Top pick: #4 (STREET ROCKET) - 4yo gelding by "Street Cry" hasn't run since late August at Del mar. No speed type is working fast locally for his return and trainer Jeff Mullins will drop him into a claimer for the first time. Stron finisher can take this if ready.
2nd pick: #5 (Midnight Con) - He's finished 2nd in 5 of his last 7 starts, four on the Santa Anita dirt and the other on this surface in early Dec. He has a fine drill heading into this and is a win candidate.
3rd pick: #11 (Patriotic Lion) - He's never lived up to his first two starts last July & October and continues to flash speed and tire. Draws a nice outside slot at this trip and he can stalk or go to the front from it. Can factor at a square price.