Top pick: #1 (MAXWELL'S HAMMER) (8-5) - The probable favorite, he's taking a big drop in class and stretching back out in distance. Gelding has finished second in four straight facing tougher and is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #4 (Uncle Hen) (7-2) - Lightly-raced colt is another dropping and going longer. He exits the same 6.5-furlong contest as 'Maxwell' and tired to finish 8-lengths back of that rival. It was his first start in seven months and he should move forward off of it.
3rd pick: #5 (Curly's Pal) (3-1) - No-speed type has finished second in three of his last five starts. The latest came here at this tag and trip June 13 in what was his second back from a 5-month layoff. The faster the pace, the better this stretch runner's chances.
4th pick: #2 (Exposed) (12-1) - Very lightly-raced colt ships in from Pimlico where he's raced evenly in his first pair facing tougher. Drops into a claimer for the first time, but this race drew tough for the level. Believe a small slice is his ceiling.