Top pick: #1 (GIVING POINTS) - Lightly-raced gelding finished second at this price and distance July 9 in his second start back off a 8 month layoff. Has a nice recent work at Fairmount Park, presumably with the blinkers on that he'll wear for this contest. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #6 (Hustlin Bobby) - Nice effort here July 16 saw him involved from start to finish facing slightly weaker and that was his first ever on this surface. Trainer Dave McShane brings him back quickly and bumps him up a bit in price.
3rd pick: #7 (Otis Hill) - Improving gelding has been facing tougher his entire career and his connections will run him this afternoon at a new low in price. His last four local starts have been facing special weights and this drop this afternoon makes him a strong win candidate.