Top pick: #2 (CAPTAIN BUDDY L ) (3-1) - Lightly-raced grey gelding showed an improved effort in his second start and it's of note that he's been bet quite well in both. Good barn (Joe Foster) adds blinkers and this 4yo has a bullet half-mile gate breeze on March 1st that indicates he's ready to roll.
2nd pick: #6 (Choose Cody) (2-1) - The probable favorite, he hasn't run since late Dec when he finished 2nd at the Fair Grounds at this tag. Lightly raced, he's run well here in the past and is an obvious win candidate.
3rd pick: #5 (Paxmanforpete) (4-1) - Gelding rallied to finish third here at this level on Feb 16th in his first start since late Nov. of 2011. It was a career best and he can factor if he avoids a "bounce."
4th pick: #9 (Littlebityred) (5-1) - He raced evenly last out at this level in his first start in 9 months. He can factor with his best and should be a square price.