Top pick: #8 (WE DA MAN) - Fort Erie invader has improved noticeably since switching to the barn of Mike Newell and moving from the all weather surface at Woodbine and racing on the real dirt at the "Fort". He broke his maiden two back there and finished 2nd at this level in his first facing winners. Gelding by "Shakespeare" can make his Mountaineer debut a winning one.
2nd pick: #5 (Wee Alex) - Lightly raced colt is (3-0-1-2) on this surface and last out finished a close up 3rd here at this level and trip after pressing the early pace. Nice effort came 2nd back off a long layoff and he's a major win candidate.
3rd pick: #3 (Corbelli) - Another coming in from Fort erie and this grey gelding in the past several months. 4yo has a flexible style and will be taking a big drop after a 4th place finish last out in a 2l allowance for fellow Ontario breds.
4th pick: #1 (Dieu Et Les Dames) - Price play showed nothing last out facing similar here on Sep 28th, but it was his first in two months and first facing winners. Working fast off site, he has the rail and can factot at anticipated long odds.