Top pick: #5 (VALLEY KING) (7-2) - Speed/stalker tired last out at this level and distance after setting a pressured pace. He's in shape, draws inside of his main rival, and gets a slight edge.
2nd pick: #7 (Pin Number) (5-2) - The probable favorite, he enters having gone 3-2-1-0 here recently. Stalker should get a good spot heading into the first turn and is an obvious threat to run down "Valley King" in the late stages.
3rd pick: #4 (Call Tiger) (4-1) - He was sub-par last out and finished well behind both "Valley King" & "Pin Number." He had been sharp in five straight prior to that and hails from a top local barn (Phil Aristone). A fourteen-time winner, he's nearing his 10th birthday, and is a factor with his best.
4th pick: #1 (Moonstuck) (10-1) - Longshot has been freshened up for the past two months after his form went downhill during the early fall. May get a minor award at a big price from his inside post if ready.