girls. She beat an allowance field of about this class at Keeneland and missed narrowly in the Kentucky Cup distaff. Has a class edge here. (# 7) SHYTOE LAFEET Will be glad not to see Stormy West in the gate after being beaten by that mare in her last two. She is in top form, loves this course and is a snug class fit. She will also be the favorite. Tough mare from the Larry Jones barn will be hard to beat. (# 8) NAN’S JOY Closed to finish a distant 3rd behind Stormy West and Shytoe Lafeet in her first of the meet. She closed strongly to beat allowance fillies last time, a race that should have her in top form. She covered the final quarter in :23 3/5 after stalking a slow pace. She was a listed stakes winner in Europe. (# 1) SHARBAT is 2-2 over the FG grass, but is -3 at the 1 1/8 mile distance. Comes off a game win, but has never strung 2 winning efforts together. The rail helps. (# 6) MIZZCAN'TBEWRONG is the speed of this race. If able to slow down the pace, he could be a danger but he is questionable at the 1 1/8 mile distance.