Top pick: #2 (DOC CEBU) (5-2) - Colt drops to a new low off a poor effort as the favorite at Belmont on Oct. 20. Very wide that day, speed/stalker draws a nice inside post annd meets a weak field.
2nd pick: #6 (Regimental) (6-1) - Price play ships up from Laurel where he rallied while wide after a troubled start racing for a $25K tag. Capable barn (Mike Trombetta) drops him to a new low and has him making back-to-back starts for the first time.
3rd pick: #1 (Mach Seven) (3-1) - The field's wildcard, he hasn't raced since showin nothing in a dirt sprint when debuting at Delaware Park on Aug. 16 of 2012. $130K gelding by "Big Brown" has a new trainer (Chad Brown 29% with new arrivals), drops him way down, moves him to the grass, and stretches him put in distance. Could win this or finish last.
4th pick: #5 (Ontheotherhand) (12-1) - He ships down from Finger Lakes where he's shown fine early speed in both well-bet dirt sprints. Drops, moves to the grass, and stretches out in distance.
5th pick: #3 (Dapper Draper) (4-1) - Speedy sort stretches out in his first since Sept. 25. He should be involved most of the way, but needs to do better late.