Top pick: #9 (MORETHAN FOURHOURS) - He's raced well in all his turf starts and has had trouble several times to go along with some wide trips. Races off a 5 1/2 month layoff and has been training well at Palm Meadows for the past month. The top selection.
2nd pick: #11 (Belgrave Square) - He draws a tough post but has raced well facing tougher and will race in a claimer for the first time. Has good tactical speed so this poor post isn't that big of a deal. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #4 (Take It On Home) - He had some good tries in the mid-Atlantic region last summer and had a lot of trouble at Calder on Nov.28th after shipping south. Working well since then his trainer Ferris Allen generally wins a few at this meet.
4th pick: #1 (Lt. John) - Very lightly raced gelding ran his best ever in his only turf start which came at Aqueduct on Nov.29th. Has the hedge and some positional speed and he could do well at a big price.