Top pick: #6 (EL OH EL) (5-2) - Since early Sept this son of "Speighstown" has gone 5-2-2-1 and was a winner at this distance when racing for a $12.5K tag on Nov. 16. Nicely spotted today in this starter-allowance and he gets a slight edge.
2nd pick: #3 (Pretty Mr. D.) (4-1) - Veteran has won four of his last five starts here and has a three race winning streak entering this contest. The "figures" earned are impressive and this nine-time winner is an obvious threat at low odds. I could just have easily made him the top choice.
3rd pick: #2 (Undrgroundregulatr) (3-1) - Very sharp gelding has gone 6-1-5-0 since mid-April and is racing first off a Mike Pino claim (a 29% winning angle). One-run type has been on the sidelines since June 29th and has a bullet half-mile breeze here on Nov. 20. A threat if ready.
4th pick: #7 (All About Karma) (8-1) - He was no match for "Pretty Mr. D." last out when he finished four lengths back of him going a mile on Nov. 15. It was a career best from a "figure" standpoint and he may impact at a square price.