Arlington-Washington Lassie

TRACK BANDIT PREVIEWS

A solid field of nine juvenile fillies will square off in Saturday's $150,000

Arlington-Washington Lassie (G3), and we'll cast our lot with TIZ MIZ SUE

(Tiznow), who exits a smashing 7 3/4-length maiden special weight victory over

the Polytrack. After missing by a nose in her career debut, the Steve Hobby

runner showed the kind of improvement we like to see last time, earning a

commendable 93 BRIS Speed rating for the wire-to-wire tally. Her BRIS E1 and E2

Pace numbers, 105 and 113, respectively, were sensational, and Tiz Miz Sue never

appeared to a take a deep breath in the stretch. We'll tab her for another

wire-to-wire performance.

ATTEMPT TO NAME (Consolidator) will enter the Lassie off a strong win over

the track, taking a six-furlong maiden special weight by two lengths, and was

flattered when the third-place finisher, Superior Attitude (Tapit), won her next

start by 3 1/4 lengths last weekend. Trained by Helen Pitts-Blasi, the chestnut

filly figures to sit a good stalking trip off a solid pace, and she could have

something to say in the stretch beneath Inez Karlsson. Attempt to Name worries

us.

SHE BE WILD (Offlee Wild) is the 2-1 favorite on the morning line for Wayne

Catalano, and we can't dismiss her from win consideration. However, the unbeaten

filly faced a questionable field last time in the Top Flight S. and looks

vulnerable to us in this spot. She hasn't faced a challenge in the stretch in

either of her two starts, but that doesn't figure to be the case on Saturday

with several promising new faces stepping up to face her. We'll try to beat her

as she stretches out in distance.

SCREEN LEGEND (Tiznow) rallied for a narrow score when stretching out to a

mile last time at Arlington, netting a respectable 94 Speed figure for the

half-length triumph, and she appears to be making good progress for Tom Proctor.

We'll use the late runner on the bottom of some exotics.

HIGHEST POWER (Stormy Atlantic) looked like a runner last time, blowing away

state-bred rivals at Louisiana Downs, but she'll be seriously tested for class

in her synthetic bow. We're inclined to just watch and see how she fares.

SUZANNE (Officer) is another invader without synthetic track experience, but her

Speed ratings are low and the late runner defeated a suspect group last time at

Monmouth.

DECEPTIVE GLORY (Honour and Glory) faltered at short odds in the Top Flight,

and we're not excited about her chances against a much deeper field on Saturday.

GABBA GIRL (City Zip) and THATS WHATSHESAID (Lion Heart) probably both need an

easier spot to be competitive at this stage in their careers.