Top pick: #3 (ROYAL COMMAND) - Makes his third start off a long layoff (eight months), drops into a career soft spot, and has good early speed. Runs for the Scott Lake barn and son of "Mt. Livermore" is the horse to catch and beat.
2nd pick: #7 (Ace's Mark) - Also goes third off a layoff and has both speed/stalking ability. Gelding has finished close-up in both of his return runs at this tag and he's a win threat.
3rd pick: #11 (Holy Nunz) - He's raced evenly in a pair of starts at this level after coming back from a seven-week break earlier this year. Can see him racing in the clear about 3-5 lengths from the top. Needs to finish a bit better.