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Hawthorne Race Course

Handicapping Analysis
Sat August 3rd, 2024

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Stakes Spotlight

Del Mar Race 10

Post Time 8:35 PM CST
Analysis by Emily Gullikson

CLEMENT L. HIRSCH (G1):

#8 PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS has been consistent throughout her career and with form at the G1 level. She is a multiple G1 winner from the sophomore season and has been in tough company facing one of the top distaff runners, Idiomatic coming back in 2024. She has held up her conditioning and the connections picking this spot suggests intent.

Trip will be key with the complexion of this race though PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS has tactical speed (Quad I) and her main pacesetting threat, #2 ADARE MANOR should have no excuses in pace, though could find company up front with the Fincher pair as #7 OLIVIA TWIST stretching back out in and should #1 FLYING CONNECTION return to her front running ways and even #3 SCYLLA could present some early speed with the draw and a clean break - something she did not have last out though did pushing the pace in the Shawnee (G3) with the dominant (B+) win.