Top pick: #4 (DAWLY) - Lightly raced and well-bred gelding has some good early speed, and is working well for his first start in almost 2 months. Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin will drop him back into a claimer and he'll race today in a career soft spot. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #1 (Blue Rock) - Speedy colt drops in price after finishing 2nd here Nov 19 racing for $75K. Has the rail, drops to a new low, and looks like the main danger.
3rd pick: #6 (Risker) - Colt by Forest Wildcat cuts back in distance, goes turf to dirt, drops into a claimer, and gets blinkers added by trainer George Weaver. 2yo raced evenly in his debut on the grass facing tougher and should do better in this spot.