Top pick: #4 (MINDBENDER) - "Chief" Jerkens trained filly tired just eight days ago at this level and distance but wasn't beaten much. Returns quickly and that recent race was her first in 70 days. The top pick at a square price.
2nd pick: #9 (Private Battle) - Nice win here on Sept. 30 at this tag to pick up her second win. She was away a long time and trainer Bruce Levine seems to have her straightened away. View her as the equal of the top pick.
3rd pick: #8 (Little Miss Julien) - Lightly-raced daughter of "Is It True" has been freshened-up by the Wesley Ward barn since a race at Saratoga on Sept. 5. Speed/stalker fits here and has been working sharply at Monmouth. Contender.