Top pick: #4 (CHAPMAN) (5-2) - Gelding broke slowly and rallied to finish fourth last out facing a bit tougher. Lightly raced, he has much more natural early speed, and can take this with an alert getaway.
2nd pick: #3 (Tummel) (9-5) - The main speed, he enters off a narrow loss (a "neck") racing here against a bit weaker on Jan. 19th. Overall effort was a career best and ran his record on real dirt to 18-5-4-3. 5yo should be involved from start-to-finish.
3rd pick: #5 (S'marverlous) (2-1) - Very lightly raced, colt stayed on the rail and rallied to check in second of five, beaten just under a length racing here on Jan. 9th at this level and trip. Race was his first since April 19, and he's worked fast since. The probable favorite and in the three-horse win mix.