Top pick: #4 (C'MON MARQUIS) (2-1) - Veteran has an outstanding overall record (43-11-10-8) and ships in from Los Alamitos off a narrow loss on Sept. 1. He runs third back off an eight week freshening and looks set for a big effort.
2nd pick: #2 (Cuvees Choice) (8-5) - The probable favorite, he also has a great overall mark (26-9-8-1) and gelding by "Cuvee" runs second off a 6 1/2 month layoff. He tired after pressing a very fast pace in his return race here on Sept. 7 and should be involved every step this afternoon.
3rd pick: #1 (Shanghai Voyage) (3-1) - Old-timer has won eight times in his 25 start career and stalker breaks from the rail. A bit low on figures compared to the top pair, but 7-year-old can factor with his best.