Top pick: #4 (CAT IN THE FOREST) - Consistent gelding missed by a nose last out at Santa Anita facing slightly tougher on Oct. 30. Race was his first in almost two months and he'll move from real dirt to the local "poly." He's won on this surface in the past and is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #5 (Mentidoso) - He also finished second last out at Santa Anita and that came first off a Jack Carava claim and a subsequent 100 day layoff. He's never raced locally, but both of his wins came up at Golden Gate Fields on a similar surface and he's a win candidate.