Top pick: #7 (TELL IT TO THE MAN) (5-2) - Gelding has the best early speed of this group and is dropping back down after tiring against tougher in his local debut April 19. Blinkers go on, and 3yo can take this with an alert break.
2nd pick: #2 (Archbold Orange) (8-1) - Away for just under a year, well-bred gelding has a nice series of local works showing. Trainer John Tebbutt will drop him down, switch him from turf to dirt, shortens him up in distance, and adds blinkers. Price play.
3rd pick: #1 (Nez Perce) (5-1) - He has the rail, early speed, and was competitive several times here last year facing better. Home-bred missed by a "neck" the only other time he ran "tagged," and is a win threat if ready off almost a five month layoff.
4th pick: #5 (Distinct Attitude) (15-1) - Gelding showed nothing here facing tougher just one week ago, but it was his first since early Dec. Stalker drops, is brought back quickly, and may grab a share at a big price.