Top pick: #4 (TELEGRAPH HILL) (5-1) - Price play has been freshened up since a poor effort going two-turns on a muddy surface. Darley home-bred is working well, has lasix added, annd will drop into a claimer for the first time.
2nd pick: #3 (Big Foot Ben) (6-5) - The probable favorite, he's raced evenly in his last pair facing special weights and will drop back into a claimer. The last time he ran tagged he missed by a neck in late Nov.
3rd pick: #1 (Hulett) (8-1) - Un-raced since Sept. 21, he has a new trainer Bruce Levine (22% with new arrivals). He showed an inmproved race second time out, drops down this afternoon, and he draws the rail.
4th pick: #7 (Start Jumping) (3-1) - He finished second in a small field when debuting here at this distance in a $60K sprint Jan. 11, then tired going two-turns facing special weights last out. Cuts back in distance, drops in price, and must be left in the mix.