Top pick: #5 (LUCKY CHAPPY) - Trainer Graham Motion has two colts entered in this stakes and either one can take this. The pair race uncoupled and this colt when last in action rallied from far back to run fourth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) at Churchill Nov 5th. Working well for his return and this 3-year-old showed good speed when he raced in Italy before coming to North America.
2nd pick: #4 (Howe Great) - The second of the Motion pair was a sharp winner here on this course at this trip on Dec. 15 in his first facing winners. Has more speed that most and he's a win candidate from on the pace or just off.
3rd pick: #1 (Italo) - Gelding had some traffic issues early after breaking from a tough outside post here in a stakes Dec. 18. He rallied late to finish seventh of 11, beaten only 3 lengths. Has the inside post today and expect him to run well.