Top pick: #2 (TWO BLUE HENS) (3-1) - Filly stretches out after an even third-place finish here at this level going 6 furlongs on Aug. 15. Improving and she gets a slight edge.
2nd pick: #6 (Mille Luna) (4-1) - Speedy filly has been freshened up since July 4th and she has a new trainer this afternoon (Adam Kitchingman 19% with new arrivals). Working well, she'll be racing on a synthetic surface for the first time. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #5 (Itsabeautifulday) (8-1) - Daughter of "Bertrando" drops into a claimer for the first time and also moves to a synthetic surface for trainer Patty Gallagher. She's been running evenly on the grass against tougher and must be left in the mix.
4th pick: #3 (Tiz Zoe Cee) (5-1) - Lightly-raced daughter of "Tizbud" raced evenly here facing tougher on the grass July 28th in her first since May 9th. Drops and home-bred will drop into a claimer and try the all weather surface for the first time.