Top pick: #1 (GESTE) - Maker barn has been hot all season and they send out this runner for his second start back off an eight-month layoff. He set/pressed the pace in his return and tired a bit in the last 1/8th to finish second. Any move forward in his second back wins this.
2nd pick: #7 (Cornwhiskey) - Gelding recently returned from a year's layoff and and his effort was an even one in a contest that he obviously needed badly. Good barn (Eric Reed) should have him ready for his best in his second back.
3rd pick: #2 (Tony Terrific) - Deep-closer is at the nmrcy of the pace which looks moderate at best. Goes turf to "poly" but has several good efforts in his past on synthetics. Stretch-threat.