Top pick: #3 (CAKE N COOKIES) (3-1) - Home-bred is the speed nearest the rail and will be dropping down a bit after finishing fourth in her last pair here. Lightly-raced, she's well-bred, and gets a slight edge in a competitive finale.
2nd pick: #6 (Explosive Smile) (8-1) - Debuting filly is from a good barn (Jay Servis) and listed amongst her work tab is an impressive half-mile gate breeze on Dec. 14 at Belont. Price play.
3rd pick: #10 (Moonstone Beach) (8-5) - The probable heavy favorite, she finished second when debuting on Nov. 8 for a $35K tag, then raced evenly while wide last out facing state-bred special weights. Drops to a new low and is an obvious win candidate.
4th pick: #9 (Utopian Wife) (6-1) - She had a very wide trip from an outside post when racing here against tougher on Dec. 22. It was her first in 100 days and trainer Bruce Brown will drop her into a claimer for the first time.
5th pick: #1 (Canela Rose) (20-1) - Longshot raced evenly last out in her first off an eight week break. Lightly-raced, she moves from the outside to the rail and may grab a share at a very big price.