Top pick: #3 (HUSHHUSHMUSHMUSH) (7-5) - The probable favorite, he's a better horse on the grass, but has run well several times in the past on the dirt. The Chad Brown barn drops him to a new low and gelding meets a weak field.
2nd pick: #5 (Fictional Character) (3-1) - No-speed type enters off an even effort facing tougher on a sloppy surface Dec. 10. He takes the same drop as "Hushhushmushmush" and has finished within close range of him twice.
3rd pick: #1 (Keyaly) (10-1) - Rallied from far back to finish second here at this level and distance Dec. 26. It was his second back from a four month layoff and he has a ground-saving post.
4th pick: #2 (Savant) (8-1) - Very lightly-raced he finished an even fourth last out and was less than a length back of "Keyaly." Unlike most entered he still has room for upside and is racing with blinkers on.