Northfield Park has a 15-race card with the $1.00 Late Pick 4 starting in Race 11. The sequence has a $10,000 guaranteed pool with a 14% takeout, and the sequence will be my focus. Comments and selections below are based on a fast track.

Race 11 (9:40 PM EDT)

2-Not Today (7-1)-Schillaci trainee gets needed post relief and must prove itself at this level as does almost the entire field. Should benefit with this post draw and looks a suck-around trip out possibility.
8-Alta Engen A (7/2)-From the inside the Kreiser entry would be an odds-on chalk, beat the $30k claimers from post 8 two starts back. This field could be more of a challenge, maybe. But has enough gate speed to land on top and could be a smooth journey away from a picture.

Race 12 (10:02 PM EDT)

3-Cornstar (5-1)-Drew post 3 on 6-29 and beat this kind at 17-1. Broke stride on a sloppy track in last and could offer a solid price here. Needs a close-up seat to win and that can happen when the wings fold.
8-Kildare King (7/2)-Couldn't catch the leader last week and finished 2nd. Was bet down to 6/5 on a sloppy track, and that effort came against this company. Merriman stays aboard, will look for an aggressive steer and will probably be bet down again.

Race 13 (10:24 PM EDT)

2-Pet My Rock (2-1)-Not sure the 2-1 morning line fits but won the last time in this condition. Comes off a sick scratch, but this is a soft bunch. If all systems are go Kurt Sugg could land on the engine and not look back.
7-Easy Cam Wiggle (6-1)-Left from post 9 on 6-23, landed in the pocket and finished 2nd. Now comes back against the same, draws better, and gets a ++ driver change as Merriman takes the lines. In 9 starts for the Beeler barn, Merriman has taken 4 pictures.

Race 14 (10:46 PM EDT)

4-Highland Mowgli (5/2)-The camera-shy Burke entry is only 1-16 this year. But has cashed checks against this kind and better. Gets a ++ driver change in Chris Page and draws well, that could be reason enough to cash the top check.
5-Globe Master (15-1)-Will take a swing for a big price and the 4-year-old tries but has had outside posts in the last 3 races. If Tyler Angus can get off the gate and into a close-up seat good things could happen in a race without a standout.
7-Donato Patriot K (9/2)-Comes off a dominant win against much easier. Has 3 wins this year in 15 races and 2 of those happened at Nfld. This will be a test but can't dismiss against this group. Merriman is between the pipes and when driving for the Wengerd stable he wins 27% of the starts.

$1 Late Pick 4

2,8/3,8/2,7/4,5,7
Total Bet=$24

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