Top pick: #7 (Some Kind of Magic) - Claimed by the Mike Gill stable two back at Suffolk, runner responded with an easy win first off that buy. Now here with Gill's local trainer, Tim Hooper, he has picked a winning spot for the shipper.
2nd pick: #6 (War Torn) - Speed/stalker just missed 2nd last out when he lost a "nose" bob to the #2 runner "Majestic Melody". He'll need to avoid a duel with that foe to have a shot.
3rd pick: #2 (Majestic Melody) - Set/pressed the pace last out at this tag and distance and held well for the place. Not as sharp as he was earlier this year and he'll face pace pressure today.