Top pick: #3 (SILVER TORCH) (3-1) - Gelding tracked, made a strong bid, and tired in the final furlong while checking in fourth here at this level and distance on the main track Nov. 14. Stalker is brought back quickly and is moving back to the grass where he seems best 3-1-1-0.
2nd pick: #7 (Anxious Times) (6-1) - Price play has the best early speed of this group and finished second here Nov. 14 when he was a length better than "Silver Torch." Lightly-raced and well bred, son of "Tiznow" is a threat al long odds.
3rd pick: #8 (Sir Macho) (5-2) - No-speed type ran a career best figure when rallying to finish third on the Santa Anita turf Oct. 16. He's worked fast since and veteran Bill Spawr adds blinkers. Stretch threat.
4th pick: #2 (Synnin) (6-1) - He's the only one entered with a previous win on this course which he did on Nov 9th. Clearly improving, he's worked fast since, fits on figures, and still has room for improvement.