Top pick: #4 (MERRY MEADOW) (2-1) - Hard hitting mare enters off back-to-back sprint stakes wins. The latest was in the G3 'Sugar Swirl' here on Dec. 13th. Stalker is training very fast, and there's plenty of early speed signed up to set up her rally. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #5 (Wildcat Lily) (9-2) - Multiple stakes winner looked like her old self when demolishing a weaker field here in the slop Feb. 5th. She had finished second to 'Merry Meadow' here on Dec. 13th and is working fast for this. Veteran is a worthy foe with her best.
3rd pick: #1 (More Than a Party) (6-1) - Very fast from the gate and she's breaking from the rail. That means she'll be sent hard from the start. Home bred has looked very sharp in a pair of back-to-back wins at this meet over weaker, The latest on Jan. 10th saw her run this 6.5-furlong distance in a snappy 1:15.60.
4th pick: #6 (Centrique) (8-1) - She's in pretty 'deep' and has never defeated a field like this. Sharp at present, mare may grab a small award with a late rally.