Top pick: #7 (BLAZING SPIRIT) - Returns from a seven-week freshening from trainer Jeff Mullins and barn is deadly off that type of break. He's exhibited plenty of ability in his four starts and he's worked four times in the last 20 days. Ready to win.
2nd pick: #5 (Massone) - Fields most experienced runner will be making his seventh start today. Only worse than fourth once, and he had trouble in that contest. Has run a distance twice, and in his latest he finished second on this surface. Obvious contender.
3rd pick: #6 (Hi Flyin Indy) - Beautifully-bred Darley stable representative debuted at Keeneland in early October and ran a fine third while very wide at the difficult distance of seven furlongs. Shipped here at the end of that meet, son of "A.P.Indy" will try a distance today for the first time. Trainer Eoin Harty is good on the stretch-out (20%).