Top pick: #4 (FRIENDSWITH K MILL) (3-1) - Grey colt has raced evenly in his first pair facing tougher and will be dropping to a new low, stretching out in distance, and the O'Neill barn has him making back-to-back starts for the first time.
2nd pick: #9 (Head South) (6-1) - One of two entered by trainer Steve Miyadi and this gelding showed good early speed last out before weakening running for a $50K tag. Drops, draws a nice outside post, and is a win candidate.
3rd pick: #1 (Sir Macho) (10-1) - Grey son of "Macho Uno" has raced evenly while not threatening in his first pair facing special weights. Drops, is working fine, has the rail, and Marty Pedroza is aboard for the first time.
4th pick: #2 (Cactus Shines) (5-1) - Lightly-raced gelding raced both evenly and wide here sprinting for a $50K tag on Nov. 8. Race was his first in seven months and first off a positive trainer change to Jeff Mullins. Can factor at a square price.