Top pick: #5 (CANDYMAN E) - Speedy sort has been bet heavily in all three starts and has finished in the money in each. Working fast locally for his first race since Nov. 7 and he's the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #2 (African Gold) - He finished an excellent pace-chasing third from a wide post at Churchill in late Nov. Working nicely on this surface for this, he's one of a pair from the barn of Nick Zito and they'll race uncoupled.
3rd pick: #4 (Macarthur Causeway) - Colt by "Giant's Causeway" is (7-0-5-2) since his debut and has been the beaten favorite in five straight races. That said, he has speed/stalking ability and should be in this from start-to-finish.