Top pick: #9 (HOPE N PRAY) (3-1) - Speedy gelding drops down for a capable barn (Steve Miyadi) and he'll add blinkers and give him a big rider upgrade to Edwin Maldonado.
2nd pick: #11 (Quick Cielo) (12-1) - Nice debut saw him finish fourth, beaten a length racing at Hollyood for 1/2 this tag on July 14. Working nicely since, he can factor despite the doubling up in value.
3rd pick: #2 (Preacher's Bluff) (5-1) - Speedy dropper is working fast and will be making back-to-back starts for the first time. Win candidate.
4th pick: #6 (Wheeler George) (15-1) - Longshot has shown fine speed before tiring in his first pair and is another making back-to-back starts for the first time.