Stateside Saturday - Mega 6074/1 Each Way Lucky 15 - 13/02/21

The first of our Stateside Each Way Lucky 15 on Saturday comes in Race 3 at Gulfstream over 1m 110y and Aycapote looks to have a huge chance.

The Amador Sanchez trained gelding is three time winner over this distance, that this year has been pretty much faultless on his two runs to date.

Having finished a narrow second over course and distance in January he put things a right a few weeks later when winning a similar event and that is leading form heading into the contest.

This trainer is in some of the form of his life heading into the weekend having had two winners from his two runners over the last 14 days which sees him pose a 100% strike rate.

Staying at Gulfstream Park the next selection in the bet is the biggest price of them all at 14/1 with Talking Book for trainer III Claude McGaughey looking overpriced.

The four year old filly has only been seen twice to ate, needing the run on her debut to take in the experience but last time out getting the hang of things.

She managed to finish a smart second at Tampa Bay, only being beaten by a neck behind a 4/5 favourite at Tampa Bay over a mile and if coming on for that run has to be in the mix.

Her trainer has been in some special form over the last fortnight, currently running at a win rate of 40% with two winners from his five runners.

Galerio for Dale Bennett is out third selection in the bet and he runs in Race 4 at Laurel Park over 1m 110y and looks a highly consistent gelding.

The five year old is one of the most inform horses in the field having won four of his last six races and in his the two events going on to finish runner up.

This runner loves racing over this course and distance winning seven times at the track during his career and having only been beaten by a neck last time out, he is still a horse on the upgrade.

Jockey Xavier Perez takes the ride on the consistent gelding having ridden him before and he is currently running at a strike rate of 41.67% with five winners from his last 12 runners.

The final runner of the Each Way Lucky 15 comes in Race 4 at Santa Anita and Baby Gronk looks a nice bet at his each way price of 11/1.

Eight go to post for this six furlong event meaning there are three places on offer and off the back of his run last time out he should enter calculations.

He is an experienced runner over four and six furlongs winning multiple times, including over course and distance here in 2019.

Last time out over five furlongs the gelding was a bold second at Los Alamitos, looking the winner for most the race and just being chinned on the line.

If building on that he looks a big challenger.