Top pick: #4 (GIFTED STUDENT) - Gelding finished a solid second at Fairplex Sept. 18 racing for $32K in his first back off a claim and a subsequent 15 month layoff. He has a trio of local works since then for trainer Eddie Truman and is the horse to beat with any move forward.
2nd pick: #5 (Five a Day) - Working fast and frequently for his first start since Dec. of '09 and gelding showed good speed here at that time. Almost put him on top and he's a strong win candidate.
3rd pick: #8 (Benny's Benchmark) - Races third back off a two year absence and will move back to a synthetic after racing at Fairplex in his return pair. Stalker draws a nice post and has a shot if he improves a bit.