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TRACK BANDIT PREVIEWS

Saturday's Cinema Breeders' Cup H. (G3) is shaping up to be a match between

GOLDEN BALLS (Ire) (Danehill Dancer) and WORLDLY (GB) (Selkirk) over Hollywood

Park's turf. Each has scored in his past two races, but we're going with the

James Cassidy-trained Golden Balls to come out on top here.

The chestnut colt began his career in England, breaking his maiden at

Salisbury, before stepping up three starts later at Bath to take a seven-furlong

allowance. That race rounded out Golden Balls' juvenile season, and he

reappeared in the United States for his three-year-old campaign. Golden Balls

worked a bullet at Santa Anita in March, then made his U.S. debut in the La

Puente S., rallying from near the back that day to record a nose victory on the

wire. Desert Code (E Dubai), second in the La Puente, returned to be a neck

third in the Lazaro Barrera Memorial (G3) before capturing the Affirmed H. (G3)

last Sunday. Golden Balls will be stretching out an extra eighth of a mile here,

but his 97 BRIS Speed and Late Pace rating in his stakes bow tells us that he'll

be able handle the added ground. Brice Blanc will be back in the saddle on

Saturday.

Worldly followed a similar path as Golden Balls, breaking his maiden at

Wolverhampton in England and then coming to the United States for his

three-year-old season. The Ben Cecil charge posted a nice three-quarter of a

length allowance win going nine furlongs on Santa Anita's turf in April, then

stepped up in class and reverted in distance to the take the eight-furlong Will

Rogers S. (G3) last out. The gray gelding earned an 89 Speed figure and a 99

Late Pace rating for his stakes victory and will challenge for it all here under

Victor Espinoza.

MR EDDIE BOY (Lemon Drop Kid) has blossomed since transferring to the turf

two starts back. The Bob Hess Jr. trainee broke his maiden on Golden Gate

Fields' turf before taking the Alcatraz S. back at that track. He rallied from

midpack that day to earn a 106 Late Pace figure, and has been working on

Hollywood Park's green to prepare for this one. Mr Eddie Boy doesn't look to

threaten our top two, but he could definitely make a place for himself in the

bottom of the exotics. Michael Baze has the call.

TYCOON DOBY (Cherokee Run) is another who has shown new life since moving to

the turf. The bay three-year-old took his maiden on Bay Meadows' green, then

shipped to Hollywood to capture a one-mile allowance last out by a head. The

Paddy Gallagher-trained colt posted a bullet six-furlong move on Hollywood's

Cushion Track on June 14 and will challenge Mr Eddie Boy for the show spot here.

Alex Solis, who has missed just one ride aboard Tycoon Doby, will be in the

irons.

STAR INSIDE (Ire) (Key of Luck) was a decent stakes-placed performer in Ireland, but has run sixth in both starts, the La Puente and Alcatraz,

since coming stateside. The bay gelding could use the added distance here to get

a bit closer and earn a share. Consider for the bottom of the gimmicks -- if he shows up for the race,

since he just worked five furlongs at Santa Anita on Friday.

LEVEL RED (Aptitude) will be making his turf bow here, and the Grade 2-placed

runner needs to improve off his previous two starts to have any chance at a

check. We'll just watch for now. STREETS AHEAD (GB) (Beat Hollow [GB]) is a

listed winner in England, but hasn't factored in two starts since coming to

North America. GWEEBARRA (GB) (Lomitas [GB]) scored in an allowance in his U.S.

debut last out, but might not be able to keep up here. We'll let these two beat

us.